It is important to be aware of the overstay fines that you will be required to pay if you are unable to leave the United Arab Emirates before the expiration of your visa, regardless of whether it is a visit, tourist, or residency visa.
You should be aware that in addition to the regular fine of fifty AED per day, there are also certain extra expenses that you need to take into consideration.
The total cost of settling overstay fines
As stated by Adnan Khan, Chief Operating Officer of Siddiq Haider, a company that provides corporate services, the following is a breakdown of the regular rates that you should keep in mind:
- There is a fine of fifty dirhams per day for overstaying.
- The rates for electronic services are 28 dirhams plus a tax of 1.40 dirhams.
- 122 dirhams is the value-added in the ICP charge.
- Payment costs for electronic transactions are 2.62 dirhams plus 1.53 dirhams for value-added tax.
- Fees for smart services (for making payments online): one hundred dirhams
Other fines need to be considered
It is important to note that if your file contains other violations, such as an escape case, you will be required to pay additional fees in order to have those infractions deleted.
In the event that you hire a travel agent for the visa and then overstay your visa, for instance, the fee may be significantly enhanced. This is due to the fact that paperwork for an escape case will be submitted. "In order for the case to be resolved, you will first be required to pay the fees that are associated with the escape case," Khan provided further clarification. within the system's memory.
How can I pay the fees?
Shafiq Mohamed, a senior supervisor at the Horizon Center for Government Transactions, has stated that those who are leaving the nation have the ability to pay penalties through a variety of various means, including the following:
- The commanding center or the printing centers that are registered.
- You may apply for a leave permit online through the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) by visiting the following website: https://beta.smartservices.icp.gov.ae/echannels/web/client/guest/index.html#/leavePermit/ 588/step1?administrativeRegionId=1&withException=false.
- By means of the travel agent who submitted the visa application in the first place.
- When leaving the nation, at the immigration department, at the airport, or at the airport entrance