A UAE medical treatment visa requires a licensed health facility as sponsor

Ask the facility to sponsor the treatment visit

If you need a UAE entry visa to attend treatment, start with the facility that will treat you. The UAE executive regulations provide for a medical treatment visit visa sponsored by a licensed health facility. The rules also allow a separate visa for a companion. A tentative appointment helps with planning. Ask the facility whether it will act as the immigration host, prepare the supporting letter and handle the companion’s application if you need someone to travel with you.

The regulations require a certified medical report and a letter explaining the visit. They also require health insurance and financial security. Ask the facility what certification it needs and what insurance evidence it accepts. If the clinician who has your records works elsewhere, find out who will obtain that report and who at the UAE facility will issue the host letter. This can matter if the treatment date was scheduled before visa preparation began.

Prepare separate paperwork for the patient and companion

For Dubai, the General Directorate of Identity and Foreigners Affairs posts separate service cards. The patient service asks for a recent photo on white background, a passport copy with at least six months of validity and the medical report. Its conditions call for an approved report and the host letter. The authority describes single and multiple entry options and lists 90- and 180-day periods. Ask the facility which entry pattern and dates suit the planned course of treatment.

The Dubai companion card asks for a photo, passport copy, patient visa copy and hospital letter. The companion must enter with the patient and hold the same type of entry permission, either single or multiple. Check both issued records before making separate travel plans. If the companion is meant to meet the patient later, ask the authority how it treats that itinerary before booking.

For a file handled by the federal authority, ICP, the treatment portion of its visa issuance card lists the medical report, healthcare facility’s letter and an onward travel ticket. It also lists a health authority visa approval letter for a companion. Ask the facility who obtains that approval and check the federal card’s nationality-specific identity document requirement before you submit passport copies.

Get a breakdown of the Dubai charges

The Dubai patient card lists AED 200 for a 90-day single-entry permit and AED 500 for a 180-day single-entry permit, plus 5% VAT. The companion card lists a security deposit of AED 1,000 for one entry or AED 2,000 for multiple entries and separate processing charges for the deposit. Ask for an itemised quote for each traveller. The English cards label both sets of issuance prices as single entry, so confirm the multiple-entry price with the authority before paying.

Check both permits if treatment runs longer

Dubai’s patient extension card lists AED 600 plus VAT and possible additional charges for a person inside the UAE. The authority decides whether to extend. The federal regulation ties an extension of the companion’s permit to an extension of the patient’s permit. Ask the host about both files as soon as treatment dates move, and get the authorised stay dates for both travellers.

For a federal file, the ICP extension service lists a passport, a personal photo and the applicable papers from the original filing. It lists an application fee of AED 100 and an extension charge of AED 500. Verify the category with the host before relying on those charges for a companion.

For Dubai-issued permits, the authority’s status service can be used to verify the entry permit. When a hospital handles the application, ask it to send you the issued permits or the details needed for verification. Keep the responsible office’s contact information with the medical paperwork if you need to check the travel or expiry dates.