1. What is the main purpose of getting Ok to Board?
Hurrah!!! Finally you received your visa for UAE, Now surely you are excited for your travel to
Dubai ……
But do you know your OK To Board in your airline PNR is updated or not ? Do you know about
Ok to Board Update?
What is Ok To Board or Meaning of OTB ?
Anyone travelling to UAE without the original visa (pink colour) is required to have an OK to
Board message on the airline’s ticketing system otherwise they will not be allowed to board from
the Indian airport.
Ok to Board is a UAE visa verification process required by respective airline on which you are
travelling. If you are an Indian passenger and wish to travel UAE countries like Dubai, Sharjah,
Abu Dhabi or other UAE thenyou must have a valid sponsored UAE visa. Visa is always issued
or sponsored in UAE after issuance. For update Ok To Board the visa copy must be forwarded to
airline office for rechecking purpose, airline verify the visa and update Ok to Board in
Passenger’s PNR.
Ok to Board is an electronically inserted visa message processed by respective airline after
checking all visa details and authenticity and it requires visa sponsors involvement in providing
all necessary visa related details to airline
Please Note: In case your visa does not grant with OTB status, the officers of an airline may
refuse your flight entry.

2. Why Ok to Board required?
For Control the fake visa issuance airlines double checks the UAE Visa and air tickets before
departure. After Checking the visa authenticity airline update visa message in the respective PNR of
Passenger.
How to update Ok to Board? – OTB process
In general UAE visa sponsors have all details and valid visa with them; they initiate a very
simple process by submitting the visa copy along with air ticket in local airline office. Airline
submits the original visa copy and update OTB. Normally airline updates Ok to Board prior to 3
days of departure and once done, a traveler can directly call airline offices to check the status.
Apply & check Ok to Board status with an easy going process
All Airlines Spice jet, air India, Indigo, Air India Express, Air Arabia, who is fly to UAE strictly
required Ok to board update before departure. But few UAE & Indian airline carriers provide Ok
to Board for free like Emirates airlines and Jet airways. Due to the strong relation with sponsors
and airline tie ups, We at Online Dubai Visa (www.onlinedubaivisa.com) Roaming Routes able
to deliver Ok to Board and UAE visa services on time.
Follow the simple process and get you visa message update on time.
1. Send your UAE visa copy, Passport & air ticket copy by filling below application form at
info@onlinedubaivisa.com.
2. Pay your fees through our secured payment gateway or deposit fees in our bank accounts
(Provided you after Sending the Application Form)
3. Check your Ok to Board status with respective airline
Call us for your Visa and OTB Need: 01146061479, +91 9982194448, +9602400570