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UAE’s final visa amnesty call: Regularize or leave by December 31

A top official at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) has issued a call to illegal residents, urging them to avail the visa amnesty before it concludes on December 31, 2024. The amnesty scheme, which began on...

UAE: No visa amnesty services on Sep. 15 due to public holiday

The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai on Friday announced that it will be closed on Sunday, September 15, on the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. GDRFA urged those wishing to regularise their status or exiting the...

Dubai: 1.58 lakh golden visas were issued in Dubai last year

Dubai: 1.58 lakh golden visas were issued in Dubai last year. This was revealed by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA). The Director General of GDRFA, Lt. General Muhammad Ahmed Al Marri said. The total number of...

Dubai flights: GDRFA, ICA approval required for UAE residents from 10 countries

Passengers will need to present a rapid PCR test report with a QR code for a test conducted at the departure airport within six hours of departure UAE residents can now travel to Dubai without prior approval of the General...

GDRFA extends visa validity for stranded Dubai residents

The visas have been extended till November 10, 2021, the authority said. The General Directorate of Residence and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA), Dubai, has extended the expiry date of residence visas for nationals of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Nigeria and...

India-Dubai flights: You can travel if you have GDRFA approval, negative Covid test results

Dubai residence visa holders can travel from India to Dubai as long as they have an approval from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA), in addition to negative Covid test results. Airline representatives at check-in counters would...

Dubai residents don’t need GDRFA approval to fly back, says Emirates

The airline sent out emails to Dubai residents who had travelled outside the country. Dubai residents travelling back to the emirate no longer need an approval from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA), Emirates Airline has confirmed. The...

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Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) in Dirham – Oct 28, 2025

Today Gold Rate in Dubai (UAE) Today Per tola is AED 5,499.48 while 24k Per 10 Gram gold price is AED 4,715.00 . Usually people opt...

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