UAE visa rules latest: all you need to know as amnesty deadline draws near
December 11, 2020
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The UAE government recently announced that residents and tourists whose visas expired before 1 March 2020 will not face a ban on re-entry if they leave the country by 30 December 2020. Those that remain after this deadline will face penalties.
Partner Haider Hussain gives an overview of these rules in an interview with the National. Read the interview here
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