The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) has opened nine centers across the UAE where overstaying expatriates can register for the general amnesty program.
Three amnesty centers will be open in Abu Dhabi located at immigration offices in Shahama, Al Ain and Gharbia.
Meanwhile, expatriates in Dubai can register at the amnesty center located in Al Aweer.
In Ajman, Fujairah, Ras-Al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain, they can register in the main immigration offices of their respective emirates.
The registration centers will operate from 8 in the morning until 8 in the evening from Sunday to Thursday.
"الهوية والجنسية" تطلق مبادرة "احم نفسك بتعديل وضعك" والتي تشمل كافّة المخالفين قبل أول أغسطس
المبادرة تتضمن:
– الإعفاء من الغرامات والمغادرة دون حرمان وإمكانية العودة بتأشيرة جديدة
– إقامة مؤقتة غير مشروطة بوجود الكفيل لمدة 6 أشهر من خلال سوق العمل الافتراضي pic.twitter.com/wAERfF1ZW7— Identity and Citizenship- UAE (@ICAUAE) July 23, 2018
مراكز الاستقبال ستعمل من 8 صباحاً وحتى 8 مساء من الأحد إلى الخميس
مركز اتصال يستقبل استفسارات الجمهور على مدار الساعة عبر الرقم (80080)— Identity and Citizenship- UAE (@ICAUAE) July 23, 2018
In June, ICA announced the official launch for the “Protect Yourself by Modifying Your Status” initiative, which will kick off on 1st August until the end of October 2018.
Brigadier Saeed Rakan Al-Rashdi, Director-General of Foreigners Affairs and Ports at ICA called on all individuals who are currently violating their residency terms to take advantage of the opportunity that the initiative provides.
He said the grace period provides visa violators to settle their status or to leave the country voluntarily without having any legal consequences, while exempting them from heavy fines.
The initiative will also enable individuals who entered the UAE via illegal means to leave the country, with a re-entry ban of only two years.
It will also allow individuals to transfer their residence status without outstanding fines.
