Period for Settling the Status of Violators
About the Initiative: The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security announces a waiver for financial penalties of the Foreign Entry and Residence Law, providing them a grace period to regularize their status starting from the 1st of September for two months.
Acquittals granted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
Required procedures to regulate the status of violators
The procedure is determined by selecting one of the services indicated in the table below, based on the category of the violator and the classification of the status regulation applicant, whether it is the employer who registered the violating worker or the violating worker themselves.
Violator category and the procedure based on the regulation option
- Residency Violators: Individuals whose residency has expired and who do not hold a valid work permit issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
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Procedure for leaving the country based on the applicant's status |
If the violating resident wishes to work for a new employer:
- The new employer must apply for a new work permit through the Ministry or the relevant authority, depending on the establishment's affiliation
If the violating resident wishes to remain with their current employer:
- The current employer must apply for residency renewal through one of the channels of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security.
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If the violating resident wishes to leave the country:
- The resident must apply for an exit permit through the Authority's systems
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- Visit Visa Violators: Individuals who have overstayed the duration specified by their visit visa.
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Procedure for leaving the country based on the applicant's status |
If the violating visitor wishes to work for a new employer:
- The new employer must apply for a new work permit through the Ministry or the relevant authority, depending on the establishment's affiliation
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If the violating visitor wishes to leave the country:
- The visitor must apply for an exit permit through the Authority's systems
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- Residency Violators: Individuals whose residency has expired and who hold an expired work permit issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation under the establishments or domestic workers category.
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Procedure for leaving the country based on the applicant's status |
If the violating worker wishes to remain with their current employer:
- The current employer must apply for a work permit renewal through the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation’s channels, in accordance with the procedures to maintain the contractual relationship.
If the current employer wishes to change the violating worker’s status by either cancelling the permit or reporting work abandonment:
- The current employer must apply for work permit cancellation through the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation channels, in accordance with the procedures, or
- The current employer must submit a complaint for work abandonment
If the violating worker wishes to join a new employer:
- The new employer must apply for a work permit issuance
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If the violating worker wishes to leave the country:
- The worker must apply for an exit permit through the Authority's systems
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- Residency Violators: Individuals whose residency has expired and who hold a valid work permit issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation under the establishments or domestic workers category, with a pending complaint of work abandonment filed against them.
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Procedure for leaving the country based on the applicant's status |
If the current employer wishes to reinstate and continue the contractual relationship:
- If the violating worker’s permit has expired: the current employer must apply for a work permit renewal through the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation’s channels, in accordance with the procedures to maintain the contractual relationship (service link), without needing to cancel the work abandonment complaint.
- If the violating worker’s permit is still valid: the current employer must apply to cancel the work abandonment complaint
If the violating worker wishes to join a new employer:
- The new employer must apply for a new work permit through the Ministry or the relevant authority, depending on the establishment's affiliation
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If the violating worker wishes to leave the country:
- The worker must apply for an exit permit through the Authority's systems
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