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![]() Video matter referred to the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution Office
Posted on 11/05/2009
Abu Dhabi, 11th May 2009 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department has announced, in a press release today, its acceptance of the recommendation of its Human Rights Office to refer all documents related to the recently broadcasted video depicting the ill treatment of an individual to the Abu Dhabi Public Prosecution Office.
The Office has requested that the Public Prosecution Office conduct a comprehensive and thorough investigation of the depicted incident, immediately and without delay,
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![]() Amnesty helps 176,000 workers legalise their status
Posted on 07/11/2007
The amnesty given by the Cabinet to illegal workers has achieved its goals, with 176,000 workers adjusting their status, said Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi, Minister of Labour. Al Ka'abi said the labour ministry is coordinating with the interior ministry to implement stringent measures against all violators of the residency law.
Al Ka'abi stressed that the presence of illegal workers in the country would lead to negative impacts on the UAE society, as they bring in practices totally strange to
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![]() Amnesty decision streamlines the labour market: Al Sha'afar
Posted on 04/11/2007
The Ministry of Interior will hold a press conference on Sunday here at the ministry to announce the outcome of the amnesty granted earlier by Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior, to violators of the entry and residency law to enable them leave the country.
Humaid bin Dimas, assistant undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour, Colonel Nasser Al Awadhi Al Minhali, director of the Department of Naturalisation and Residency in Abu Dhabi and other senior
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 2,000 amnesty seekers rush for outpass
Posted on 30/08/2007
There was a big rush of amnesty-seekers at the Indian Embassy yesterday, with officials sending SMS saying exit passes were ready. About 2,000 amnesty seekers made their way to the embassy. Most had already applied for amnesty and were waiting to collect their exit passes.
The authorities on Tuesday announced that illegal residents who have already applied for amnesty, but were not getting air tickets or being able to process papers to leave because of the massive rush have until November 3 to
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 Amnesty for illegal residents extended to November
Posted on 29/08/2007
Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Interior said that an additional grace period of two months has been given for those who stay illegally in the country, to leave the country. The grace period will expire on 3rd November and will not be an extension of the period stipulated by Cabinet decision No.1/32 issued on 3/6/2007.
The Minister explained that only those who have completed the legal procedures of exiting can benefit from this extension and no new processing will not
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 No extension of the three-month amnesty: Khaili
Posted on 16/08/2007
The government has no intention to extend the three month amnesty announced by the federal cabinet in June to allow all foreign nationals present illegally in the country with to regularize their situation according to the law, or to leave the country, without penalty, a senior immigration official affirmed.
'The three-month grace period given by the cabinet to violators to legalize their status is quite enough and there is no justification to extend it further according to the current
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 Amnesty for violators of residency law will not be extended: official
Posted on 31/07/2007
The current amnesty granted to violators of the UAE Residency Law will not be extended when it expires on August 30th, a senior Immigration and Residency official has said. Speaking at a news conference in Abu Dhabi, Brig. Mohammed Ghurair Al Rumaithy, Acting Director General of the Residency and Naturalisation Department of the Ministry of Interior said that violators who fail to grab the chance of the current amnesty will be dealt with severely when the amnesty expires.
"The amnesty will not
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![]() 6,500 people seek amnesty in Sharjah
Posted on 23/07/2007
Some 6,500 people have applied for amnesty at the Sharjah Naturalisation and Residency department. About 4,000 of them have legalised their situation. Brigadier Ali Nasser Al Fardan, Deputy Director of Sharjah Police said Sharjah Police and the Naturalisation and Residency Department are cooperating and have joined efforts to implement the amnesty procedures.
The department has established a centre at the Indian School in Sharjah where they are processing and delivering passports of
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 About 60,000 visas cancelled since June 3
Posted on 17/07/2007
About 60,000 visas have been cancelled since the amnesty was announced on June 3, said a senior official of the Labour Ministry. Most of them are likely to be amnesty seekers but the exact figure is not available at this stage, said Humaid Bin Deemas, Assistant Under-secretary in the Ministry of Labour.
"About 42,000 visas had been cancelled during the same period last year which shows a 27 per cent increase in cancellations that can be attributed to the amnesty." He was speaking at a press
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 Absconders with criminal records and no entry papers to get life ban
Posted on 12/07/2007
People who have entered the country illegally without documents will be given a life ban. Brigadier Mohammad Al Merri, Director General of the Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD), yesterday visited the Indian High School where passports are being distributed. DNRD has sent passports to the Indian consulate and over 32,000 will be handed over to the holders.
Al Merri said DNRD has stamped 27,000 outpasses for various nationalities as of yesterday morning. On whether absconders
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 Amnesty seekers rush to collect outpasses
Posted on 02/07/2007
Illegal residents rushed to the amnesty centre at the Indian High School to collect their outpasses, the distribution of which began yesterday. The Indian consulate, which runs the centre, received more than 700 application forms, a record number since the amnesty was announced in early June. More than 1,000 outpasses were distributed yesterday.
"The outpasses are being printed in Dubai and we have sufficient stock to meet the demand. We expect the rush to increase next month," said a
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 Guide for amnesty-seekers issued
Posted on 27/06/2007
The Ministry of Labour yesterday issued a booklet outlining steps to make use of the amnesty. The guide is aimed at both illegal workers and violating companies to adjust the legal status of their employees. It divides illegal workers into six categories. The six categories are workers whose labour cards have expired but are still in the country and working with their sponsors; workers who are still in the country but are not working with their sponsor; workers who are outside the country;
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 Hundreds throng missions
Posted on 05/06/2007
Asian diplomatic missions were overwhelmed with enquires from amnesty seekers who wanted to get more information on the general pardon. While the diplomatic missions are asking for further clarification from the authorities concerned on the modalities that have to be followed, the amnesty seekers were seen queuing up to their respective consulates with applications.
Officials at the missions, who spoke to Gulf News said that discussions and meetings are already underway to come up with a
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![]() 100,000 benefit from amnesty over six months
Posted on 02/07/2003
A total of 100,000 illegal immigrants benefited from the general amnesty over the past six months, said a source at the General Directorate of Naturalisation and Residency. The general amnesty was announced by the UAE on January 1, and then extended until June 30. Some 40,000 illegals were arrested following intensive inspection campaigns carried out by immigration officials over the past months to crack down on illegal immigrants, said the source.
The source indicated that the cabinet's
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![]() Exit door still open for illegals
Posted on 02/07/2003
The Interior Ministry is encouraging all illegal residents to report to any Naturalisation and Residency Department at any time as the door is still open for them to leave. All should avoid breaking the law, said a ministry official. Although the amnesty period has ended, the Naturalisation and Residency Departments will still receive illegal residents and overstayers and help them to leave. The authorities have announced a massive crackdown and search for those staying illegally. The search
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