Travel to/from UAE barred if you have single name on passport

Are you thinking of travelling to the United Arab Emirates? If you are, you better not have single name on your passport.

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Here’s a new travel update from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE has announced a new change to their existing travel guidelines: any passenger with a single name on their passport will not be allowed to travel to or from the UAE. Your name on the passport needs to have both first and last name.

The rule is for all and all kinds of visas (tourist and work visa).



According to the authorities in the UAE, your both first and last name needs to be properly declared on your travel document, that is, your passport.


However, if you have a single name and have a residence permit or an employment visa, in that case, travel will be allowed as long as the single name is updated on the passport as both first and last name.


United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is located southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The United Arab Emirates is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and is a federation of a total of seven emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, Fujairah, and Ras Al Khaimah.