Where should I stay:

VISA INFO

We recommend the

Holiday Inn Express Dubai Internet City.
PO Box 282647
Tel: +971 (0)4 427 5555
Fax: +971 (0) 4 427 2410
Website: www.hiexpress.com/internetcity

Holiday Inn Express Dubai-Internet City hotel is located 5 minutes walking distance from the Knowledge Village where the workshops and main events of GPP 2013 take place. 

Visas to the UAE are pretty straightforward.
If you are a citizen of one of the following countries, you can get the visa at the airport on arrival:  

* Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Brunei, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Paraguay, Ireland, Greece, Finland, Spain, Monaco, Vatican, Iceland, Andorra, San Marino, Liechtenstein, United States of America, Australia, New Zealand. 

* GCC nations (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman)

Your passport must be valid for a minimum of three months from date of arrival for tourism and six months for business travel.

You will be issued a Tourist Visa which entitles its holder to a 30 day stay and can be extended for another 30 days. 

If you're not from one of the countries listed above, then you can get your visa from one of the following:

- The hotel that you will be staying at - once you make a booking, you can contact them and send them your passport copies and they can arrange your visa.

- If you are flying on Emirates or Ettihad, they can organise the visa for you. Please check on their websites for more info

- If you still need more help, email us and we can guide you.