UAE Indian missions open e-registration for expats wanting to go home


Dubai, Apr 30 (IANS): Indian missions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have opened e-registration for expats wishing to travel back home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was reported on Thursday.

In a Wednesday nigh night tweet, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi announced the details of data collection through the website of the Indian Consulate in Dubai, reports Gulf News.

In the notice, the mission stated: "All Indian nationals in the UAE are hereby informed that the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India, Dubai, have uploaded a form for (the) collection of data to create a database of Indians who wish to travel back to India under COVID-19 situation."

But Minutes after posting the tweet, the mission deleted it citing "technical issues" as some users were having trouble accessing the page.

In the early hours of Thursday morning, the Consulate General of India in Dubai reposted the link, warning that it may take "some time for the page to load due to high traffic".

Several Indians in the UAE, including pregnant women, elderly patients, stranded visit visa holders and those who lost jobs, have been requesting their government to help them fly back home during the travel restrictions and lockdown imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

As first reported by Gulf News on Monday, the Indian missions were readying to compile the details of those wishing to return home following reports from India that the Indian government was making preparations to receive its citizens from abroad.

The missions were awaiting more clarifications from New Delhi regarding the details that need to be collected and "some more issues" that needed to be clarified, Indian Ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor had told Gulf News on Monday.

 

  

Top Stories

Comment on this article

  • ABDUL RAZAK, Karnataka dubai

    Tue, May 05 2020

    Abdul RAZAK bismila Manzil perlthdka irde puttur karnataka

    DisAgree Agree Reply Report Abuse

  • Joswin Lobo, Dakshina kannada

    Mon, May 04 2020

    I camed uae in visit visa . I want to go back to India.. it's a difficult situation

    DisAgree Agree Reply Report Abuse

  • H. Almeida., Bendur/Andheri

    Fri, May 01 2020

    Reports indicates, that Covid19 virus, went berserk, from laboratories, in Wuhan !!! This catastrophic error has resulted in 33,085,13 positive infections and causalities till date to 2,34112.. Economies across the world has collapsed. Recession has destroyed livelihood... Indians especially in the middle east are troubled, in despair... the worst fear has come true !!! The flood of expatriates, returning home, will have a dismal, bleak future !!!

    DisAgree [1] Agree [1] Reply Report Abuse

  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 30 2020

    Will they be allowed to come back ...

    DisAgree [3] Agree [5] Reply Report Abuse

  • Rishi, Thane/ Mumbai

    Thu, Apr 30 2020

    Yes, they can return back

    The UAE will also test Indian and other expats for Covid-19 and not allow suspect cases to travel home, the UAE's Ambassador to India, has said, putting to rest concerns about UAE expats spreading the infection in their home countries.

    "We will do the Covid-19 tests before anyone boards the flight and leaves UAE. If they test positive, they will stay in the UAE until they get well. They will be flown back only after their tests come negative,"

    DisAgree [1] Agree [7] Reply Report Abuse

  • juliana, udupi

    Thu, Apr 30 2020

    Due to critical conditions of the labourers in gulf region and many returned have been infected back home, the process may need urgency as life is precious to everybody than anything else.

    DisAgree [2] Agree [7] Reply Report Abuse

  • SB, Mlore

    Thu, Apr 30 2020

    Priority should be given to Blue color laborers who are out of jobs and savings, followed by cancelled visas due to Job loss and visitors stuck due to lock down. Residents who miss home and want to go on holidays or vacation , please do not burden the process at this stage.
    Concerned states, Districts should be responsible for quarantine their respected people.
    How will Kerala will manage quarantine of more than 3 lakh people who have wished to go back ? will they go back to SC to open the border ?

    DisAgree [4] Agree [19] Reply Report Abuse

  • Subhash Chandra, Mangalore

    Thu, Apr 30 2020

    Exactly my thoughts.

    DisAgree [1] Agree [3] Reply Report Abuse

  • RANGA, mangalore

    Thu, Apr 30 2020

    same like NRIs, Kerala Govt has no plan B..all these years they enjoyed free foreign exchange..companies /Industries not allowed to grow or struggled to survive due to union politics, Bandh, hartaal..always in confrontation mode with central govt..while a minor Labour law change in Middle east impact Kerala in big way, but this is bigger blow.. Govt cant live in denial..

    DisAgree [4] Agree [6] Reply Report Abuse

  • Muthhu Swamy, Mlore/Tanjavur

    Thu, Apr 30 2020

    How labour class apply...and reach to there destination.

    DisAgree Agree [17] Reply Report Abuse


Leave a Comment

Title: UAE Indian missions open e-registration for expats wanting to go home



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.