Man denies issuing illegal visas, Dubai court hears

The Dubai Criminal Court was told that on September 23 last year and before that date, FB had been receiving between Dh200 and Dh300 for every illegal application that was submitted to him by NK and WA.

DUBAI // A Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department employee has denied taking bribes and approving illegal visa applications.

Dubai Criminal Court heard that on September 23 last year and before that date, 33-year-old Emirati F B received between Dh200 and Dh300 for every illegal application submitted to him by N K, 37, from India, and W A, 40, a Pakistani.

F B was charged with receiving bribes, forging official documents and using these forged documents. The other men were charged with offering bribes and aiding and abetting F B. They denied all of the charges in court.

In a confession, N K said he met F B at the beginning of last year and shortly afterwards they began forging residency visa applications. He said some of the applications lacked tenancy contracts, or the people applying did not have a job that entitled them to visas for family members.

N K and F B were arrested when they met in a cafe and exchanged money for 21 illegal applications. After their arrest, W A was also apprehended.

M M, an employee at the preventive security department at DNRD, testified that they received a tip-off about F B. “After an internal investigation that proved his illegal actions, we confronted him and he confessed,” M M said.

F B was asked to cooperate with officials for the arrests of N K and W A.

The next hearing will be on October 4.