Dubai - one way ticket

Question

We are off to Dubai to work (yayyyy). Got a job and signed a contract this week.

When I went to book my airline ticket the travel agent said that I need to have my work visa in place before landing if we buy one way tickets. She said they will just ship me straight back out without that visa!

But I don't have my work visa yet and thought I could only get it when I started work.

Anyone know how I can land on a one way ticket? I really don't want to spend the money on a return.

Answer 1

you need to have a valid Visa to enter UAE. either work visa or visit (you can find many other types tourist, business etc.). here the tickets is not the issue, a valid visa if you get the copy of the work visa and same should be deposited in the airport on arrival you can come with one way ticket. If you dint have work visit you need to get a visit with round trip ticket

Answer 2

what are they dropping you on a one way ticket to dubai for? get an open ended ticket that you can still use in a year, to visit if nothing else. or get the work visa, you have a contract, if the company is registered for foriegn workers you should be able to get the visa. Sometimes talk of getting the visa in country turn out to be a hassle and possibly mildly illegal. i'm not familiar with the uae though.  

Answer 3

on work visa u can come on one way ticket

on visit visa u need two way ticket.

but u can get a dummy return ticket also from the agency to coem to UAE on visit visa ...... not sure check it out with ur agent