The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
The DNRD has warned the general public to be increasingly vigilant against groups involved in the illegal activities.
According to DNRD officials, recent investigations conducted by the department’s Investigation and Contron Section, lifted the lid on groups engaged in the production and sale of fake employment and visit visas. The members of these groups befriend individuals and offer them a chance to buy an employment or a visit visa. They then print the details of the person seeking entry into the UAE on a fake blank pink colour visa sheet and sell the fake document at rates between Dh3,500 and Dh5,000.
The counterfeits are easily recognisable because of the low quality of paper and the absence of many embedded security features that form an important part of an authentic visa.
Brigadier Saeed Mattar bin Blailah, Director of DNRD, said: “Expatriates benefit from the flexible laws and regulations set to obtain either employment or visit visas. Competent individuals, in accordance with the UAE laws and regulations, can apply for visas through legitimate channels only. Members of the general public are advised to be on guard against anyone who claims they could get them visas upon payment. They are also urged to report incidents involving individuals promising visas for sale or share their knowledge of such illegal activity with the DNRD.”
“The DRND has put in place sophisticated systems to detect and prevent people possessing counterfeit visas from entering the country. We aim to work with the members of the general public to curb such illegal practices. Therefore, we urge our customers to contact the DNRD to check the authenticity of the visas obtained by them and to report any abuse,” added the DNRD director.
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