96 Hours Dubai Transit Visa
Apply online, receive your e-visa within 04–24 hours.
Is 96 hours the right call, or is your layover actually short enough for 48?
This visa exists for one reason: 48 hours doesn't legally cover your layover, or you're deliberately building a 4-day stopover into a longer trip.
- Your layover is over 48 hours — the 48-hour visa simply isn't valid for it. This isn't a judgment call; applying for the shorter visa when your layover exceeds it is an overstay you'd be planning in advance.
- Your layover is under 48 hours but you want more breathing room — for a modest extra cost, 96 hours removes the pressure of a tight buffer entirely. See the full decision breakdown →
- You're building a real stopover into your trip — four days is enough to see Dubai properly, not just tick off the skyline.
What 96 hours actually gets you that 48 doesn't
Not just "more time" — a genuinely different kind of visit. Four days is enough to add a desert safari or a dhow cruise without the timing pressure that makes those the riskiest bookings on a 48-hour visa. It's enough for Downtown, Old Dubai, the Marina, and something slower on top — a museum, a beach day, a proper meal rather than a rushed one between sights.
What you'll need
- Passport valid 6+ months from your arrival date
- Confirmed onward ticket to a third country, departing within 96 hours of entry
- A recent white-background photo
- Hotel booking, if you're staying overnight
Pricing
| Amount | |
|---|---|
| Government fee | AED 120 |
| Our service fee | AED 368 (USD 100) |
Note: Additional service or processing charges may apply depending on the application channel/provider.
Unlike the 48-hour visa, this one carries an official government charge — it isn't optional or provider-dependent. Any service fee on top of that AED 120 is ours, shown before you pay.
The one condition that catches people out
Non-refundable, and there's no downgrade either. If your plans shrink and you end up only using 24 hours of your 96, you've still paid the 96-hour fee — there's no partial refund for using less of the window. If you already know your layover is short, the 48-hour visa is the better fit; don't buy 96 hours "just in case" if your layover is comfortably under 40 hours.
Contact Our Visa Management Team
- Email- sales@dubaitransitevisa.com
Frequently Asked Questions
You need this one. A 48-hour visa does not cover 50 hours, and the two-hour gap is an overstay, with a fine of AED 50 per day.
It carries an official AED 120 government fee that the 48-hour visa doesn't charge. That's a government charge, not a markup on our end.
You can, but you'd be paying the AED 120 government fee for time you likely won't use. For a 30-hour layover, the 48-hour visa comfortably covers it at no government cost — worth it only if your onward flight is genuinely at risk of major delay.
No — like the 48-hour visa, it's single entry. Once you exit, the visa is finished even if time remains on it.
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