How long does the processing of mission visa in UAE take? ?

Question

My friend got a job offer from an agency in abu dhabi, he's visit visa is gonna be expired soon. The agency said that they will give him a mission visa. He gave all the requirements like certificates,personal docs,picture and etc. The agency said that his mission visa is on process. 1st question is, is it possible that mission visa is gonna be processed while his inside Abu dhabi or he has to exit before they can proceed with the processing? 2nd how long does it take to process the mission visa? It is scary somehow to believe,because he will exit to another country waiting for his said mission visa to come. The agency said that it will take 1-2weeks of wait outside the country. Now, it somehow confuses me how the govt processes it..because 1st the agency said that they submitted his documents already, and when he kept reminding them about the upcoming expiration of his visit visa, they say that it will take long that he have to exit the country and wait for them to email the visa. Is possible that they can process mission visa while his visit visa is still going on? pls enlighten me. any help or knowledge will do. thank u so much in advance.

PS. hope I could get some answers from "h" too...I've been reading his/her comments, and she/he quite knows a LOT. thanks!

Answer 1

Hi confused,

You don't need to get confused again. As the new visa rules in UAE has changed, your friend need no longer to exit. She can have the mission visa approved even if she is inside the country. Her company will have to extend only her visit visa if needed. Should the new rules been forcefully implemented your friend might see herself in her country of origin.