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The only requirement is a valid travel document and international vaccination certificates. [26] Nationals of the East African Community member states do not need visas for entry into any of the member states. [27] [28] [29] Some countries in the Commonwealth do not require tourist visas of citizens of other Commonwealth countries.
Since 2020, consumption and procession of alcohol has have been decriminalised federally for all faiths and individual emirates were given the power to regulate alcohol sales in their emirates; Sharjah maintains its ban on the sale of alcohol, and Dubai still requires alcohol licenses for the purchase of alcohol outside bars and restaurants. [22]
The Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood, also called Al Bastakiya, is Dubai's historic district and major tourist destination. Tourism in Dubai is a major part of the economy of Dubai. Dubai was the third most visited city in the world in 2023 with 17 million international visitors according to Euromonitor International.
Dubai [a] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populous of the country's seven emirates. [5] [6] [7] As of 2024, the city has a population of around 3.79 million, [8] more than 90% of which are expatriates.
Sheikh Rashid, together with Sheikh Zayed, was the instrumental leaders of leading the country's tourism, having made a joint declaration for the founding of the Emirates. [9] In 1989 the Dubai Commerce and Tourism Promotion Board was established, to promote Dubai as a luxury destination for the up-tier market and influential business sectors.
Foreign tourists visiting the UAE are entitled to VAT refunds for purchases of items being exported with the traveller on their departure. The refund only applied to items that have not been used in the UAE. The minimum receipt requirement for VAT refunds is AED250 (US$68), and the purchase needs to be made within 90 days of departure. [21]
Visa requirements for Emirati citizens were lifted by New Zealand (in July 1999), [3] Brunei (11 October 2003), [4] Kyrgyzstan (July 2012), Kazakhstan (July 2014), the Schengen Area countries (7 May 2015), [5] Belarus (30 April 2016), [6] Moldova (24 March 2017), [7] São Tomé and Príncipe (25 April 2017), [8] [9] Argentina (16 May 2017), [10] Chad [11] and Saint Lucia in October 2017, [12 ...