NEWS & INSIGHTS

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Nationality and Passport Affairs, Brigadier-General Talal Marafie, has issued instructions to the directors-general and their assistants at all immigration departments in the six governorates of Kuwait not to extend, renew or transfer […]

When it comes to your car, one thing you have to do every year is renew your registration. Fortunately, the authorities in Abu Dhabi and Dubai have made the process relatively seamless as long as you remember to do it. […]

The municipality fee for living in a villa or apartment in Abu Dhabi has been set at 5 per cent. The charge is an increase on the previous 3 per cent – but lower than the 7.5 per cent which […]

The 10-year renewable residency permit on a self-sponsorship basis for foreign investors will cost 600 Bahraini dinar (Dh5,835). The fee for the two-year residency permit will be 200 dinar and 400 dinar for the five-year permit, the cabinet said at […]

Oman’s government is planning to permit the recruitment of non-Omani workers under temporary employment licenses in specific specialised jobs for a set period of time. The specified professions include medical, academic, technical, consultancy, expertise and training, according to the Implementation […]

Municipality fees in Abu Dhabi will rise to up to 7.5 per cent in the case of residential villas, according to the websiteof the emirate’s utility the Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC), which is responsible for collecting the charge. The fee, […]

A general amnesty for foreign violators of the country’s residency laws will shortly be announced by the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (FAIC), a senior official said on Monday. Ali Mohammad Bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Chairman of FAIC, said […]

The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision to extend the visas of widowed or divorced women residing in the UAE and their children for one year from the date of the divorce or the death of the spouse, as part […]

A new insurance scheme for workers’ guarantees has been introduced. The previous mandatory deposit of Dh3,000 per worker is now replaced by a new insurance scheme that cost only Dh60 annually per worker. The decisions were approved on Wednesday during […]

Kuwait is set to delay its implementation of a regional 5 per cent value added tax until 2021, according to a parliamentary committee statement. An update on the National Assembly’s website from a budget and final accounts committee meeting on […]

Oman has added passport holders from China, Iran and Russia to a list of countries that do not require a pre-entry tourist visa. The move follows the introduction of new visa rules in the sultanate in March including a new […]

In an advisory released by Embassy of the Philippines in Muscat, all Filipino workers should draw a minimum salary of OMR290 per month. The hiring advisory comes from the Philippine Overseas Labour Office at the office of the Labour Attache […]