COVID-19 visa extension: Till when are visas valid? August 18 or December 31?

Is your UAE visit or residence visa about to expire? Here is how you can find out how long it is valid.

One of the announcements, made on May 13, was pertaining to waiver of visa fines and giving a three-month grace period to some visa holders.

The order is applicable to permits that expired before March 1, 2020.
Not only be visa fines be waived in this situation, the permit holders would have a three-month grace period to exit the country.

Based on this order, people with entry or residence permits that expired before March 1, 2020 would have until August 18, 2020 to exit the country without incurring any fines. 

If your visa expired before March 1, 2020, the announcement would be applicable.

Earlier, on April 1, it was announced that residency visas and entry permits for expatriates, who are in the country, or those stranded abroad, will be valid until December 31, 2020, if their visas expired after March 1, 2020.

1. As per AMER service centre clarification, all expatriate residence visas, whether the visa holders are inside or outside the country, are considered valid until the end of December 2020, if the expiry date falls after March 1, 2020.
2. Residence visa holders outside the country for more than 180 days will remain valid, and the visa holders will be allowed to enter the UAE untill December 31, 2020.

3. All Emirates ID cards expiring after March 1, 2020 are also, valid until the end of December 2020.

However, this policy does not include
holders of cancelled visas inside the UAE, and 
newborn babies inside UAE with overstay fines, until further notice.

If you want to check your UAE visa validity, you can visit: https://smart.gdrfad.gov.ae/SmartChannels_Th/StatusInquiry_New.aspx

Cancelled Visa and newborn babies 
The amnesty does not include cancelled visas as well as visas for newborn babies inside the UAE.
Holders of cancelled visas are requested to either leave the UAE or change their visa status while staying inside the country.
Overstay fines would be applicable in the cases of cancelled visas.
The overstay fine would be calculated as follows:
Dh221 for first day.
Dh25 for each consequent day. 
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