For four months, the UAE’s visa amnesty programme, which ended on December 31, 2024, offered illegal residents and visitors a fresh start. Freed from overstaying fines and an illegal status, hundreds …
236,000 Illegal Residents Availed Visa Amnesty Scheme in Dubai
A senior official announced on Monday that the UAE’s four-month visa amnesty, which concludes on December 31, benefitted 236,000 residency violators in …
How rules for obtaining UAE’s 10-year golden visa have been updated
From property ownership to salary requirements, rules for obtaining the 10-year golden visa in the UAE have undergone important changes in 2024 as authorities make the residency process more …
Visa amnesty seekers tell of second chances and new beginnings as initiative comes to an end
The UAE’s visa amnesty scheme has been praised for offering a new start for those needing to change their status following the expiration of their visas and residency violations. The National visited …
UAE citizens still exempt from tourist visa for Thailand, embassy clarifies
This clarification comes after the embassy earlier announced that foreign nationals residing in the UAE must apply for a Thai visa through a new online platform …
Uganda-UAE visa row: Government urged to intervene
This move has not only caused inconvenience to travellers but also highlighted the need for the government and embassies to improve Uganda’s passport index …
The UAE visa amnesty period ends this week
The UAE visa amnesty period will officially end at the end of 2024. The Federal Authority for Identity Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) extended the initial two-month UAE visa amnesty …
How rules for obtaining UAE’s 10-year golden visa have changed in 2024
From property ownership to salary requirements, rules for obtaining the 10-year golden visa in the UAE have undergone important changes in 2024 as authorities make the residency process more …
More than 236,000 in Dubai benefit from UAE’s visa amnesty drive
More than 236,000 people living in Dubai without valid residency documentation have benefited from the UAE government’s visa amnesty drive, which will draw to a close on Tuesday.The major humanitarian …
Final Call: UAE Visa Amnesty Ends on December 31, 2024
The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Ports Security (ICP) is urging individuals in the UAE with residency violations to act quickly and regularize their status before the …
Visa amnesty deadline to end on Tuesday
The 4-month deadline given to overstayers to adjust their status and be exempted from fines and administrative restrictions will end on Tuesday. Earlier, …
Final Deadline for Visa Violators in the UAE Ends Tomorrow
The deadline for regularizing the status of residency law violators in the UAE concludes tomorrow. The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security had extended the grace …
Dubai: Insurance premiums to go up from January 1, 2025
Health and motor insurance premiums will increase in Dubai from January 1, 2025, as insurers hike rates to keep pace with the rising expenses in healthcare and vehicle repair costs.Industry executives …
UAE residents travelling to Thailand must apply for e-Visa from January 1, 2025; here’s how
Applicants will no longer be required to submit passports and original supporting documents in person at Thai missions in UAE …
UAE: Paralysed expat with Dh93,000 blood money debt seeks help from visa amnesty to return home after 31 years
A 69-year-old Filipino man in Sharjah, paralysed and struggling to make ends meet, is holding onto the hope that the UAE’s ongoing visa amnesty programme will finally allow him to return home after 31 …
Senate panel deliberates on UAE visa curbs
ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel on Monday deliberated on the unofficial visa restrictions imposed on Pakistanis travelling to the United Arab Emirate (UAE) and emphasized earlier resolu …
UAE visa restrictions do not imply ‘a complete denial’, Senate committee told
Last week, UAE Consul General in Karachi Dr Bakheet Ateeq Al Rumaithi categorically rejected the impression that the UAE is rejecting visas to Pakistanis, emphasising that Pakistan remains a top …