While overstaying your visa fines have been standardised, several updates have taken place over the year.
The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security has standardised the overstaying fines across the country.
What has changed?
Earlier, residency visa holders would pay AED 25/day, while tourist and visit visa holders paid AED 100/day. Now, at AED 50/day, the former group’s fine has doubled while the latter has halved.
According to Tas’heel offices, the Federal Authority for Identity and Nationality, Customs, and Port Security began implementing a mechanism towards the same.
According to a report by Gulf News, typing offices also confirmed that there is an AED 50 reduction in the fees for obtaining a new work visa, now AED 254 from the earlier AED 304.
What is the process?
The report further states that overstay fines can be paid either by visiting customer happiness centres or online through the website/application. Extra days spent while requesting documents or updating information will be included in the overstay period.
If an application to renew the visa is started but the correct documents are not uploaded within 30 days, or the wrong documents are uploaded more than three times, the application gets automatically cancelled and a new one must be filed.
The New Visa Scheme
Under the same, residency visa holders have a six-month grace period to either leave the country or change their status once the permit has either been cancelled or expired. After six months, it’s considered illegal and you can be arrested. For expired visit visas, the limit is 30 days.
However, effective 3 October, 2022, allows holidaymakers to stay for 60 days from the date of issue. Previously, tourists did not have a specific visa.
However, you can now opt for that or choose the regular 30-day, 60-day or 90-day visit visas. While the latter option is still available, it’s for people wishing to visit friends or relatives in the country, which requires documentary evidence proving the relationship and reasons for the visit.
Apart from the above, there are also different categories for entry visas, as well as options like the Green visa, New humanitarian crisis visas, and changed criteria for the Golden visa among other things. Watch this space for more updates!
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