An entry permit is a document issued by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, and Customs & Ports Security that allows foreigners to enter the UAE legally for a certain period of time. The document may be in a physical or an electronic form as well. The party sponsoring the person who wants to enter the country will handle the entry permit transaction through GDRFA’s online and offline channels. The sponsor could be a company from the private sector, a public entity, a relative, a UAE-based airline or a hotel, etc...