A new provision for Indians planning to enter the United Arab Emirates has been initiated by Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra, an authority that runs under the office of Community Welfare Wing, Indian Embassy – Abu Dhabi & Indian Consulate – Dubai.
Under the new provisions, Indians can check their visa and job offer letters before entering the UAE. To avail the provision one just have to do is send in their documents at the helpline e-mail address and the authority will take it further from there.
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The Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra is an initiative by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Previously the Indian mission in Dubai has warned job seekers to check their visa status with Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra (PBSK) when in doubt.
Jobseekers can also verify the status of their visas on the Amer website https://amer.gdrfad.gov.ae/visa-inquiry or the labor department of the Consulate-General of India in Dubai ahead of their travels, said Consul-General Vipul.
The Indian embassy in the United Arab Emirates had earlier also called on its citizens in the UAE to approach the mission if their salaries are not paid.
“All Indian nationals are hereby informed to report to the Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi? Consulate General of India, Dubai of any instances of delay in payment of salary by the employer in the UAE,” the embassy said in a tweet on May 8.
“It is important that cases of non-payment of salaries be brought to the embassy’s attention promptly by the affected workers. We have seen a number of cases where the complaint was made after six or seven months. This makes it very hard for us as well as UAE authorities to secure the unpaid wages,” Navdeep Singh Suri, Indian ambassador told Khaleej Times.
The envoy said the embassy provides whatsoever assistance is possible as well as free tickets to send the workers home.
“But they are understandably reluctant to go back empty-handed and want to stay on until they can get the wages that are owed to them. Meanwhile, if the company has already closed down, there is nobody that can settle their dues and the crisis can drag on for weeks.”
“We are working with UAE authorities to see if some suitable mechanism can be put in place to address such situations because the workers are not the ones who should have to forego their hard-earned wages,” said the ambassador.
All Indians traveling to the UAE for employment have to register online at the government’s e-Migrate portal, or else will be offloaded. The new rule has been come into effect from January 1, 2019, according to a notice issued by the Ministry of External Affairs in India.
