டுபாயில் சட்டவிரோதமாக தங்கியுள்ள இலங்கையர்களுக்கு 27 நாள் அவகாசம்

சட்டவிரோதமாக டுபாயில் தங்கியிருக்கும் இலங்கையர்கள் அங்கிருந்து வெளியேறுவதற்கான பொது மன்னிப்பு கால அவகாசம் பிரகடனப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது.

எதிர்வரும் பெப்ரவரி மாதம் முதல் வாரத்துடன் முடிவடையும் வகையில் 27 நாட்களுக்கு பொது மன்னிப்புக் காலம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக அரசாங்க தகவல் திணைக்களம் குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளது.

இந்த பொது மன்னிப்புக் காலப்பகுதியில் அங்கிருந்து வெளியேறுகின்ற இலங்கை குடியேற்றவாசிகளுக்கான அவசர கடவுச்சீட்டு வழங்குவதற்கும் டுபாய்க்கான இலங்கை கொன்சுலர் அலுவலகம் நடவடிக்கைகளை எடுத்துள்ளது.

The Sri Lankan Consulate in Dubai has made all arrangements to issue out-passes for Sri Lankan nationals who are illegally working the United Arab Emirates and prefer to go back to Sri Lanka making use of the Amnesty being granted by U.A.E for illegal immigrants to leave the country.  The amnesty deadline ends in the first week of February in 27 days time.

Out-passes to leave the country is required as almost all the illegal workers do not posses their passports, particularly the domestic workers, drivers and low ranking  categories, since the passports are held by their employers.  However, many companies in the U.A.E return the passports to the passport holders upon making the due registration process with the immigration authorities.  

The Consulate in Dubai said that already about 500 emergency certificates has been issued since the amnesty announcement and these were issued mostly to women working illegally as domestic helpers or cleaners. It said that they are issuing about 30 out-passes each day

 

The Sri Lankan Consul General in Dubai Mr. Abdul Raheem has said that they expect more people to come towards the end of the amnesty.  He has said  that however the number coming in is less than their expectations, and it may be because of there are fewer people staying illegally.  He has said that during the previous amnesty announced in 2007 the consulate issued nearly 4,000 out passes.

 

It is cusomary in the United Arab Emirates that after the lapse of the Amnesty period, the Immigration authorities of the country carry out wide search operations to net those still remain in the country illegally, and take action against them as per the Labour Laws of the country