Deportees cannot return UAE without ministry approval

Expatriates deported from the UAE cannot return to the country, unless they have a judicial or administrative ruling or special permission from the Ministry of Interior.

This is in accordance with a new legal principle, issued by the Dubai Court of Cassation. A visit visa or a residence permit issued by the General Department for Residency and Foreigners Affairs (DGDRFA) stands void if there is no permission of the Interior Minister, the court ruled.

The principles were issued when the court considered the appeal of a foreign woman, who was fined Dh10,000 and was deported.

The Dubai Public Prosecution referred the woman for trial as she entered the UAE without the permission of the Interior Minister.

The Court of First Instance heard the case and fined her Dh10,000 to be followed by deportation. But the woman took the case to the Appeals Court, which upheld the ruling.

Unsatisfied by the two verdicts, she then moved the Court of Cassation, which issued the above principles.

The woman’s argument was that she had a residence visa and is sponsored by her Emirati husband.

But the Court of Cassation rejected her clarifications stating that Interior Ministry’s data as well as her fingerprints confirm the fact that she had been previously deported from the UAE under charges of prostitution. And that she later returned on a visit visa and then changed status to residence visa under the sponsorship of her husband. This, the court ruled, is in violation of the legal rule as well as the Interior Minister's decision.

The Court of Cassation based its ruling on Federal Law No. 6 of 1973, as amended by Law No. 13 of 1996 on entry and residence of foreigners.

Indian expats in UAE should register birth of their new born children without delay

Indian expatriates are urged not to delay the registration of their new-born babies with the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi or the Consulate General of India in Dubai the Embassy said in a statement that the immediate registration of the birth is required to get an Indian passport issued.

If the registration is not done within one year of birth, there may be delay in issuing the passport as additional formalities may be needed and financial penalties may be imposed by the UAE authorities.

For registration of the birth and obtaining new passport, complete the formalities, including filling up of requisite forms  under passport services – registration of birth, issue of BC and passport for a child born in UAE)

 After one year of the birth of the child, the case will have to be referred to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Indian Citizenship Section, 26, Jaisalmer House, Mansingh Road, New Delhi-110011, in the prescribed application forms for getting approval. Procedure for getting approval in such cases from MHA takes considerable time. It is, therefore, advisable that parents holding Indian passports, register the birth of their children born in UAE with the Embassy within the prescribed period of one year without fail.

Persons like spouses married to Indian citizens etc, intending to acquire Indian citizenship by registration, who are resident in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, are required to apply in the prescribed forms  to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Indian Citizenship Section, 26, Jaisalmer House, Mansingh Road, New Delhi-110011 through the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi. Prospective applicants are cautioned that procedure for getting approval in such cases from MHA takes considerable time. It is, therefore, advisable that such persons apply well in time with all documents.

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March 26th the Deadline for claiming Philippine passports

Dubai Filipino expatriates who have not claimed new passports which have been issued six months ago or longer, from the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai have until March 26, 2012 to claim them, or they will be disposed of.

"We are talking about 800 unclaimed passports, some of which had been issued more than a year ago," Vice Consul Geronimo Suliguin said. In an advisory issued by the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai, all unclaimed passports after six months from the date of issuance will be disposed of beginning March 12 under Department Order No. 37-03 dated 23 September 2003.

"Applicants can always check the status of their passports on our website," Suliguin said adding lost receipts is not a reason for not claiming them.

RAK Airways plane with 141 passengers escapes disaster in Ras Al Khaimah after engine failure

The pilot of a RAK Airways flight en route from the southern Indian city of Calicut succeeded in averting a disaster in Ras Al Khaimah when he made a safe emergency landing and saved 141 passengers on board after developing an engine failure.The pilot had radioed the RAK airport control tower and requested emergency landing when the Airbus jet developed an engine failure just before reaching the emirate at dawn on Saturday.

The airport went on alert and embarked on urgent preparations to secure safe landing of the aircraft, which had 141 passengers of many nationalities, airport officials said.

“Finally, the aircraft made a safe emergency landing and there were no injuries or any major damage to the aircraft or the runway,” said an official, quoted by the Arabic language daily Alittihad.The paper said the plane was later towed to the tarmac near the airport, where it would be examined and repaired.

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority organizing open day on March 10th to fill Vacancies

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) will organise an Open Day on Saturday, March 10, to fill both blue and white-collar vacancies.An advertisement released by Dewa in the local media showed that it would hire staff for a number of vacancies open to all nationalities.

The walk-in interviews will run only for three hours from 8am until  11am at Al-Boom Tourist Village, Andhari Hall, near Al Garhoud Bridge.

According to the advertisement, the water and electricity authority will hire technicians, oiler, mechanical engineers, foremen, assistant

electricians, AC mechanics, supervisors and many other positions on Saturday.

Dewa, according to the advertisement, will hire staff to fill more than three dozen vacancies.

In line with its strategy to deliver top quality services, Dewa has updated the website for recruitment applications to enable applicants

to upload their CVs.

A large number of interested job-seekers are expected to turn up on Saturday to become part of the government organisation as witnessed

last month when Emaar Properties subsidiary advertised an Open Day and more than 2,000 interested candidates turned up for the event.

Dewa is currently participating in Career Fair 2012, which is taking place at Dubai International Convention Centre until March 7 to acquire different national capabilities and talents and provide job opportunities and training.

During the Fair, Dewa has been displaying its efforts on recruitment, emiratisation and its ambitious plans to emiratise different jobs through its continuous efforts to recruit UAE National graduates and technicians, especially in different engineering fields.

As part of its ongoing efforts, Dewa is upgrading its 132kV power transmission grid with the opening of a 132/11kV main substation with

a 150 MVA (Megavolt Per Ampere) capacity at the Factories Area in Industrial Area 4 in February 2012.

Dewa last week announced launch of Dh250 million substation in Industrial Area 4 as part of its effort to raise and upgrade the power capacity in the emirate.

The substation cost Dh120 million and the lay of 132kv ground cables was valued at Dh130m, securing the increasing demand for electricity.