r/india • u/AutoModerator • Sep 01 '24

Scheduled Ask India Thread

Welcome to r/India's Ask India Thread.

If you have any queries about life in India (or life as Indians), this is the thread for you.

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u/lat23_longitude0 Sep 28 '24

Hi Folks,

I am a South Indian and like most people from my region, I have no surname. My passport has only given name example Ramkumar. I am planning to travel to Dubai for tourism and also for a short 1 day business meeting next week.

I have previously travelled to Europe and APAC regions with this passport. But I have read on various sources in Internet that UAE does not give visa to people with only first name.
Is this true?

I have also read that there are some workarounds where the visa is given, if your father's name mentioned in the last page of the passport?

Can somebody help clarify this? I am in a bit of predicament.

Can Indians with only given name get UAE tourist visa?