Tourist visas issued in Dubai have just become costlier and non-extendable. Travel agents and tour operators said that the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai has increased the cost of the single entry, 30-day tourist visa from Dh210 to Dh250 from January 1, and has withdrawn the 10-day grace period and the option to extend it for a month. While immediate confirmation on the new development from GDRFA has not been received, travel agents and tour operators said they were applying the revised rule to all tourist visas being processed from January 1. The agents, who earlier charged Dh300 to Dh450 to process the tourist visas, said they would pass on the additional Dh40 to visa applicants.