Do I need a Dubai visa if I am flying in, staying in the airport for 3hrs, then flying back out?

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There are two main risks in this.

  1. Airline will most possibly deny boarding. As, you took a ticket to UAE, airline is expecting you to visit UAE. They are trained to ask for visa, which you won't be having. I will return after 3 hours won't cut it. They will be heavily fined if something goes wrong and they won't take that risk.
  2. If Saudi sees that you are coming back within a very short time (usually less than 24 hours), they will see this as a visa run and you risk having refused entry to Saudi arabia.

I suggest you to take a nearby country that has visa on arrival (That would be Qatar, but relationship with Saudi and Arab countries are bad and no direct flights as of now.). Or, the most safest, take a cheapest flight to any city in India, spend some time there and come back.

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