The visa amnesty period, which began on December 4 last year, has already seen more than 20,000 applications from illegal residents hailing from 106 countries, the statement added.
Those who have overstayed in the country should visit the nearest residency department and take advantage of the amnesty period, urged Brigadier General Dr Abdullah Ali Bin Sahoo, Director of the General Directorate for Residency and Foreign Affairs in Sharjah and head of the media committee for amnesty operations. The period is expected to end in the first week of February.
The official also called upon residents to spread awareness about the ongoing amnesty period to all illegal immigrants.
The 60-day amnesty programme allows visa violators to come forward and either regularise their visas, or leave the country without penalties. In general, overstaying in the UAE after the expiry of a residence visa is fined at Dh 25 per day. To regularise visas, immigrants must pay all the daily fines accrued as a result of overstaying.
The amnesty only applies to immigrants who have overstayed their residency visas. MoI officials earlier stressed that infiltrators into the UAE will still be treated as criminals.
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