No fines or fees apply
48 hours for holders of expired visas to leave the country
The decisions came in conjunction with a gradual return to normal life. Emirates today
The day after tomorrow, the deadline granted by the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship to holders of entry permits for visitor or tourist visas to the UAE, whose validity period expired after the first of last March, expires.
On August 18, the deadline granted by the authority to residency and visa violators, before the first of last March, to take advantage of the generosity of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, expires by exempting them from the fines they incurred.
In detail, the 30-day period (starting from July 11 to August 11), which was granted by the authority to leave holders of expired entry permits, expires next Tuesday, after the first of last March, without applying any fines to them.
The authority stated that the deadline is renewable only once, for a period of another month, after which the visitor must leave the country in the event that he is not able to change his status, and violators of the specified periods will have fines for each day of delay in leaving the country.
On July 11, the government canceled the previous decision, which considered entry permits, tourist and visit visas for those in the country, valid until the end of December of this year, when their expiration date happened after the first of last March, for those unable to travel due to the 'Covid-19' virus. », The suspension of air traffic.
The decisions came in conjunction with the gradual return to normal life in various fields and sectors, and the resumption of the services of the Authority's customer happiness centers, visa services and entry permits.
Last month, the authority began collecting fees due for the provision of services, and set a timetable that allows citizens, citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and residents in the country to renew identity cards and expired residency in stages, as it granted a period of three months to citizens and citizens of countries The Gulf Cooperation Council, and for residents of the country, to renew expired residency visas and cards.
On August 18, the announced deadline to benefit from the generosity of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, expires with the departure of those who violate the residency and visit that ended before the first of last March, without applying fines.
The three-month blessing (starting from May 18th until August 18th) includes exemption from fines for violating residents in general, visitors wishing to leave the country, exemption from identity card fines, and exemption from all departure fees, including departure permit fees , Permission is revoked, and the escape fee circulated. As well as exemption from fines related to the work card and contract. These groups will not be prevented from entering the country again, if they obtain a new employment contract.
The authority affirmed that the condition to benefit from the honor of His Highness the President of the State, by exempting violators of the Law on Entry and Residence of Foreigners from the fines incurred by them, is to leave the country before August 18.
If one of them wishes to change his status and transfer his residency to an employer, he must pay the fines for violating residency in the country.
A special commission
The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship stated that, in order to benefit from the blessing, violators must secure a valid travel document and a travel ticket.
As for violating investors and company owners, they must liquidate the company or cancel the capacity in the company.
As for those violating their personal sponsorship, they must leave with their sponsors.
As for the humanitarian and sick cases of the violators, there is a special committee that looks into their cases and the extent of their ability to travel to their countries.