A successful humanitarian initiative.. 236 thousand people benefited from the deadline to regularize the status of violators in Dubai

The deadline for regularizing the status of violators of residency laws achieved remarkable results in Dubai, as 236,000 people benefited from it in various ways, whether by amending and correcting the status, or obtaining an exit permit..

Director of the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, said that the number of departure permits issued by the administration to violators during the deadline that ends tomorrow is 55,200 permits, of which 41,000 people have actually left, and the rest of the permit holders are preparing to leave..

He added in media statements that the problem facing some holders of exit permits at the present time is the high prices of travel tickets in light of the holiday season associated with New Year’s celebrations..

Al Marri praised the efforts of all departments in Dubai, especially the Dubai Police, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the Roads and Transport Authority, the Community Development Authority, and the Health and Ambulance Authority, stressing that everyone contributed to the success of the humanitarian initiative adopted by the state to lift the burdens and adjust the conditions of this important group..

He stressed that the UAE is a good country and does not close its doors to those seeking livelihood, but this must be done in a legal manner, indicating that the deadline achieved great success and that the results and causes will be analyzed and practical measures will be taken to reduce such violations..

Al Marri praised the efforts of the work teams working around the clock to help the violators, pointing out that he was only absent for a few days from the Violators’ Settlement Center in Al Awir, as he held a weekly meeting at the center with the Deputy Director General, Major General Obaid Muhair bin Suroor, the assistant director and the work teams to evaluate the course of action.

The period for regularizing the status of violators provides multiple benefits to violators to encourage them to regularize their legal status, including exemption from administrative fines for residency and visas resulting from staying in the country illegally, establishment card fines, ID card fines, and Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation fines. The benefits also include Exemption from residency and visa cancellation fees, work interruption notification fees, departure fees, residence and visa details fees, and departure permit fees are also granted. The grace period is an opportunity to allow the violator to leave the country after settling his situation without a stamp of deprivation from entering the country.

The categories that benefit from the grace period include (“visa violators” the visa holder after the end of the period of stay specified for him in the country, “residence violators” the holder of a residence permit from the illegal residency category after the end of the grace period and the expiration of the period or cancellation, and “those included in administrative reports or “Those who are out of work,” and “foreigners born in the country” whose guardian has not confirmed their residency within 4 months from the date of birth).