If you were worried about your visit visa, we have some good news. The Federal Authority of Identity and Citizenship in the UAE announced that all permits that expired after March 1 will get an additional one-month extension.
The extended grace period was confirmed yesterday, the original deadline for UAE visit permit holders.
“The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship extends the grace period for holders of expiring entry permits, starting from 11 / 8 / 2020 for a period of one month, with the aim of enabling them to leave the country with exemption from all fines during this period,” reads the Tweet.
“الهيئة الاتحادية للهوية والجنسية” تمدد مهلة حاملي أذونات الدخول للدولة المنتهية اعتباراً من 11 / 8 / 2020 ولمدة شهر، بهدف تمكينهم من المغادرة مع الإعفاء من كافة الغرامات المترتبة خلال هذه الفترة. #وام pic.twitter.com/RHPvpiFarm
— وكالة أنباء الإمارات (@wamnews) August 10, 2020
If your visit visa expired before March 1, you are still required to leave by August 18 to avoid overstay fines which are Dh200 for the first day and then Dh100 for subsequent days.
At the end of March, it was announced that residency visas that expired from March 1 will be automatically renewed for three months for free, the same goes for Emirates IDs that expired from March 1.
The three-month extension also applies to government services – including documents, permits, licenses and commercial registers.
