UAE Announces Multiple Entry Visa for Qatar’s FIFA World Cup Fans with Hayya Card

The program grants a visa for Hayya card holders to enter and stay for a total period of up to 90 days. (WAM)
The program grants a visa for Hayya card holders to enter and stay for a total period of up to 90 days. (WAM)
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UAE Announces Multiple Entry Visa for Qatar’s FIFA World Cup Fans with Hayya Card

The program grants a visa for Hayya card holders to enter and stay for a total period of up to 90 days. (WAM)
The program grants a visa for Hayya card holders to enter and stay for a total period of up to 90 days. (WAM)

The United Arab Emirates has announced an integrated program supporting holders of the “Hayya” card issued by FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will take place this year from November 20 to December 18.

According to a statement, a copy of which was obtained by Asharq Al-Awsat, the program comes in line with the UAE’s goal to support Qatar in hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Through the Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa options, the UAE will be hosting the world cup fans, allowing them to enter UAE multiple times over a period of 90 days.

The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security explained that the program includes granting a multiple-entry visa to the UAE for a total period of up to 90 days from the date of issuance of this visa.

The visa fee is reduced to AED100 ($27.2) and will be paid once for the whole period.

The Authority indicated that holders of Hayya card can enter the UAE by applying for this visa starting November 1, and it will allow them to enter the country several times during the validity period.

This visa can be extended for another 90 days according to the conditions, procedures and the normal fees followed in the current visa system in the country.

Citizens of visa-exempt countries are excluded from these procedures, as they can enter and stay in the UAE according to the current procedures.

Hayya card holders can apply to the Multiple-Entry Tourist Visa through the website, fill the required data and documents and pay the applicable fees.



IOC Sets January Date for 7 Presidential Candidates

The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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IOC Sets January Date for 7 Presidential Candidates

The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The Olympic rings are pictured in front of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The International Olympic Committee has set a Jan. 30 date for the key presidential election meeting where seven candidates will meet with voters ahead of their ballot in March, The Associated Press reported.
The closed-doors meeting at IOC headquarters is the only set-piece campaign event in perhaps the most discreet and secretive election in world sports. IOC rules prohibit candidates from publishing videos, organizing public meetings or taking part in public debates.
“This in-camera meeting will give the IOC members the opportunity to hear from the seven candidates about their programs,” the Olympic body said in a statement on Thursday.
The candidates to replace outgoing IOC president Thomas Bach include three members of the executive board he chairs: vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain, Prince Feisal al Hussein of Jordan and Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe.
The other four are presidents of Olympic sports governing bodies: track and field’s Sebastian Coe of Britain; cycling’s David Lappartient from France; gymnastics leader Morinari Watanabe of Japan; and skiing’s Johan Eliasch, a Swedish-British citizen.
The vote by about 100 of their fellow IOC members is at a March 18-21 meeting near Ancient Olympia in Greece.
Bach is reaching his statutory maximum of 12 years in office and confirmed in August at the Paris Olympics that he will leave. His scheduled exit is in June after a three-month transition period with his successor.