Javid Hassan of the Arab News network, reports on his problems in obtaining a visa for the United Arab Emirates.

I had a rude shock. The clerk told me that my application had been rejected. Reason: No visa for a journalist. He refunded my money.

Doctors, it says, are eligible. As I stood waiting in the queue, however, I saw the consular section reject the application of a doctor from Azerbaijan on the grounds that he could get a visa at the airport but would not be given one for traveling by bus with his family. Even though the doctor said that it would be very expensive for him to travel by air with his entire family, his application was rejected.

Source: Arab News