Celebrating the 30th edition of the prestigious event
All passengers arriving at Dubai Airports will now receive a unique ‘Dubai World Cup 2026’ entry stamp on their passports.
The video of the new stamp was shared on the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) Dubai’s official Instagram page.
GDRFA Dubai will stamp all arriving passengers’ passports with the stamp featuring the logo of the event’s 30th edition (Pearl Jubilee). GDRFA states that the initiative ‘reflects its support for global events and enhances the traveller experience across Dubai Airports.’
Along with your passport, the immigration officer will also hand over a free tourist sim and esim with 10GB of free data, courtesy of network provider du.
The Dubai World Cup is on March 28 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai and is recognised as one of the world’s most prominent and valuable horse racing competitions.
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This isn’t the first time Dubai has rolled out such an initiative
In 2024, GDRFA teamed up with Brand Dubai to launch a unique #RamadanInDubai stamp. The circular logo had the word ‘Ramadan in Dubai’ in Arabic and English in black ink with ‘Dubai International Airport’. Surrounding the text are star and moon icons which, as we know, are elements symbolic of Ramadan.
Before that, in November 2023, visitors received a black ‘Dubai Airshow‘ stamp showcasing the Dubai Airshow dates and a text that reads ‘The future of the aerospace industry’. An aeroplane circling the design completes the look.
In 2022, passengers received a ‘Museum of the Future’ entry stamp in their passports. The stamp included the iconic shape of the Museum of the Future with the auspicious opening date – ‘22.02.2022’. Below it, the text reads ‘The Most Beautiful Building on Earth’.
But the passengers who entered the UAE back in February 2021 were the lucky ones. They received a Martian ink stamp in their passports to commemorate the Hope Probe’s historic arrival into Mars orbit on February 9, 2021. The ink, according to the information received, is made from the same rocks as those found on Mars. Wow.
Images: GDRFA
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