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Expired Dubai visit visa holders: What happens next?

Explained: The process you need to follow to exit the UAE without paying any fines

Published: July 27, 2020 14:05 Huda Tabrez, Living in UAE Editor

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You may not be aware of how the latest updates affect your visit visa status. — Are you confused about the latest UAE visit visa rule and how it applies to you? Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Amer centres clarified the process — These are the rules and procedures if you have a Dubai visit visa. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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My UAE visit visa expired before March 1, 2020 — If your visa expired before March 1, 2020, follow this process. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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If your tourist or visit visa was issued from Dubai and you want to leave the country before August 10, 2020, you would need to visit the deportation centre 48 hours prior to your flight. — Visit the Deportation Centre 48 hours prior to your flight. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Location of Deportation Centre near Terminal 2 Dubai Airport — Location of Deportation centre Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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When you head towards Terminal 2, turning right towards D91 from Ittihad Road (E11), you will find the Deportation Centre 1km down the road, right before Gate 3 of Dubai Airport. — Directions to Deportation Centre near Dubai Airport Terminal 2. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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At the centre, you will need to speak with the immigration officer, who will do an eye and fingerprint scan. — Get an eye and fingerprint scan. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Before your flight, at the airport you would need to pay an outpass fee and administration fee, which would be a total of Dh400. — Fees - Dh400 Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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This does not include any overstay fines, if you are leaving the country before August 10, 2020. — If you leave before August 10, 2020, you will not be asked to pay overstay fines. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Overstay fines If you do not leave the country before August 10, 2020, you will need to pay overstay fines, which will be calculated based on your visas original expiry. — How overstay fines are calculated. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Dh300 for the first day, Dh100 for every following day — UAE visit visa overstay fine calculator Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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If your visa expired after March 1, 2020, and the grace period for the visa expired between March 1 2020 and July 10, 2020, you can stay in the UAE until August 10, 2020. — If your UAE visit visa expired after March 1, 2020, follow these process. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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If you wish to leave the country before August 10, 2020, you do not need to visit the deportation centre. — You would not need to visit the deportation centre. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Instead you would need to arrive at the airport well in advance. Speak to your airlines to find out how early you should arrive at the airport to complete all the necessary immigration procedures. — Find out how early you should arrive at the airport by speaking to the airline with which you have booked the ticket. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Once you are at the airport, you would need to visit the immigration counter, where you will be asked to pay the administration and outpass fees – Dh400. — Fees - Dh400 Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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No overstay fines will be implemented if you leave the UAE before August 10, 2020. — If you do not leave the UAE before August 10, overstay fines will be calculated from July 11, 2020. Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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