News: Dubai launches mobile app for applying for, renewing and cancelling visa

The General Directorate of Foreigners and Residents Affairs (GDFRA) Dubai has launched a new smart phone application that can help UAE nationals, residents and companies to avail of a number of services without visiting the immigration office.

Launching the smart phone application which now available for download, Major General Mohammed Ahmad Al Marri, director of GDFRA, said the new smart phone application will, among other things, enable residents, nationals and companies alike to apply for new visas for themselves, their families or employees, renew or cancel an existing visa and save the time needed  for visiting service centres.

With smart phones becoming an integral part of techno-savvy residents in the UAE, more such innovative applications are in the pipeline, according to GDFRA officials.

Maj. Gen. Al Marri said, in the first phase, GDFRA will facilitate online visa or other document processing using smart phones for UAE nationals, residents and companies. Without the involvement of any manpower, the visa processing can be done within a few minutes and the service will be available 24 hours.
There will be a month-long campaign to promote the new application with regular raffle draws including a grand raffle draw for a new car.

In the long run, a smart phone or tablet may as good as your passport.