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Was this recent? I think they have mostly moved to eVisas now. That being said, what you described is a typical experience in a foreign country immigration lane
by csomar 3y ago
Was this recent? I think they have mostly moved to eVisas now. That being said, what you described is a typical experience in a foreign country immigration lane. I am not saying it is right or wrong ( of course it is wrong!) but overall the uae is still ahead of many other countries when it comes to accessibility.
- jq-r 3y agoIt was about 5 to 7 years ago. Time does fly! Its not a typical experience in my view. I've definitely seen and experienced crazy stuff over the years in the airports. But what was perfectly clear to me is that they (native people working there) don't see you as an equal. Its maybe a bit hard to explain. I wouldn't go as far as to say that they don't really see you as a person at all, but I've never experienced this before and after. And this is not something I've seen on myself only, I've seen this happen on non-EU/US immigration lanes and it was disturbing and depressing. Maybe I'm just too sensitive to that.