The national campaign, "A nation without illegal expatriates," which aims to track and arrest those illegal residents, will begin Wednesday 29, the Passports Department announced today. The 90-day amnesty period allows violators of residency regulations to voluntarily leave without penalties. According to the amnesty, those who exit during the campaign could return legally as they will not be recorded as a deportee in the fingerprint system. Overstayers on visit visa, Umrah and Haj visas, holders of any other visa type, such as for transit and business, illegal entry, expired iqamas, lack of valid residency papers, and runaways can avail of the amnesty.
