{"id":24798,"date":"2020-03-31T09:26:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T05:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=24798"},"modified":"2020-03-31T09:27:26","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T05:27:26","slug":"visa-extensions-for-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/visa-extensions-for-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Free Visa Extensions Granted For Certain Residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free visa extensions granted.<\/p>\n<p>Dubai is working hard to make life a little easier for residents during these tough times.<\/p>\n<p>All residence permits that expire on March 1, 2020, have been extended for a period of 3 months, without any renewal fees.<\/p>\n<p>But that&#8217;s not all&#8230; All admin fines for infractions related to\u00a0the Federal Authority of Identity and Citizenship have also been waived, effective from April 1.<\/p>\n<h2>Residence visa permits that expire on March 1 will be extended<\/h2>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Cabinet also announced the suspension of all administrative fines for violations for Emirates ID and other services of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, for a renewable period of three months.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DXBMediaOffice\/status\/1244706411965116416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Further government services, including documents, permits and\u00a0licenses will also get an extension<\/h2>\n<p>As the country fights <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19<\/a>, The Cabinet also approved the extension of government services expiring on March 1 onwards for a renewable period of three months, starting April 1st. The decision applies to all federal government services, including documents, permits, licenses and commercial registers and their likes, according to a report via Wam.ae.<\/p>\n<h2>LISTEN: All Schools Will Continue Distance Learning Until The End Of The Academic Year<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-lovin-daily-live%2Fid1484254079%3Fign-mpt%3Duo%253D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"slack-kit-tooltip\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.google.com%2F%3Ffeed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mOTVjNmQwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"slack-kit-tooltip\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/casey833\/embed\/episodes\/LISTEN-All-Schools-Will-Continue-Distance-Learning-Until-The-End-Of-The-Academic-Year-ec6asf\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free visa extensions granted. 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