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Woman held in Dubai with daughter after drinking wine on flight

• aliswe 8y ago
  Her visa was invalid.
  • detaro 8y ago
    UK and Swedish citizens are supposed to get a visum on entry automatically, so it's normal for her to have none when arriving, and if it were only that they'd just have sent her back.
    • aliswe 8y ago
      They are eligible for visa free entry (only stamp) when entering the passport check (valid for 1 month), but there is a 3 month visa to get as well. Dunno if it's on arrival though. And even that can be extended to 6 months I think. (EDIT: Also, could have been other types of visas, there are a bunch) But the article doesn't say anything about the country issued the passport that was shown, only that her visa was "invalid" - not necessarily expired, could also have been a misspelling on the name or something. Keep in mind they do have had some security issues for example when that Hamas leader (I think) was murdered by australian citizens (said to be Israeli spies, but I don't know the full story), so when they find anything strange they can get pretty unforgiving.
      • aliswe 8y ago
        So she presented an iranian passport and scolded the airport personell and took photos of them https://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/swedish-woman-deported-from-dubai-for-taking-pictures-of-immigration-officer-during-angry-row-1.759016 https://www.thenational.ae/uae/courts/swedish-woman-deported...