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Dubai - Dubai International Airport

VISA Requirements

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is located five kilometres (three miles) south-east of central Dubai.

Dubai International Airport has excellent passenger facilities throughout its two terminals. There are banking services, ATMs and bureaux de change facilities. In addition, there are restaurants, cafes and a bar in the departures lounge, most within a purpose-built food court.

For those looking to rent a car on arrival in Dubai, there are several car rental companies represented at Dubai International Airport. These include Avis, Budget, Hertz and Thrifty.

Arriving Passengers

Visa Services
Arriving passengers who need to collect the original visa permit at the airport can do so at the specially designated desks at the end of the Arrivals tunnel before taking the escalators to passport control desks.

Passport Control
There are 32 passport control desk upon arrivals. Visitors to Dubai need a valid passport or travel document and visa. Those arriving in Dubai need not fill in the embarkation cards if their visas have been issued in Dubai. Thirty-three countries have been exempted for visa requirement. E-gates are available here for faster processing of immigration formalities. 
 
Baggage Services
The baggage and conveyor belts are the widest available on the market and the checked-in baggage is tagged with a special Baggage Reconciliation System which tracks each piece of baggage from check-in through loading. All bags are scanned with barcode scanners and the system stores all information about the location of the baggage. This makes retrieval - whenever necessary - much faster.
 
Customs
bulletDuty Free Concessions:
bullet2 litres liquor
bullet2 litres wine
bullet2 cartons cigarette
bullet100 cigars



 

Airport shuttle service
Available between Terminal 1 and 2.

Departing Passengers

Check in
The Departures Hall offers 221 check-in desks with state-of-the-art 42 inch plasma screen providing bilingual displays of flight information and also guiding passengers to the desired check-in counters. A separate and dedicated check-in facility for Emirates First and Business Class passengers is also available.
 
Passport Control & E-gate
All passengers proceeding to passport control need to have their boarding cards and passports in hand. The e-gate facility, newly introduced at Dubai International Airport, is also available here for quick passage. This is an advanced passenger clearance system that considerably accelerates the movement of traffic through electronic screening of passengers' data with the help of a smart card.
 
Shiekh Rashid Terminal Services
Quite commonly known as the 'Concourse', here one would find the main Dubai Duty Free, food court, banking, internet services, entertainment for children, business facilities, medical care, special needs, airport hotel, postal, lounges, and many more services
 
Departure Hall Services
This is the area used by both passengers and public to avail services such as ticketing, e-gate registration, Etisalat payment machines, food court, and numerous other services.

Transportation
Taxi Public transport service is very efficient in and around Dubai. Dubai Transport taxis are available 24 hrs a day in the city and at the Arrivals Terminal.
 
Airport shuttle service
Available between Terminal 1 and 2.

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Last Updated: 01/07/2007 18:01