How illegal residents in Dubai can apply for UAE visa amnesty, GDRFA explains
Applicants can use three channels including website or app to submit documents
Dubai: Residents and visitors, who overstayed their UAE visas, can apply for the upcoming amnesty in the UAE through three channels, according to a top official of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai.
Amnesty seekers can escape legal action, including fines, by either leaving the country or regularising their status during the two-month grace period which begins on Sunday, September 1.
While applications of undocumented individuals can be accepted through two channels, one will capture the biometrics of those required to submit it.
“There are three ways through which people can apply for visa amnesty in Dubai this time,” Major-General Obaid Muhair Bin Suroor, Deputy Director-General of GDRFA in Dubai told Gulf News on Saturday.
GDRFA has made arrangements for special amnesty tents on the premises of its office in Al Awir, said Bin Suroor.
Awir tents
The amnesty tents in Al Awir will be open from 8am to 8pm, he said. They will be the main facility to capture the biometrics of those who are required to do it.
That means not all applicants need to visit Al Awir. It is a must to visit these tents only if the applicants are required to submit their biometrics or are referred to visit Al Awir after submitting the applications in the Amer centres.
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Amer Centres
Bin Suroor said other applicants can visit any of the Amer centres to submit the applications. There are 86 Amer centres across Dubai that are ready to receive applicants.
“We have had a meeting with the representatives of all the Amer centres. Most of them have agreed to open on this Sunday, September 1 to facilitate the amnesty procedures. It depends on each centre to work on the upcoming weekends during the amnesty. Some may work on some weekend days while others may not,” he explained.
Online services
However, people can submit their applications 24x7 through GDRFA’s website or app as well, the official highlighted. “Our services through our online channels are available 24x7.”
Bin Suroor urged residents and visitors eligible for visa amnesty to come forward and make use of the opportunity to legalise their residency status.