Immigration

Task 1: in pairs, answer the questions below.

1. What is immigration?
2. What is a visa?

List the requirements to make a visa application.

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Task 2: match the visas with their descriptions.

Visas Purpose of visit

Tourist entry permit
Transit permit
Temporary work permit
Entry permit for studying
Multiple entry visa
Employment residence visa
For a visitor with a ticket for an onward flight within 4 days
For foreign students to study a course at a UAE university
For legally employed expatriates to live in the UAE
For travelling businessmen doing business with local companies
For visitors touring the country for no longer than a month
To take up temporary employment for a maximum of 90 days

Task 3: what type of visa would the following travelers to the UAE need? Use the visa types from task 2.

1. Travis Jacobs is a post graduate student at duke university in North Carolina and for his summer vacation he has
applied to teach English at the British council in Abu Dhabi for six weeks over July and august.
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2. Mark swallow is petroleum engineering consultant and often flies to the UAE when called by different
petroleum companies to monitor large engineering projects. _____________________
3. Shirley baker has successfully been approved to take up the position of chief chef at the beach Rotana hotel. Her
contract is for three years only. __________________________
4. Mr. and Mrs. Connelly are flying from Dublin to Sydney via Dubai to visit their daughter. They will be stopping in
Dubai for 2 nights to do some sight seeing before continuing their journey to
Australia__________________________
5. Ahmad Bashir from Sudan has successfully applied to study for a B.A degree at Abu Dhabi university. His course
will be for four years. ____________________________
6. Mr. and Mrs. khan are flying from Mumbai to Dubai to visit their son working at Burj Khalifa. They will also be
touring the country for two weeks. _________________________
Task 4: you are working in the immigration office. Work with your partner and create similar profiles as in the exercise
above and discuss what type of visa will be required in each case.

Task 1: place the number of the definition below in the correct box on the visa form.

1. Wife/husband/son/daughter/mother/father
2. The end date of the passport
3. The one who wants to travel to the UAE
4. The companions travelling with the applicant
5. Personal details pf employer /person visited in the UAE
6. Job
7. The applicants address in his/her home country
8. The applicants address in the UAE
9. The beginning date of the passport

Picture from the book

Task 2: countries and nationalities. Where in the world are these people and things from?

Example: sheikh Zayed grand mosque in Abu Dhabi is a famous Emirati landmark in the UAE.

1. Michael Jackson was the work famous________________ singer. He was born in the ______________________.
2. Christiano Ronaldo is the famous ___________footballer now playing for Juventus. He is originally from_______.
3. David Beckham is now retired but he was ______________ most talented footballer. He is from _____________.
4. Toyota is a very popular _______________________ car in the UAE. It is manufactured in __________________.
5. Pizza is an ______________ dish. It was first eaten by the poor in Naples, ________________ in the 18th century
and today it is popular all over the world.

Task 3:

1. You are travelling abroad. Complete the given visa application forms. After you have filled in the form, compare
your completed form with your partner.
2. Not all visitors to the UAE need visa. Which nationalities do not need.