Dubai: Overstay fines wouldn’t be charged to residents and visitors who got stranded in the Emirate after flights were cancelled due to the record rains last week. A Dubai Call Centre Executive of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) confirmed that overstay fines have been waived for those who were supposed to fly out on various flights that were cancelled between April 16 and 18. No overstay fines were charged for many people including Indians who got stranded after Fly Dubai and Air India flights got cancelled. As per the renewed visa regulations in 2023, a daily fine of 50 dirhams was charged for overstaying in the country after visa expiration. However, passengers said that they were asked not to pay the fines when they reached the emigration counter at the Dubai International Airport. A Dubai-based travel agency said that some of their clients too had a similar experience.
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