Articles (Gulf Inside) As per the latest news about amnesty in UAE, approximately 100,000 residents applied for the amnesty UAE scheme to waive the visa overstay fines or get the six-month temporary visa, UAE Government waived millions in fines in 2018.
We have witnessed that hundreds of illegal residents left UAE without paying overstay fine during previous UAE amnesty period by getting exit passes but there are still many illegal ex-pats who missed the prospect to vary their status from illegal to legal at that point and now eagerly expecting the amnesty UAE 2020 latest news, so is there any chance for them again? Let’s discuss this.
Amnesty UAE 2020:
Many people search on the internet about when is the next amnesty in UAE but they got nothing then the previous amnesty news and reports and it is because there is no open amnesty announced yet but a 3 months amnesty which is started on May 18. Read full details here
To be honest, as per our experience; it’s like there’ll be another open amnesty in 2020 and it’s due to government policy to wash the country from all illegal residents before expo by allowing them to rectify their status either by exiting the country or by getting legal permits to live and work freely.
Amnesty Dubai 2020:
If we talk about amnesty in Dubai, the viral news and rumors can be true because Dubai to start a new service for illegal residents in the year 2020 which is also similar to an amnesty program named “Boarding ticket for illegal residents”.
With the coordination of DUBZ Company, GDRFA Dubai is going to launch the world’s first service of its kind, an affiliate of DNATA involving easing procedures for illegal residents to leave UAE to their home countries.
As per the Directorate’s Director-General, Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al-Marri the service “boarding ticket for illegal residents” will be launched in early 2020 and is intended to expedite the departure (exit) of all illegal expatriates.
Maj Gen Al Marri further says that new service will allow illegal immigrants to board from UAE with no obstacles, so “no one will miss the flight”.
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Who can apply for UAE Amnesty 2020?
If the government of UAE announced another amnesty scheme for the year of 2020, the following residents can avail it:
- Violators and illegal residents
- Job seekers who overstay
- People who entered the UAE illegally
- Widows and divorced women
- People suffering wars and disasters in their home countries
Amnesty is always open:
Till this point, we were discussing the rumors so if you still wanted to wait for the open amnesty scheme alike last one which allows illegal resident different options to choose then it is OK, otherwise, if you have an emergency in the home country or you wanted to exit as soon as possible then amnesty doors are always open for you.
As per UAE consistent policy, amnesty is usually available to anyone acknowledging their errors, to try to to therefore the ex-pat got to surrender to immigration by visiting the respective GDRFA office and ask for help by submitting an application to waive off the overstay-fine and to get the exit pass also known as exit permit.
Immigration staff will review the application, will check applicant status either he/she is clear from the court and criminal cases or not if immigration accepted the request, an applicant needs to pay the application fees around 200 AED and will require to buy an air ticket to exit the country within 14 days once the exit pass issued.
The amnesty debate involves an end, will you await subsequent amnesty in UAE which could start in 2020 otherwise you are getting to exit the country during the current 3 months amnesty scheme which is valid 18 August? We like to hear from you, use below comment box for your questions regarding amnesty UAE 2020.