Online Visa Applicants will Automatically?Get Health Insurance

8 October 2008 -Khaleej Times

DUBAI — Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department (DNRD) has
announced that all online visa applicants through its portal
www.ednrd.ae will be automatically prompted to use Aman and Oman Health
Insurance services available 24/7 from October 12.

Applicants will have to enter the necessary information as indicated
when they file their application online and will automatically receive
the health insurance cover related to the type of visa they are applying
for.

As previously announced by the DNRD and in a bid to secure visitors’
stay in the country as per the new visa regulations, health insurance
cover is one of the mandatory requirements to enter the country.

Subsequently, DNRD had signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU)with
Aman Insurance and Oman Insurance Companies to offer easy access to
health insurance providers within the DNRD premises, as a value-added
service for all applicants.

The two companies will now extend their services to offer health
insurance policies associated with all online visas.

Prices start from Dh40 for short-term visas valid for 30 days, Dh 90 for
visas valid for 90 days and Dh185 for multiple entry visas valid for 180
days with a maximum limit of Dh150,000 per person per visit.