Visit visa limit
Reports that visit visa holders are being restricted to entering the UAE only for four consecutive times are posing a new concern for foreigners.
While the issue was recently discussed formally, it had been talked about for quite some time, causing serious concern for visitors, whom seek employment in the emirates. A study conducted last year disclosed that more than 500 Filipinos only arrive in the UAE each day, apart from other nationalities.
Although Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) denied that any restrictions were imposed on the number of times people could come into UAE with visit visas, he said he was not aware of this particular report concerning feriegn labor.
Although working on visit visa is technically not permitted as per UAE laws, it is no secret that most tourists come to Dubai with the intention of looking for jobs. But if a person has been in the country for almost a year and has not secured an employment or residency visa, it could arouse the suspicion in the minds of immigration officials, commented an officer from the consulate’s Assistance to Nationals (ATN) Section.
“The UAE visit visa is being abused by some tourists and leads to unscrupulous employers who often exploit tourists seeking jobs. This may probably be the reason why the Immigration is being more vigilant about visit visa renewals,” added the source, who requested anonymity.
While the issue was recently discussed formally, it had been talked about for quite some time, causing serious concern for visitors, whom seek employment in the emirates. A study conducted last year disclosed that more than 500 Filipinos only arrive in the UAE each day, apart from other nationalities.
Although Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) denied that any restrictions were imposed on the number of times people could come into UAE with visit visas, he said he was not aware of this particular report concerning feriegn labor.
Although working on visit visa is technically not permitted as per UAE laws, it is no secret that most tourists come to Dubai with the intention of looking for jobs. But if a person has been in the country for almost a year and has not secured an employment or residency visa, it could arouse the suspicion in the minds of immigration officials, commented an officer from the consulate’s Assistance to Nationals (ATN) Section.
“The UAE visit visa is being abused by some tourists and leads to unscrupulous employers who often exploit tourists seeking jobs. This may probably be the reason why the Immigration is being more vigilant about visit visa renewals,” added the source, who requested anonymity.
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