Concerns for UAE Travel and Tour Agents as Visitor Visas Sink: Fines and Blacklisting

2023-08-12 20:30:00

13 August 2023, 02:00 AM IST

Sharjah: UAE from the African country of Ghana. Dubai Immigration has recently ordered a Malayali-owned tour agency to pay a fine of 60,000 dirhams (roughly Rs.

Travel and tour agents are facing a huge financial setback if foreigners do not return following reaching the UAE on a visitor visa. Relatively small firms are more vulnerable when visitor visas sink. Due to such trends in violation of the country’s legal system, tour operators who have issued visitor visas have to pay heavy fines. UAE Visa agents have to pay an average fine of 5,000 dirhams (Rs 1,10,000) per visa when staying in the country without renewing the visa or returning within the specified time following arriving on a visitor visa.

And institutions are likely to be blacklisted. At present, countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nigeria have access to the UAE. Issuance of visitor visas is temporarily suspended. The visa ban was imposed on three countries for engaging in illegal activities without returning within the stipulated time.

The tour agency will receive a maximum of 50 dirhams per visitor visa. It is there that the agency has to pay a fine of 5000 dirhams when a person does not return following reaching the visa.

In addition to the visa fee, visitors were charged a certain amount as an advance deposit while obtaining a visitor visa.

The method is to return the investment money following the person returns. But with the competition in the visa agency markets, many people are now getting visas without paying any advance investment. This is a financial gain for visitors and a huge impact for agencies. Small firms get visitor visas from big firms. Therefore, the economic benefits of such visas will be less.

Don’t fall for false promises

Dubai: UAE on visitor visa Legal experts warn that those who come to should not fall for the false promises of some companies. The UAE states that those coming to the country on a visitor visa should not do any paid or unpaid work. Law It has come to the attention of the authorities that companies are hiring job seekers on visitor visas in violation of the law. A fine of 50,000 dirhams per person will be charged for the first time in such establishments. If the violation is repeated, the fine will be doubled.

Those on visitor visas are subject to deportation if the employer is a foreigner and then to the UAE. and will be banned for life from entering If the employer is a native, he will also be punished with imprisonment of six months. Many advertisements are circulating on social media offering job opportunities to those on visitor visas.

After asking for an urgent need and to start working immediately, the visa can be changed later. But there are many cases of cheating without following this. One cannot approach the police or authorities if one is not getting paid or facing any other form of exploitation. Legal experts point out that employers are susceptible to exploitation because they are sure they won’t move legally.

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