| VISA | FEES(AED) | ||||
| SI. No | Service type | Current status | Normal | Express | Cautionary deposit* |
| 1 | Student visa application | Outside of UAE - (one-year student visa and renewable) | 2,800.00 | 4,200.00 | 7,000 |
| 2 | Student visa application | Inside UAE - Tourist & visit visa, previous residence visa of any kind (one-year student visa and renewable) | 4,900.00 | 6,300.00 | 7,000 |
| 3 | Student visa renewal | Sponsored students need to renew their visa every year until they complete their course at Murdoch University Dubai. | 2,400.00 | 3,200.00 | n/a |
| 4 | Student visa cancellation inside country /with passport * | Sponsored students who graduated, discontinued, or who get employed during their studies should cancel their visa, exit the country and change status within the grace period. This cost includes the immigration printout needed for the exit process | 1,000.00 | 1,600.00 | n/a |
| 5 | Student visa cancellation outside country with passport ** | Sponsored students who graduated, discontinued, or who get employed during their studies should cancel their visa, exit the country and change status within the grace period. This cost included the immigration printout needed for the exit process. | 1,000.00 | 1,600.00 | n/a |
| 6 | Student visa cancellation outside country without passport (need to wait for 6 months after exit or visa expiry date) | Sponsored students who graduated, discontinued, or who get employed during their studies should cancel their visa, exit the country and change status within the grace period. This cost included the immigration printout needed for the exit process. | 1,800.00 | 2,500.00 | n/a |
| 7 | Medical insurance^ | All students must have health insurance for the duration of their visa. | 1,350 | 1,350 | n/a |
Updated fees effective from 1st July 2023.
All student visa holders are required to have a valid Emirates ID card.
* The student visa deposit is 100% refundable when all of the visa exit processes have been completed.
The university reserves the right to withhold the student visa deposit if any tuition fees are still outstanding and until they are paid in full.
** Emirates ID, Immigration & TECOM overstay fines are applicable if residency & Emirates ID are not renewed on time or student stays out of the country for more than 6 months.
** Students who want to change their visa status within the UAE after their visa has been cancelled will be required to provide a copy of their new entry permit in order to collect their passport from the Campus.
** Students who fail to cancel their student visa prior to leaving the UAE once they have graduated, or withdrawing from the University, will be considered absconded by the TECOM free zone authority and will forfeit their visa deposit.
^The standard insurance fee is for anyone without pre-existing health conditions (ongoing treatments). In case of any pre-existing health condition declared and/or maternity cover (married female applicant), a higher premium will be charged depending on the condition & treatment.
As part of the visa laws, all students must have health insurance for the duration of their visa. Students issued with a visa have access to our group medical health insurance scheme. Murdoch University Dubai has partnered with a local insurance company to provide a comprehensive and competitively priced medical insurance plan.
This scheme is compulsory for visa sponsored students and optional for non-sponsored students, who can make an application through the Registrar’s Department. It provides round the clock cover for expenses incurred by students in a wide network of hospitals and clinics in the UAE, whether as an outpatient, inpatient or emergency admission.