Dozens of smart visa centers open in Dubai

For residents of Dubai, by the end of the year, 70 Amer visa application centers will open, in which it will be possible to apply for a visa and residence permit.

By the end of 2018, authorities plan to open 70 new “smart” visa centers in Dubai. At the same time, it was announced the day before that the Main Directorate for Residents and Foreign Citizens (GDRFA) had already opened 21 of these centers in two months.

According to a statement by the head of the GDRFA of Dubai, Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, another 19 smart visa centers will be opened in the second quarter of 2018.

“By the end of the year, 70 Amer centers will operate in Dubai, which will create jobs for more than 1000 local residents.” Each open Amer center will offer 15 jobs to local residents, ”said Mr. Al Marri.

The official visited six new Amer centers in Al Mamzar Park, the Dubai Mall, Dubai Waterfront, Al Rigga Street, the Chinese market and the Marhab mall.

The results of the six centers were summed up by officials from the GDRFA of Dubai, namely: the head of the department Mr. Al Marri, Brigadier General Hussein Ibrahim, Assistant Director General for Residency in Dubai, Brigadier General Awad Al Aweim, Deputy Director General for Human Resources and Finance, as well as next to senior officers. Officials also listened to customer feedback on the quality of the services offered and how to improve it.

The head of the department, Mr. Al Marri, emphasized that the new centers provide high quality services. "The main task of the GDRFA is to make the lives of residents happier," the official said.

In January-February of this year, the number of services provided by Amer centers reached 91453. Of these, 37355 were provided in January and 54,098 in February.

Since November 1 last year, the GDRFA has suspended the provision of visa services in Dubai and 72 centers in Sharjah and the Northern Emirates due to "constant violations."

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