Hi there Qatari reddittors, Here is my writeup/experience on road tripping between Qatar and UAE.
TL;DR
1- Get UAE Visa (GDRFA Dubai site)
2- a Car in your name and valid driving license, alternatively a none objection letter to drive the car
3- Obtain border crossing Visa for KSA from approved agency (around 550-600 Qar)
4- Negative PCR test
The Road
5- Drive to border in Salwa, around 3 gates and you are in the DMZ
6- Saudi border side, first passport and immigration, then customs, then obtain car insurance for Saudi then you are inside Saudi arabia (time depends on how crowded every station is, but very fast)
7- Drive to Saudi-UAE border in al Batha, Passport and Immigration, the customs then to the UAE side
8- Inside UAE border, passport and immigration then customs then insurance for UAE (very fast overall )
9- on the way back it's the same, passport and immigration then customs then insurance and out to the next border (customs in qatar will take more time)
The long version
1- Obtain transit visa from approved agency ( I used ุจูุงุฑู ุงูุฑูุงู ููุณูุฑ ูุงูุณูุงุญุฉ). for this you need
a)- Valid passport with two empty pages, valid for 6 months at least
b) Letter from Qatari sponsor or employment letter - company name must be in arabic, signed with pen (no scan or colored photocopy), stamped by company - Ask the agency for the format because it is addressed to KSA council
c) Visit Qatar Commerce Chamber to verify the signature, pay 50qar (provide: passport photo, signed employment letter, qid photo, computer card, company commercial record)
b) stamp employment letter from ministry of interior via a Government Services Complex (i went to Al-Rayyan )
2- Vehicle registration card. the vehicle must be registered in the driver name
3- Two passport photos taken from the front on white background
4- Valid Qatar ID
5- Vaccination certificate.
6- picture of the car license front or back taken by phone camera with good angel that shows the plate number for KSA customs
7- UAE Visa
a) visit GDRFA dubai site https://smart.gdrfad.gov.ae/ , go to gcc entry permit, fill the application, then pay and submit (took me less than 1 hour) - some information are dummy information like sponsor and it will reflect in the visa as dummy sponsor.
8- Obtain a negative PCR test - valid for 72 hours usually, make sure of the fast changes in this area
9- pay 550qar to submit the application with the ag
Hi, weโre travelers from Abu Dhabi, does the buffer of 20kph on Dubai roads also stand in Sharjah, RAH, Fujairah and other emirates?
Have seen a lot of guys who are wearing Kandora waving at cars asking for lift? What's the deal with it?
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According to congressional aides, US President Joe Bidenโs administration has informed Congress that it is continuing with more than $23 billion in military sales to the United Arab Emirates, including advanced F-35 fighter jets, armed drones, and other equipment. The administration will proceed with the planned sales to the UAE, according to a State Department spokesperson, โeven as we intend to review information and consult with Emirati officialsโ on the weaponsโ usage. The American government had put a hold on the agreements reached by former Republican President Donald Trump in order to evaluate them. The sales to the Gulf state were completed shortly before Trumpโs departure from office.
The selling to the UAE was accepted by the Trump administration in November as a separate agreement to the Abraham Accords, a September agreement brokered by the US in which the UAE agreed to normalize ties with Israel. As part of the accords, Israel signed agreements with the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco in the final months of Trumpโs presidency. The $23.37 billion package included 50 F-35 Lightning II aircraft, up to 18 MQ-9B unmanned aerial systems, and a package of air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions from General Atomics, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon Technologies.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/14/biden-administration-to-proceed-with-23b-arms-sales-to-uae
Hi,
I have just seen the article by Gulf News where Dubai police has clarified that people travelling between the emirates during the 24 hr sterilization programme (example Abu Dhabi to Sharjah) through Dubai can use Emirates Road. Can anyone confirm this please? This means you won't be flashed by radars on the Emirates Road?
Source: https://gulfnews.com/uae/coronavirus-people-driving-through-dubai-can-use-emirates-road-1.70820028
Hi All,
My friends and I are planning a road trip across UAE, through the 7 Emirates.
I just wanted to know if anyone already has a planned a trip like this before and can give any suggestions/tips or know any routes that goes through all the Emirates?
Thanks!
-Kuttz
Hey guys, has any one experienced or uses one? If yes please share which bank and credit card - if you could avoid redirecting me to banks websites that would be great because most websites mention it online but don't offer it in reality and the one I got they don't tow to any other emirate, they do within dubai only. Whereas I'm looking if my car breaks down in Dubai could tow it to Sharjah
Shukran
I drove passed and didnt see what happened can someone tell me if it was a car or what? There was lots of thick black smoke and I saw flames but unsure of what was burning. If someone can let us know? Thanks
