UAE: Dubai fines Dh152 million and deports 161 in one of the largest Residency Visa scams
Dubai’s Citizenship and Residency Court fined 161 individuals Dh152.24 million and ordered their deportation for illegally trading residency visas and shutting businesses without regularising employee status. This landmark ruling highlights the UAE’s strict stance against visa fraud. In a separate historic June case, 21 others were fined Dh25.2 million and convicted for a similar large-scale residency visa scam.
Dubai’s Citizenship and Residency Court fined 161 individuals Dh152.24 million and ordered their deportation for illegally trading residency visas and shutting businesses without regularising employee status. This landmark ruling highlights the UAE’s strict stance against visa fraud. In a separate historic June case, 21 others were fined Dh25.2 million and convicted for a similar large-scale residency visa scam.
