Dedicated centre opens at Dubai Festival City following changes in UAE visa rules Dubai: Widows and divorced women can renew their residency at a dedicated centre at the Dubai Festival City, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affair (GDRFA) in Dubai said on Monday. The dedicated service centre will provide privacy for widows and […]
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Part of a Department of Finance initiative to boost online services Dubai: Dubai’s Department of Finance (DOF) is leading an initiative to promote using online channels to deliver government services; it aims to complete the smart transformation by 2021. From October 21-25, Dubai will see a ‘Week without Service Centres’ initiative. This comes after a
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Passengers holding first and business class tickets get smart tunnel experience Anew passport-clearance system at Dubai International Airport will have departing passengers on their way in seconds. Launched by General Directorate of Residence and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) at Terminal 3, the new service will give passengers holding first and business class tickets a
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Low-cost insurance system for employees and domestic workers to start on Oct 15 Dubai: The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has said that the issuance of employee insurance will begin on October 15. This comes as per the UAE Cabinet’s decision to scrap the compulsory bank guarantee and replace it with a low-cost
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LOW-COST INSURANCE SYSTEM TO TAKE EFFECT FROM MID-OCTOBER Abu Dhabi: The government said it will start refunding this month bank guarantee given by companies and business owners for each worker, a move that is expected to inject an estimated Dh14 billion liquidity into the private sector. A new low cost insurance system will replace the
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8,000 Bangladeshi amnesty seekers apply for passports as of Tuesday Abu Dhabi: Around 3,000 renewed passports of amnesty seekers are ready for collection at the Bangladeshi Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General in Dubai. “We have received passports of those who applied until August 20. Some of them have already collected their passports.
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“Shaikh Mohammad during the UAE Cabinet meeting. The 5-year renewable residence visa for expat retirees will be given if they meet certain conditions, including ownership of property worth Dh2 million, or savings of at least Dh1 million, or a monthly income of at least Dh20,000.” Expatriates will be granted long-term residence visas after retirement, His
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“The new good conduct certificate required of teachers in Dubai certifies that students are in safe hands” KHDA KHDA’s qualifications chief says move part of wider measures to improve teacher profile and standards . Schoolteachers in Dubai will need to get a good conduct certificate from the previous country they worked in, as part of
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Be wary of fake opportunities while you look for a job on the internet’, comes a stern warning from the Abu Dhabi Police. On its Instagram account, the police have cautioned against people who float bogus companies on fake websites and sometimes use names of popular organisations to entice victims, thereby making them transfer money
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1,000 ONE-WAY TRAVEL PERMITS ISSUED, AND 2,500 FORMS FOR NEW PASSPORTS RECEIVEDTens of thousands Illegal Bangladeshi expatriates in Dubai have been pouring into the Bangladesh Consulate premises in hope of getting quick exit or regularising their status, said a top Bangladeshi dignitary. S. Bodiruzzman, Consul General of Bangladesh in UAE told Gulf News: “In the
