“Identity and nationality” seizes 6 thousand violators during 270 inspection campaigns

The Federal Authority for Identity, Nationality, Customs and Ports Security revealed the implementation of nearly 270 inspection campaigns during the state at the state level, under the slogan “Towards a Safety Society”, to control violators of the Entry and Foreigners ’Affairs Law, in the framework of its plan to enhance commitment to laws and legislations related to residence and affairs Foreigners, after the deadline for correcting the violators ’conditions launched by the authority during the period from the first of September to December 31, 2024.

Providing a proper legal life

The Director General of the Authority, Major General Suhail Saeed Al -Khaili, said, during a media briefing held this morning in Abu Dhabi that the inspection campaigns carried out by the authority during the month of January 2025 resulted in the seizure of about 6000 violators, the procedures for deporting 93% of the violators who were seized.

Al -Khaili stressed that the wise leadership of the UAE is keen to provide a proper legal life and a safe living for all residents in the UAE and those wishing to work and reside in it, by providing proactive services that meet the needs of customers before their request, and enhance the commitment to the laws and legislations that regulate their residence, in a way that contributes to support Society security and maintain its stability.

The deadline for correcting the conditions of the violators

He explained that, based on the directives of the wise leadership, the deadline for correcting the conditions of violators was launched for a period The state, which contributed to the amendment of the conditions of most violators at the state level, and to complete the authority’s plan in this field, the work teams concerned in the authority implemented the intense inspection campaigns to control the violators in their places of presence in all the Emirates, and to take the legal measures prescribed with those who are seized from the violators.

Major General Suhail Saeed Al Khaili stressed that the inspection campaigns against violators aim to consolidate a culture of commitment to laws, legislation and human rights principles between members of society, and to enhance the institutional and legal identity of the UAE, considering these principles and culture civilized values ​​that contribute to supporting the state’s leadership and competitiveness regionally and globally, in addition to facing challenges Social, security and economic that can result in violating the law of entry and residence of foreigners and its complementary decisions.

Organized

For his part, Acting Director General of Identity and Foreigners Affairs at the authority, Major General Saeed Salem Al -Shamsi Al -Shamsi, explained that the inspection campaigns are carried out in an organized manner, in cooperation with the relevant government agencies, on the places where the violators are present at the state level, where the prescribed legal measures are taken and fines are signed on who is done It is seized and whoever houses it or operates it, stressing that the violators who are seized will not be tolerated, and the law will be implemented on both the violator and those who harbor it or operate it.

He pointed out that the law of entry and residence of foreigners gives the authority the authority to follow up on foreigners who enter the state under entry visas and do not leave them during the period authorized, and foreigners who end with the residence permits granted to them or temporary work permits and do not initiate their renewal or amend their conditions during the specified date, as well as taking Legal procedures and the signing of the fines prescribed for those who accommodate or operate the violator during his violation, noting that the law gives the authority the authority to stop granting visas to the guarantor or the host to the foreigner in the event that it is proven that he is not committed to the provisions regulating the entry of foreigners.

Legal protection

Maj. And, as well as those who do not operate the state’s foreigners to work within a contractual relationship, who are linked to a work contract and those who work for others, and whoever commits any of the violations stipulated in the law and the decisions implemented to it.

He said that the law stipulated that it shall be punished with imprisonment and a fine of no less than 10 thousand dirhams. Control of the violator while he is working with the non -guarantor.