At a glance
- From 1 November 2024, employers hiring illegal residents will face fines ranging from Dh100,000 to Dh1 million, as the amnesty period ended on 31 October 2024.
- The two-month amnesty, which began on 1 September 2024, allowed residency violators to either leave the UAE without penalties or regularise their status. Inspections of companies will begin immediately after the grace period.
- The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security (ICP) and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) will actively penalise employers who fail to comply with these regulations.
Employers will face up to Dh1 million fine for hiring any illegal residents from 1 November 2024 as amnesty came to end on 31 October 2024. The ICP in coordination with the GDRFA, has warned against employing overstayers after the grace period ends.
Beginning on 1 November 2024, inspections of companies commenced, and fines from Dh100,000 to Dh1 million will be imposed on entities hiring residency violators. This enforcement follows a federal decree law targeting illegal employment and unregulated labour practices. The ICP has reported that many residency violators have taken advantage of the grace period, which started on 1 September 2024. This two-month amnesty enabled visa violators either to exit the UAE without facing an entry ban or secure lawful employment by rectifying their legal status. With the two-month grace period to receive UAE visa amnesty having ended on 31 October 2024, large-scale field inspections began on 1 November 2024, to identify and penalise violators, who failed to rectify their residency status during the grace period.
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