Daijiworld Media Network – Dubai (AM)

Dubai, Mar 19: The entry of all its valid visa holders who are currently out of the country has been suspended by the UAE, for a renewable period of two weeks effective 12 noon of Thursday, March 19, due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

This move from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of those who are valid visa holders and currently outside UAE. The renewals will depend on the health status measures taken.

Those holding valid UAE visas and are now staying in their countries of origin have to contact the UAE diplomatic missions in their respective nations for all necessary support and to streamline their return back to the UAE. Those who are currently outside the UAE for business considerations have to contact their employers in UAE as well as Emirati diplomatic missions in their host countries for all necessary support to facilitate their return back to the UAE. Those who are now on vacation have to contact UAE diplomatic missions in their respective host countries for all necessary support to facilitate their return back to the UAE.

Taking a decision as part of the preventive and precautionary measures taken to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) has urged the families and relatives of those affected by the decision to get in touch with the ICA via the following contact numbers to get updated on all the measures they have to pursue:

Fax: 025543883
Mobile: 0501066099
Landline 02 3128867- 02 3128865
Email: Operation@ica.gov.ae