A pair of Filipino volunteers in Dubai expose visa scams targeting desperate compatriots amid ongoing amnesty program of the UAE government
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What is worse these scammer are Filipinos preying on fellow Pinoys who know little about the amnesty program. Chaer said, with the victim’s consent, she shares their contact details with the police. This facilitates the assistance to go after the alleged scammers.Chaer said some of the victims have filed cases against the alleged scammers. Other victims have gone home, but will return here either on visit or employment visas as allowed under the program, to check on the progress of the cases while working or looking for a job, she said.
The amnesty program, which took effect on September 1, 2024, waives all fines and penalties for overstaying in UAE. It also offers two options: leave UAE with a clean immigration record and return to start again, or stay in the country provided employment has been secured. “Not only 10, but countless people who have spent thousands of dirhams. We have faced difficulties guiding some overstayers because, being illegals and knowing little, they were afraid to come out in the open. They would just rather believe others, who sadly give them wrong information,” Chaer said in a mix of English and Filipino.
FILE PHOTO: Cristy Tan-Beja and husband, JR with their children. The couple has helped overstaying Filipinos with the amnesty program.
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