The UAE will begin a two-month amnesty in September to allow people with expired residency visas an opportunity to secure their status or leave the country without incurring fines.
The initiative was launched by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security on Thursday.
The authority said the grace period was being introduced to afford people with expired documentation the chance to “regularise their status”.
What are the visa overstay rules?
The financial penalty has been standardised at Dh50 per day for tourists or residents who overstay their visas, following updates by the ICP in October 2022.
Residency visa holders are given six months to leave the country or change their status by finding a job once their visa expires or is cancelled.
The amnesty will support those who remain in the country illegally beyond this existing six-month grace period
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