The grace period for rectifying the legal status of expatriates begins Sunday, following an announcement by the Ministry of Interior in this regard recently. Expatriates who have violated residency, work visa or family visit rules can benefit from this grace period, which ends on December 31, to correct their legal status. All violating expatriates or employers/hosts can approach the Search and Follow-up Department or any of these service centres – Umm Salal, Umm Sunaim (formerly Industrial Area), Mesaimeer, Al Wakra and Al Rayyan – to submit a request for reconciliation regarding violations of the Law No. 21 of 2015 Regulating the Entry and Exit of Expatriates and their Residence to consider exemption from the reconciliation amount or its reduction in line with the provisions of the law.
