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Saif bin Zayed Issues Decree Amending Rules and Regulations of Entry of Foreigners
Lt. General H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, issued Ministerial Decree No. 569 of 2016 amending rules and regulations for foreigners entering the UAE. Under the decree, which was already published in the most recent issue of the Official Gazette, seamen are now allowed entry to the UAE with a “seaman permit”. Seafarers must show their permits upon arrival to the UAE.