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Article: Residence visa seekers to be fingerprinted.
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- Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
- Article date:
- July 23, 2009
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Byline: Samir Salama, Associate Editor
Abu Dhabi: Residency departments across the country will manage a fingerprint
identification system and database for all residents in the country, a senior official said on Wednesday.
"Starting next month, applicants for residence visa will be fingerprinted under a tighter biometric system to provide more secure identification and prevent fraud," Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Minhali, Acting Director-General of the Federal Naturalisation and Residency Department told Gulf News.
He said fresh applicants for residence visas will get their fingerprints taken before the medical check-up to ensure ...