Quick answer: If your child is in the UAE on a tourist visa and you are a UAE resident, you can extend their stay with an airport to airport visa change. Because a child cannot make the trip alone, one parent must fly with the child, so the booking covers two return tickets. White Sky Travel (Dubai, DIP 1) arranges the full child package from AED 2,300, which includes a new 60 day single entry UAE visa and the child’s return flyDubai ticket. The accompanying parent’s return ticket is AED 1,400. Talk to us on WhatsApp: +971 4 220 2133 or +971 52 292 1011.
Key facts at a glance
- Who it is for: children under 18 on a UAE tourist visa whose stay needs extending, where a parent is a UAE resident.
- Method: airport to airport visa change (visa change by air).
- Who travels: one parent must accompany the child on the flight. If both parents are residents, either one can travel.
- Child documents: passport, photo, passport back cover, birth certificate.
- Parent documents: Emirates ID and passport copies, attached to the child’s application.
- Result: a new 60 day single entry UAE visa for the child.
- From: AED 2,300 for the child, plus AED 1,400 for the accompanying parent’s ticket. Prices are indicative and may rise with seat availability, so confirm the current rate with us.
- Provider: White Sky Travel and Tourism LLC, Room 202, Royal Class Building, Dubai Investment Park 1, Dubai.
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When your child needs this service
We see the same situations again and again from resident families in the UAE:
- A child travelled to Dubai alone on a tourist visa to join a parent who lives here, and now the visa is running out.
- A family arrived together, the parents secured their residence visas, but the child is still on the original tourist visa and needs to stay longer.
- The child’s tourist visa has already been extended inside the country the maximum number of times, and the only way to keep them here legally is to exit and return on a fresh visa.
In all three cases the airport to airport route gives your child a clean new visa without a long trip home. For the full step by step of how the air method works, see our main guide to the airport to airport visa change.
One point that surprises many parents: a resident extending or renewing a child’s visa pays the full visa fee. The free child visa you may have heard about only applies to tourist families entering the UAE together under the seasonal family scheme. It does not apply to a resident sponsoring or extending a child’s stay.
Why a parent must travel with the child
A child cannot exit and re enter the UAE on their own for a visa change. A minor has to be accompanied, both under immigration practice and under airline rules for young travellers. That is why the booking always covers two return flights: one for the child, one for the accompanying parent.
If only one parent is a UAE resident, that parent travels with the child. If both parents are residents, either one can go. The parent flies out with the child to the nearest point and returns the same day, and we issue the child’s new tourist visa on arrival back in Dubai.
Documents we need
For the child
- Passport (bio page)
- Recent photograph
- Passport back cover
- Birth certificate
For the accompanying parent
- Emirates ID copy
- Passport copy
We attach the parent’s Emirates ID and passport to the child’s application as the sponsoring adult, so please have both ready before we start.
What it costs
| Item | What it covers | Price (AED) |
|---|---|---|
| Child airport to airport package | New 60 day single entry UAE visa + the child’s return flyDubai ticket | 2,300 |
| Accompanying parent’s ticket | Return flyDubai ticket for the parent travelling with the child | 1,400 |
| Indicative total | Child package plus one accompanying parent | from 3,700 |
Prices are indicative. Airline fares move with seat availability, so the final amount can be higher. Please confirm the current rate with us on WhatsApp before booking.
Because this is a UAE resident booking for a family member, you can spread the cost with Tabby (up to 12 months), Tamara (extendable terms), or a UAE credit card (up to 12 months).
How it works in short
- Send us the child’s documents and your Emirates ID and passport copies.
- We book the return flights for the child and the accompanying parent, and prepare the child’s visa application.
- The parent and child fly out and return the same day.
- We issue the child’s new 60 day single entry visa and send it to you.
The mechanics of the air method are the same as an adult application, which we cover in full in our airport to airport visa change guide.
Prefer to do it by bus?
There is also a road option for a child’s visa change, which can work out lighter on cost for some families. The requirements and who needs to travel are a little different. Message us on WhatsApp for the current bus details.
Real questions parents ask us
My child is on a tourist visa and I am a resident in the UAE. How do I extend their stay?
Once the in country extensions are used up, or if you simply want a clean new visa, we do an airport to airport visa change for the child. You travel with them, they exit and return the same day, and we issue a new 60 day single entry visa on arrival.
Can my child do an airport to airport visa change on their own?
No. A child cannot travel for the visa change alone. One parent must fly out and back with them, which is why the booking includes a return ticket for the parent as well.
If both parents are UAE residents, who has to travel with the child?
Either parent can travel. Only one accompanying parent is needed, not both.
Is my child’s visa free if I extend it as a resident?
No. The free child visa applies only to tourist families arriving together under the seasonal family scheme. A resident extending or renewing a child’s visa pays the full fee.
What documents do you need for my child’s visa change?
The child’s passport, a photo, the passport back cover, and the birth certificate, plus the accompanying parent’s Emirates ID and passport copies.
How long can my child stay after the visa change?
The child receives a new 60 day single entry UAE visa.
Can I pay for my child’s visa change in monthly instalments?
Yes. As a UAE resident booking for your family, you can use Tabby, Tamara, or a UAE credit card to split the payment.
Talk to us
Send your child’s documents and your Emirates ID to us on WhatsApp and we will confirm the current price and the next available travel day.
- WhatsApp: +971 4 220 2133 or +971 52 292 1011
- White Sky Travel and Tourism LLC, Room 202, Royal Class Building, Dubai Investment Park 1, Dubai
