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Issue No 48, August 2007 |
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MoI issues fresh guideline directing to affix photographs of applicants on visas
According to recent reports quoting Brigadier Mohammad Salim bin Oueidah Al Kheili, Director-General of the Department of Naturalization and Residency in the Ministry of Interior, a fresh guideline has been issued ordering all the departments of naturalization and residency in the country to fix the photograph of visa applicants on the visas themselves.
The fresh guideline mandates that instead of the black and white photocopy a colour photocopy of the applicant’s passport will have to be submitted along with the application for visa. The decision applies to all categories of visas.
The photo of the applicant will be taken from the colour photocopy of the passport and fixed on the visa by the naturalization and residency departments in the country. The visa with the photo will be submitted at the airport at the time of the arrival of the applicant.
This decision has been implemented at the Abu Dhabi Naturalization and Residency Department and will come into force immediately at other departments countrywide. The decision is in line with the directives of Minister of Interior H.H. Lt-Gen. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan to protect against manipulation and tampering of visas. |
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