Immigration offices to work during National Day holidays

DUBAI — Employees of all Naturalisation and Residency departments in the country have been ordered to report for duty on December 1, 2, and 3.


All services shall be provided to applicants as best, fast and accurately as possible, according to an official source at the Naturalisation and Residency Directorate.

Brigadier Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) said that the department will remain open during the 36th National Day holidays from Saturday until Monday from 9am to 2pm. Only urgent visa applications will be received and processed, he added.

Brig Al Marri pointed out that DNRD will remain open to avoid the rush of visa applicants during the holiday period and to avoid any backlog. “As usual, we keep our services available to the public on holidays. The work team will be attending to people in various sections of DNRD. They will finalise the urgent visa applications and formalities on the same day.”

“Entry Permit Sections will be open including visit, tourism and domestic worker Visa Section. Typed visas will be handed over. Residence visas can be cancelled for urgent reasons, such as travel. The Naturalisation and Passport Section for UAE citizens, the Follow-up and Investigation Section, the establishment and online services sections will also remain open,” Brig Al Marri added.

The same timings will also apply to DNRD extension offices in Abu Hail and Bin Souqat Centre, Passport Section in the Free Zone, Passport Section in Jebel Ali, and Naturalisation and Residency Section in Hatta. Entry permits and residence visas will be issued for urgent cases.