All UAE tourists will now get free SIM cards as soon as they arrive in the country, authorities have announced.
The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) on Friday said the free prepaid SIM cards - loaded with a three-minute talk time, five SMS and 20MB mobile data - would be given to tourists upon their arrival at any of the UAE's entry points. Earlier in June, a similar initiative was rolled out in Dubai.
The SIM cards will initially be valid for 30 days, and they will be automatically renewed if the tourist or visitor extends his or her visa.
Travellers with transit, tourist or visit visas and visas on arrival - as well as GCC citizens and residence visa-holders entering the UAE for the first time - will all be able to get the complimentary du tourist SIM cards.
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