Group had run away from their sponsors more than four years ago Dubai: A group of African women have been arrested in Dubai for working here illegally, A Ministry of the Interior spokesman said. A senior member of the Dubai General Departments for Residency and Foreigners Affairs told News Wednesday that a group of Ethiopian [...]

Residency departments will not renew the residence visas of expatriates if they are wanted by police for financial obligations, Interior Ministry officials said Dubai: Residency departments will not renew the residence visas of expatriates if they are wanted by police for financial obligations, Interior Ministry officials said. Residency visas of expatriates, their relatives and their [...]

UAE stops issuing new visas to Pakistanis holding handwritten passports Dhabi: The UAE has stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis holding handwritten passports, a senior official told Gulf News on Tuesday. The decision will affect Pakistanis who plan to travel to the UAE and Pakistani expatriates already in the country who plan to apply for a [...]

Desperate illegal Indian worker overstaying in Dubai for nearly five years seeks jail so that he can be deported Dubai: A desperate Indian worker who claims he cannot get an outpass is roaming the streets of Bur Dubai in the hope that he will be arrested and then deported. Echoing what could well be the [...]