DUBAI: The UAE government on Monday announced that it has decided to extend the validity of the residency and visit visas for the expatriates in the country. According to the government, those visas that have expired after March 1 this year will remain valid till December 2020. was made The visas will be extended till December 2020.

It was the spokesman of the Federal Authority For Identity and Citizenship who announced this decision. It must be noted that the decision by the UAE government has turned out to be a relief for a large number of Malayali NRIs who are stranded in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic,