Consider Expired IDs As Valid For Transactions, Banks Told

Consider Expired IDs As Valid For Transactions, Banks Told

Central Bank of The UAE has sent out instructions to all banks in the country to take into consideration expatriate's visas and Emirates IDs with expiry dates between March 1 and December 31, 2021, as valid proof for bank transactions.. The banks have also received instructions that entry permits issued to ex-pats in the UAE from March 1 - December 31, 2020, should be considered as valid.. Last week, the UAE government had announced that all visas, entry permits and Emirates IDs that expired after March 1, 2020, would remain valid until the end of 2020.. Earlier yesterday, the government announced a full recovery of 74 coronavirus patients after receiving the necessary healthcare, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,360.. As many as 25,795 additional tests were conducted across various emirates, which led to the identification of 484 new cases among various nationalities, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 7,265.. More than 44% of our readers fall in the Owner/Partner category and C-Suite segment..