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Abu Dhabi began enforcing rules requiring private sector expatriate employees
to submit a tenancy contract for their visa renewal but exempted them from
having it attested, the semi official daily Alittihad said on Wednesday.
Immigration authorities said all private sector employees
applying for residence or visit visa must now submit a tenancy contract, which
should also be accompanied by a salary letter from employers, the paper
reported.
“The rule for submitting a tenancy contract for visa
issuance or renewal has not been suspended and is in force on all private sector
employees,” the Abu Dhabi-based daily said, quoting immigration officials.
“But they can submit those contracts without having them
attested…in this case, they should present a salary letter from their
employers.”
The paper said the decision to exempt applicants from
attesting their rent contracts at the Municipality is intended to facilitate the
issuance or renewal of their visit and residence visas, adding that many
foreigners live in apartments inside villas, which can not be attested.
“Those who live inside villas could find it very difficult
to have their visas renewed…this decision will resolve the problem,” one
official said.
“We want to facilitate their applications particularly at
this stage as thousands of expatriates have their visas expire in summer and
want to have them renewed before going home for their annual holidays
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