Abu Dhabi, UAE– The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP) announced that it has added to its smart channels a service for entry permits related to residents who stayed outside the UAE for more than six months.
The service was activated as of last Friday, and the Authority explained that this service does not apply to residents who hold golden residence permits, WAM reported.
The Authority the new service was launched with the aim of delighting customers and enabling residents who have valid residence permits and had to stay outside the country for study, work or treatment for a period of more than six months, and then they exhausted the specified period for staying outside the country, which results in the cancellation of residence from a legal perspective.
The Authority explained that the new service allows such residents to activate the residency again and use it to enter the country, subject to the approval of the Authority, noting that this service includes all residencies approved within the system of services provided by the Authority.
The eligible people need to submit a copy of their Emirates ID and a copy of the passport and stating the reason for the delay in entering the country during that period.
