General Director of Foreign Affairs and Ports at the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, Major General Saeed Rakan Al Rashdi, stated that leaving the violators to the state, provided that they benefit from the honor of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the State, by exempting all violators of the Law on Entry and Residence of Foreigners from all their fines. .
Al-Rashedi said during a press conference held remotely, that violators of residence before the first of last March, for this year, whether they are holders of entry permits and visas or they are residents, can leave directly through the state's airports, taking into account being at the airport six hours before traveling, If traveling through Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah airports, while 48 hours before travel is required if traveling through Dubai Airport, to review the security audit centers assigned to them, and excluding from the early attendance of the airport, the category of people under the age of 15 and those with determination in
response to a question For Emirates Today, about the situation regarding the residence violators who will not be able to leave due to the suspension of air traffic on the background of the Corona misdemeanor, Al-Rashdi explained that this category should complete the departure procedures first, and review their embassies to be able to return to their countries through the exceptional flights that they organize .
In response to another question for the newspaper, can the violators of residency benefit from this place to amend their conditions and transfer their sponsorship to employers, Al-Rashidi explained that the condition of benefiting from the place of departure is the departure of the violator to the state, but if he wishes to amend his status and transfer his residence to a work authority, he must pay the fines incurred For violating residency within the state.
Al-Rashedi indicated that the directives of His Highness the President of the State, which were included in the Cabinet’s decision, will not prevent the beneficiary from returning to the state when he meets the necessary conditions for that, as the benefit from the departure period will not come with any administrative procedure related to denying the person benefiting from the time limit from entering the state In the future.
The Council of Ministers had recently issued a decision to exempt all violators of the law of entry and residence of foreigners from all fines incurred by them whenever the violation occurred before the first of March of this year, whether they were holders of entry permits and visas or were from the category of residents when they initiated leaving the country during the period of time granted and extended As of the eighteenth of last May and for a period of three months, knowing that the honor of His Highness the President of the State includes exemption from all fines incurred by the beneficiary, whether those related to the identity card or expired work permits.
He explained that the groups that benefit from the honor of His Highness the President of the State, are those who violate residency with holders of entry permits, visas, fugitives from their sponsors, and violators of the Labor Law, where they will be exempted upon leaving the country from fines and fees.
He stated that it requires the violator to take advantage of the Holy City, a valid travel document, and remember travel, and for violators of investors and owners of companies, they must liquidate the company or cancel its characteristic in the company, and for violators on their personal guarantee, they must leave with their spouses, and for humanitarian and satisfactory cases from Violators, as there is a special committee to look into their cases and their ability to travel to their countries.