Dubai has come forth in support of individuals who lost jobs during the ongoing global pandemic crisis.
The Director of General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs in Dubai, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Al Marri, said “If people who lost their jobs found a new job, then we will support them by changing their residency with the new sponsor, or keeping the residency they already have till the end of 2020.”
“We are working to facilitate changing the residency with new sponsors for resident inside Dubai or when a person change his job from another emirate to a company or institute inside Dubai.” Al Marri said.

This was mentioned during a remote press conference held by Maj. Gen. Mohammad Al Marri and Dr. Amer Al Sharif, Head of Covid-19, Command and Control Centre, to discuss Dubai’s 24-hour procedures of the sterilization programme.
As for those wishing to return to home countries, Dubai is working closely with concerned authorities to facilitate their return to home countries. The Dubai Health Authority is conducting tests for people leaving the country at the airports, Al Marri added.