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    COVID-19: UAE residence visa expiry rule amended. Here's the latest updated information

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    COVID-19: UAE residence visa expiry rule amended. Here's the latest updated information

    If your visa expired after March, you have until October 10 to renew

    Published:  July 15, 2020 19:09 Huda Tabrez, Living in UAE Editor
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    All residence visa holders, whose visa expired after March 2020, have until October 10 to renew their visas. Image Credit: Gulf News
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    If, alternatively, you wish to leave the country, you would need to cancel your visa before October 10, 2020. Image Credit: Gulf News
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