A two-month amnesty was announced in the UAE, concerning all people who remain in the country without visas. Foreigners are given the generous opportunity to legitimize their documents or leave the country with no penalty relations.
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Penalties waived for UAE illegal immigrants
ABU DHABI // Illegal residents who have overstayed their visas or residency permits will be given a two-month amnesty to leave without being fined.
Read MoreFilipino maid industry ‘could die soon’ as agencies flout rules
Dubai:The industry of supplying Filipino housemaids to the UAE is in danger of dying, an official from an association of Philippine recruitment agencies said at a tripartite meeting held in Dubai.
Read MoreLabour attache assures protection of Thai workers’ rights
Dubai: As more and more Thai nationals are moving to the UAE for employment, the government of Thailand has ensured that their workers’ rights are protected, Thai Labour Attache Banyat Siriprecha told Gulf News.
Read MoreUAE amends visit visa rules
Cruise tourists, property owners and their families, businessmen and professional can now get multiple visit visas to the UAE.
Read MoreMultiple-entry visas to UAE now a reality
Industry and residents have welcomed the decision by the government to issue multiple-entry visas to foreign businessmen, property investors and cruise tourists.
Read MoreNewly-registered Filipino voter numbers across the Emirates cross 27,500
DUBAI: A total of 76,539 Filipinos in the UAE could participate and cast their vote for the Philippines’ mid-term elections next year, through the month-long overseas absentee voting (OAV) from April 13, 2013.
Read MoreMaid sets up relative in sting to get back pledged passport
DUBAI: A Sri Lankan housemaid carried out a sting to get back her passport she had pledged for a distant relative two years ago.
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