ICA approval not needed: How UAE residents can now return

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August 12, 2020

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Dubai, Aug 12: Returning UAE residents are being advised to update their personal details on the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) website in order to facilitate smooth travel back into the country.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) on Wednesday asked returning residents to visit uaeentry.ica.gov.ae and input their details - such as Emirates ID number, passport number, passport type and nationality - in order to verify the validity of their data and travel documents.

However, it also noted that the procedure for updating travellers' data is optional - and for those who wish to ensure that it is connected to the approval permit that was previously granted.

The welcome announcement heralds the second phase of the 'Residents Return Programme', through which residents will no longer require an entry permit. Instead, they will automatically be granted pre-approval without the need to submit an application.

Returning UAE residents are being advised to update their personal details on the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) website in order to facilitate smooth travel back into the country.

The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) on Wednesday asked returning residents to visit uaeentry.ica.gov.ae and input their details - such as Emirates ID number, passport number, passport type and nationality - in order to verify the validity of their data and travel documents.

However, it also noted that the procedure for updating travellers' data is optional - and for those who wish to ensure that it is connected to the approval permit that was previously granted.

Expatriate residents stranded abroad will no longer need entry permits issued by the ICA to enter the UAE.

As reported by Khaleej Times, starting today (August 12), expatriate residents stranded abroad will no longer need entry permits issued by the ICA to enter the UAE.

The welcome announcement heralds the second phase of the 'Residents Return Programme', through which residents will no longer require an entry permit. Instead, they will automatically be granted pre-approval without the need to submit an application.

Returning residents will still need to submit a negative Covid-19 test certificate from accredited facilities that is no more than 96 hours old to air carriers in order to travel.

All precautionary and preventive measures will also need to be followed, including adherence to approved quarantine periods as well as downloading the Al Hosn app to ensure public safety.

Returning residents will still need to submit a negative Covid-19 test certificate from accredited facilities that is no more than 96 hours old to air carriers in order to travel.

All precautionary and preventive measures will also need to be followed, including adherence to approved quarantine periods as well as downloading the Al Hosn app to ensure public safety.

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Fayez ullah
 - 
Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Emirate id 784-1985-3961037-2
Passport- BQ0317566
Please give me access to enter in UAE
I completed 2 vaccine in UAE already by abudhabi tadweer
I have family and i don't have money and job

mary antonette…
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Sunday, 16 May 2021

hi i have a valid visa also from abu dhabi..i go vacation for 4 months and this is tha first time for 5 years that i see my family back home and its break my heart to go home because my father died..staying in the philippines is very difficult because i didnt get any paid for this vacation and i need to barrow money for everything now i want to go back in abu dhabi so that i can pay for all my credit but my ica approval is getting a red signal i hope somebody can help me through this situation that im facing now and i am the only one who is working for my mother and my children here in the philippines..allah kareem..and eid mubarak to everyone..🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

ASHICK UMMER
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Thursday, 22 Apr 2021

I have been in UAE-Abu Dhabi from Jan 23rd 2021. Why my ICA still remains in red ? How to get green in ICA?

Do you know of any one who has travelled to Sharjah but having ICA red status ? This was possible before 31st March. Can you please confirm this is still an option and airlines are allowing.

Rashi20
 - 
Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021

Has anyone with abu dhabi residence visa and having ICA status red travelled to Sharjah from India recently (in April 2021) ? Please share your experience. Did you face any problem ?

shaikh
 - 
Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021

No Need Green Signal Simply Travel Sharjah and Enter the Country

MARIENEL CRIST…
 - 
Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021

Passport # P8938055A
Emirates ID # 784-1969-3574757-0
Nationality - Filipino
I am desperately asking for your assistance for an update on my ICA status which has red signal until now.The delay might cost me loosing my job as I am already on unpaid annual leave. I am a health care worker in Burjeel Hospital,AUH,UAE. I already exhausted other means bit still to no avail. Ty

Satyadev
 - 
Sunday, 11 Apr 2021

Please approve 784197251321747

Sakkir
 - 
Sunday, 11 Apr 2021

Sir I don't get ica approbal..shown try after 60 days..I want to come UAE emergency..what I do sir..

Ruby Gonzales
 - 
Friday, 9 Apr 2021

Almost AUH visa which is outside UAE is getting red note. I am seeking your help that hopefully ICA updates their system. It is very hard for us, we are working in UAE but due to this red note our opportunity to come back to UAE is on hold. Thank you and looking for your kind consideration. We are following all healthy precautions and also we are vaccinated bebefore we take our vacation. Thank you.

Muhammed yaseen
 - 
Friday, 9 Apr 2021

Sir I'm yaseen my visa abu dhabi ica msg showing red plz help me for green signals

Mohamed AZARUDEEN
 - 
Thursday, 8 Apr 2021

Dear sir
My Ica Approval is red signal please help me
My I'd 78419998520755
Passport T744572
Please help me sir

Sabin ratna shakya
 - 
Wednesday, 7 Apr 2021

I have abu dhabi visa now my ica approval letter is showing red. Can i land om sharjha airport without green sign on ica approval?

Mathew
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Saturday, 3 Apr 2021

I have Alain visa and getting ICA approval red,is it possible to land in Sharjah Airport

RATHEESH KUMAR
 - 
Thursday, 25 Mar 2021

Dear Sir,
I am ratheesh kumar, My Visa is Abudhabi i need ICA approval i also trying but it's showing red.
Please help me i am in india
My id no is .....784198710210356
Passport no is.....S6679324

Muhammad Hanif
 - 
Monday, 8 Mar 2021

Sir I am the resident of Abu Dhabi my company Dana wants my service my visa is valid my holidays becomes end my emeriates ID no is 784197528438396 and my passport no is AT6784843. I hv red signal last three months plz plz sir I need green signal to enter Abu Dhabi.thanx

Muhammad Hanif
 - 
Sunday, 7 Mar 2021

My emeriates ID no is 784197528430396 and my passport no is AT6784843 plz sir I need green signal because my holidays comes end plz sir

Muhammad Hanif
 - 
Sunday, 7 Mar 2021

Sir I am working Dana company Abu Dhabi. My holidays period comes to be end when I check ICA then my signal will be red plz sir I need green signal because my company need me and my visa comes to be end. Thanx plz I need green signal.

Shailesh Thako…
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Monday, 1 Mar 2021

My Passport number is P7160290 and Emirates ID number is 784197962837130. I am working in NPCC MUSSAFAH PO 2058 and my ticket is on 15th March Etihad Airways at night 2:50 am. Hope I get green signal to come back to UAE.

Hari krishna thapa
 - 
Monday, 22 Feb 2021

Now i m red signal i need green signal dearsir

Hari krishna thapa
 - 
Monday, 22 Feb 2021

Ica approval red now , dear sir i need green after i wii go to home

Amrinder singh
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Sunday, 7 Feb 2021

Dear sir my name is amrinder singh. I have abudhabi it will expire on 21-10-2022 . I came back due to some family problem it was on emergency leave. I want to go back abudhabi. But status is showing red so please sir help me to do green signal. My emirate id no 784198219587585 and my passport no M1025972 please give me freenbsignal

Mohd Raafe
 - 
Saturday, 6 Feb 2021

Hai sir I am Mohd Raafe I want go back Abu Dhabi watinge green signal my ide no 784199557485796 and my passport no M0384914 I am form Indian

Amarjit Singh …
 - 
Thursday, 4 Feb 2021

Dear sir ,
My name is Amarjit Singh from Punjab India,now iam india vacation (25/11/2020) coming.sir my Visa issued in Abu Dhabi UAE sir iam coming back Abu Dhabi my ICA status Red position,i request your to kindly make it from Red to green position my ID number 784198753924160
My passport number k1455893 india
My date of birth. 16/02/1987
Thanks sir,

DHANISH K DAULSON
 - 
Wednesday, 3 Feb 2021

Dear Sir, I’m having AUH visa and not getting green signal in uae entry site my eia number is 784198692614740 Passport number N2959014 Nationality INDIAN

Kayad husen
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2021

My name is kayad husen...I m working in abudhabi as a receptionist. I came in indian 1st of september but I cannot go back abudhabi please give me green signal.
Emirates I'd-784198914610468
Please do something for me..

Kayad husen
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2021

I came in india 1st of September..but I can't go back abudhabi coz of ica approval.I need ica approval please help me.
Emirates I'd-784198914610468

Raquel
 - 
Monday, 1 Feb 2021

Good Day, I'm trying to get an ICA approval since october 2020 but still i get rejected. I come to my country for emergency leave wherein my mother need an operation and soon passed away. My visa is Abu Dhabi issue. I greatly appreciated your help

william dcunha
 - 
Saturday, 23 Jan 2021

sir I came on vacation for 18 days now my ICA shows red i need to go back as my reliever can't work more than 28 days as this is oilfield rule where I work please suggest proper reason why my ICA is red my visa is active .

Ghanshyam patel
 - 
Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021

My UAE ID no is 784197837536966
Sir I need green signal

nisar Muhammad
 - 
Friday, 15 Jan 2021

dear sir I came on vacation on 25 Nov 2020.now i want to go back abu Dhabi. but ica signel show the red.my visa is active.so plz help me on this issue.

Omkar katuru
 - 
Monday, 11 Jan 2021

Sir I am waiting for long time iCA approval not green single plzz I will come return in Abu Dhabi
My id number-784198657907196
My passport number-S0807624
Plzzz request sir ica green single....

Hello,
My uncle wants to go back to abu dhabi.. but ica is red
Without ica he can travell..?
You got green signal??

Selvakumar
 - 
Saturday, 9 Jan 2021

I have Abudhabi Visa. I came to india on 21st September, 2019. I am trying to get the ICA approval from October. But I couldn't get the green signal. What I have to do for my travelling back to Abudhabi from India. Kindly help me with the proper instructions.

dharmender singh
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2021

sir how to get green signal its alredy long time its showing me red signal so please tell me how i can get green signal thankyou

Mahesh
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jan 2021

I'm 2 month apply ica approval but ica approval 60 nut response pizza hep

Ummer farooq
 - 
Tuesday, 5 Jan 2021

Hi sir /madam Iam ummer Farook Ihave AbuDhabi visa valid I want to come back alain but now I can't to come back when I check ICA approval showing red signal please I need green signal I hoping your help me my ID no 784198842074696 passport no s6676421

Vincent Franci…
 - 
Monday, 4 Jan 2021

My ID#784196162038390
Passport number j6499994
Anything else is required pls confirm if it is okay
Thank you

Vincent Franci…
 - 
Monday, 4 Jan 2021

How can I get the approval even after I registered my ID PASSPORT NATIONALITY AND TYPE OF VISA

IGMATH BASHA
 - 
Sunday, 3 Jan 2021

I am Abudhabi visa holder. I am trying from October to still now day not getting ICA approval green signal. Kindly do the needful. My EID number 784198958042610 Passport number K3185626 Nationality Indian.

Shreejesh
 - 
Wednesday, 30 Dec 2020

Due to mother health issues I came to India, unfortunately last two months I am not getting green message. I don't know really what to do?
Please help me if any one can help me.
My ID number: 784198076216831, Passport no: J6998817

manjunathan
 - 
Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020

I m Manjunathan, due to my mother's health i came in india now i want to rejoin my job and my company also pressure me to come there so kindly help me for green signal. ID 784199610280200 & Passport :- P6685471

Vincent Franci…
 - 
Monday, 28 Dec 2020

I had come on August 10th and tried to get green signal but so it is red how
Long should I wait to get green signal my ID #784196162038390 and my passport number I J6499994

Nidheesh
 - 
Monday, 28 Dec 2020

I need to get green signal for return

Sunil Kumar Ku…
 - 
Sunday, 27 Dec 2020

I need ica green approval. I come India at 17 October. Last 2 manths I tread to get ica approved. Kindly green massage. To me emirates I'd 784199610402929. Passport number. M7165949.
Please cheak at give me green approval. Please please sir.

Pratap Singh
 - 
Sunday, 27 Dec 2020

Hi sir
I long time trying ica apruval but not showing green maseg please help me
My ID 784197261406082
My p.p m0711212 plz

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June 3,2024

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A Palestinian official in the Gaza Strip says the Israeli occupation forces have destroyed a total of 50,000 housing units during their nearly-eight-month war of aggression in the northern part of the territory.

The figure was given by the chairman of the Emergency Committee for Northern Gaza Municipalities, during a press conference on Sunday.

“Some 50,000 housing units have been destroyed, and sewage networks and roads have been bulldozed in most municipalities of northern Gaza,” the official, whose name was not given by Palestinian media outlets, said.

The official noted that “35 water wells, schools, and UNRWA facilities have been destroyed, and an imminent famine is threatening northern Gaza.”

The official also declared “Jabalia [refugee camp] and Beit Hanoun [both in northern Gaza] as disaster areas due to the indescribable destruction” caused by Israel’s genocidal war.

The Palestinian official’s warning came a day after the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said in a post on X social media platform that as a result of the Israeli aggression, “Gaza has been reduced to rubble and Palestinian families have to survive in inhumane conditions with scarce water, food and supplies.”

UNRWA’s Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini has also described the destruction caused by Israeli forces in Jabalia refugee camp as “horrific,” adding that “thousands of displaced people have no choice but to live amid the rubble and in destroyed UNRWA facilities.”

It was about a month ago that a UN official said the destruction caused by Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip is unseen since the Second World War, estimating that the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory could take 80 years and cost up to $40 billion.

Abdallah al-Dardari, UN assistant secretary-general and director of the UN Development Program's regional office for the Arab states, added that the Israeli aggression has completely or partially destroyed 72 percent of all residential buildings in Gaza.

According to Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, the regime’s genocide has so far claimed the lives of 36,439 civilians, mostly women and children, while leaving 82,627 others injured.

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June 12,2024

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At least 30 workers were among dozens killed in a massive fire that broke out in a building housing workers in the city of Mangaf in southern Kuwait early Wednesday. According to the Health Ministry, the blaze also injured nearly 50 workers.

In a post on X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered condolences to the families of those killed in the fire. "The fire mishap in Kuwait City is saddening. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their near and dear ones. I pray that the injured recover at the earliest. The Indian Embassy in Kuwait is closely monitoring the situation and working with the authorities there to assist the affected," he said.

Condoling the deaths, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he was "deeply shocked" and that the Indian ambassador had gone to the camp.

"Deeply shocked by the news of the fire incident in Kuwait City. There are reportedly over 40 deaths and over 50 have been hospitalised. Our Ambassador has gone to the camp. We are awaiting further information," he said in a post on X.

Jaishankar further expressed condolences to the victims' families and wished the injured people early and full recovery.

Meanwhile, the Indian ambassador in Kuwait Adarsh Swaika met a number of injured workers and assured them of full assistance from the Embassy, the Indian embassy in Kuwait posted on X.

The Indian embassy has also put out an emergency helpline number and has people to connect over the helpline for updates.

"In connection with the tragic fire accident involving Indian workers today, Embassy has put in place an emergency helpline number: +965-65505246. All concerned are requested to connect over this helpline for updates. Embassy remains committed to render all possible assistance," the Indian embassy in Kuwait posted on X.

Action against owner

The building, which accommodates over 195 labourers from the nearby commercial area, housed people from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and North India. The building belongs to NBTC group owned by Malayali businessman KG Abraham. Employees at NBTC's supermarket also lived in the building.

Kuwait Deputy Prime Minister Fahad Yusuf Al-Sabah visited the site and ordered a police inquiry in the matter. He has instructed the police to detain the owner of the building, its janitor, and the employer of the workers living there until the conclusion of the criminal investigation into the fire. 

He has also directed the Kuwait Municipality and the Public Authority for Manpower to take immediate action to address similar violations, where a large number of workers are crowded into residential buildings. 

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June 16,2024

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Masses of pilgrims on Sunday, May 16, embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia. The ritual marks the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid Al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world.

The stoning is among the final rites of the Hajj, which is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It came a day after more than 1.8 million pilgrims congregated on a sacred hill in Mount Ararat outside the holy city of Makkah, which Muslim pilgrims visit to perform the annual five-day rituals of Hajj.

The pilgrims left Mount Arafat on Saturday evening to spend their night in a nearby site known as Muzdalifa, where they collected pebbles they have used in the symbolic stoning of pillars representing the devil.

The pillars are in another sacred place in Makkah, called Mina, where Muslims believe Ibrahim’s faith was tested when God commanded him to sacrifice his only son Ismail. Ibrahim was prepared to submit to the command, but then God stayed his hand, sparing his son. In the Christian and Jewish version of the story, Abraham is ordered to kill his other son, Isaac.

Pilgrims will spend the next three days in Mina, where they walk long distances on pedestrian-only streets toward a multi-story complex housing large pillars. There, they cast seven pebbles each at three pillars in a ritual meant to symbolize the casting away of evil and sin.

While in Mina, they will visit Makkah to perform “tawaf,” circumambulation, which is circling the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque counterclockwise seven times. They will make another circumambulation, known as Farewell Tawaf, at the end of Hajj and as they prepare to leave the holy city.

The rites coincide with the four-day Eid Al-Adha, which means “Feast of Sacrifice,” when Muslims with the financial means commentate Ibrahim’s test of faith through slaughtering livestock and animals and distributing the meat to the poor.

Once the Hajj is over, men are expected to shave their heads and remove the shroud-like white garments worn during the pilgrimage, and women to snip a lock of hair in a sign of renewal and rebirth.

Most of the pilgrims then leave Makkah for the city of Madinah, about 340 kilometers away, to pray in Prophet Muhammad’s tomb, the Sacred Chamber. The tomb is part of the prophet’s mosque, which is one of the three holiest sites in Islam, along with the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

All Muslims are required to make the Hajj once in their lives if they are physically and financially able to do so. Many wealthy Muslims make the pilgrimage more than once. The rituals largely commemorate the accounts of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Prophet Ismail, Ismail’s mother Hajjar and Prophet Muhammad, according to the Qur’an, Islam’s holy book.

More than 1.83 million Muslims performed Hajj in 2024, Saudi Hajj and Umrah Minister Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah said in a briefing, slightly less than last year’s figures when 1.84 million made the rituals.

Most of the Hajj rituals are held outdoors with little if any shade. It is set for the second week of Dhu Al-Hijjah, the last month in the Islamic lunar calendar, so its time of the year varies. And this year the pilgrimage fell in the burning summer of Saudi Arabia. The heat soared to 47 degrees Celsius (116.6 F) at Mount Arafat on Saturday.

This year’s Hajj came against the backdrop of the devastating Israel-Hamas war, which has pushed the Middle East to the brink of a regional conflict.

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