Khaleej Times, Tuesday, Nov 22, 2022 | Rabi Al Thani 27, 1444
UAE-India flights: Airline announces new rule for passengers
Emairtes:
In a notice circulated to all travel agents in the UAE, Air India Express has
announced that guests travelling to and from the UAE must ensure that their
passports have their primary (first name) and secondary (surname) names.
As per the updated guideline, “any passport holder with a single name (word)
either in surname or given name will not be accepted by UAE immigration and the
passenger will be considered as INAD" — a term which stands for inadmissible
passenger. The new guideline will go into effect from November 21.
Stating an example, the guideline outlines that if any passenger’s name in the
passport lists a given name as Praveen with the surname as (blank) OR if his/her
given name is (blank) with surname Praveen, then "such a passport will not be
issued a visa and in case the visa was issued previously then he will be INAD by
immigration.”
The circular also states the rule will be applicable to those travelling on a
tourist or visit visa, but will exclude residence or employment visas.