As reported by Travel.ru, these sanctions are only a small part of what the UAE Ministry of Interior has in store for combating visa manipulation. In addition, depending on the court's decision, violators may be sentenced to a fine of 100,000 dirhams ($27.322) and imprisonment.
As reported by IS 'Russian Emirates', under the new visa policy of the UAE, the sponsor is required to pay a refundable deposit of one thousand dirhams ($273) for each guest or tourist entering the country. This, according to authorities, will contribute to greater reliability of visa applications.
"Since the introduction of our new visa rules, there has been a significant decline in applications for tourist and visit visas across the country," said Nasser Al-Awadi Al-Menhali, Director of the Naturalization and Residence Office at the UAE Ministry of Interior. "This shows that sponsors have become more cautious and now think about whom they are inviting to the country and for what purpose. In the past, unscrupulous sponsors neglected visa rules and engaged in illegal visa trading, selling them to those who were trying to find work in the UAE. Often, advertisements offering visit visas to the UAE for exorbitant sums could be found on the Internet. With the introduction of new rules, we have blocked the activities of such companies and agencies."