Help with your UAE tourist or visit visa, from real people.

No. Wicket Travel Limited is a private UK travel agent. We help you prepare and submit your application for a fee; the UAE authorities decide every application, and we can't guarantee approval. Our full visa service terms explain what we do and don't do.

Our service fee and the UAE government fee are quoted to you in writing before you pay. If we haven't submitted your application yet, you can cancel for a full refund. Once it has been submitted, the government fee isn't refundable, and our service fee isn't refunded if the application is refused, because the work has been done. Our visa service terms set this out in full.

Most UAE tourist and visit visa applications are processed within a few working days once your documents have passed our review. Processing times are set by the UAE authorities rather than by us, so instead of quoting a headline number our visa team gives you a realistic window for your specific case on the callback — and keeps you updated until a decision is made.

Typically a passport valid for at least six months from your travel date, a clear passport-style photograph, proof of your UK status if you are not a British passport holder (for example a BRP or share code), and your travel and accommodation details. You do not send anything through this form — our visa team confirms the exact list for your case on the callback, then checks each document before anything is submitted.

A tourist visa covers a short leisure trip and is issued for a fixed stay, usually 30 or 60 days. A visit visa is normally used when you are visiting family or friends in the UAE, or staying longer, and generally involves a host or sponsor in the country. If you are not sure which one fits, choose "Not sure yet" on the enquiry form — working that out is part of the eligibility check.

Yes, and please tell us in the notes when you enquire. A previous refusal does not automatically rule out a new application, but it does change how the application should be prepared and presented. Because we check eligibility before you pay, you will know where you stand before committing to an application that is unlikely to succeed.

No. UAE tourist and visit visas are handled electronically, so there is no embassy appointment and no travelling to an office. Everything is done remotely with the Wicket Travel visa team by phone, WhatsApp and email, and if the visa is approved it arrives by email.

Yes. Mention how many travellers you are applying for in the notes on the enquiry form and our visa team will handle the whole group together on a single callback, so you are not repeating the same details application by application.