Travel requirements
All customers are reminded to bring their valid passport and any necessary documentation (boarding pass if checked in online, booking confirmation, visas issued) with them to the Silverjet Lounge for check-in.
Please note: depending on your nationality and reason for visiting, you may require a visa to travel to one of Silverjet’s destinations. For further information, please select the country you are planning to travel to:
British Citizens, and nationals from a number of other countries, travelling to the United States can travel without having a visa prior to travel under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), provided that they:
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have a Machine Readable Passport
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are travelling for business, pleasure or transit only
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are staying in the USA for less than 90 days
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hold a confirmed return or onward ticket (or e-ticket receipt)
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present a completed I-94W (Visa Waiver) form to the authorities on arrival in the USA (these forms can be obtained from Silverjet on departure). Please note that you must have the address and zip code for where you are staying in the USA to ensure that you are able to fully complete the I-94W immigration form when you land.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates are not eligible for the Visa Waiver Program and require a visa to enter the United States.
For further information about entry requirements for the United States, please visit
http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov/
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US citizens, and nationals from several other countries, travelling to the United Kingdom for tourism or business can travel without having a visa. As a visitor to the UK, you must be able to show that:
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you are genuinely seeking entry as a visitor for up to six months
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you intend to leave the UK at the end of your visit
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you do not intend to take employment in the UK
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you have enough money to support and accommodate yourself without recourse to public funds or taking employment
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you can meet the cost of a return or onward journey.
As a visitor, you can:
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go to meetings and trade fairs, buy goods, and negotiate and complete contracts with UK businesses
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go to conferences and seminars as a delegate
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find out about, check the details of, or examine goods and get training, as long as it is classroom-based instruction or limited to observation only.
In limited circumstances you can also enter the UK as a visitor if you are:
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delivering goods from abroad
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a representative of a foreign company coming to service, repair or install its products
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an adviser, consultant, trainer or other kind of specialist who is employed abroad, either directly or under contract, by the same company or group of companies
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a guest speaker or expert speaker at a conference or seminar, or you are running a conference or seminar for no more than five days
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a sportsperson or entertainer travelling for trials, auditions, or personal appearances that do not involve performances.
You cannot:
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates require a visa to visit the United Kingdom.
For the latest information about entry requirements for the United Kingdom, please visit
http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk
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Visitors from the United Kingdom and United States do not require visas prior to arrival in the United Arab Emirates. You will be granted a free Visit Visa on arrival. The visa is valid for 60 days and may be renewed once for an additional period of 30 days for 500 AED.
This also applies to nationals of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman) and nationals from the following countries: France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and holders of Hong Kong SAR passports.
If you are a citizen of a country not listed above, you will need to apply for a Visit Visa.
For further information about the entry requirements for the United Arab Emirates, please visit
http://www.government.ae/gov/en/visitors/uae/visas.jsp Restricted medicines in Dubai
Dubai operates a strict anti-drug policy, with severe penalties for people convicted of drug offences.
Please note that a number of over-the-counter medicines available in the UK and US, such as Codine, require an accompanying doctor's note or prescription to be presented on arrival at Dubai to authenticate its use for the duration of the holiday.
To find out what medicines require additional documentation on entry into Dubai, download the Government's List of Restricted and Controlled Drugs.
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