Dubai: Tourists in the UAE have thanked His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for free visa extension for a month. On Monday, Sheikh Mohammed issued instructions to extend all tourist visas for one month without having to pay any fees or penalty, in order to address the difficulties faced by visitors due to the closure of some airports across the world.
Holidaymakers are elated with the news as this now allows them to spend more time in the UAE, particularly those who are stranded in the UAE with some countries having closed their airports temporarily over the prevailing COVID-19 scenario. It has also delighted families with guests visiting them.
Dubai, December 25
Around 300 expats, mostly Indians, stranded in UAE after Saudi Arabia and Kuwait closed their borders to prevent the spread of the new strain of Covid have been provided free accom
Stranded Indian expats in UAE to get free stay
By IANS| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 26th December 2020 1:20 pm IST IANS
Abu Dhabi: Indian expats from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, who are currently stranded in United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic-induced travel restrictions, are set to get free accommodation, a media report said on Friday.
The expats, around 300 of them and mostly from Kerala, took an indirect route of flying via the UAE to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait since there were no direct flights from India, said the Gulf News report.
According to the report, they were caught off guard with the news about flight suspensions in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, after completing a 14-day mandatory quarantine in the UAE.