Jafza launches E-Gate Card Facility.Jafza officially launched its new E-Gate Card issuance facility under its single window services at the Jebel Ali Free Zone Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ) is located in the Jebel Ali area of the emirate of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. It offers an economic zone with lucrative business and tax incentives to corporations. today (Wednesday, June 18, 2008). The Free Zone's first E-gate centre's inauguration ceremony was attended by Salma Hareb, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Jafza and Economic Zones World, Major General Mohammad Al Marri, Director of Dubai Naturalization naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become citizens but may merely acquire a new nationality. and Residency Department (DNRD DNRD Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (United Arab Emirates) ), Fatma Salem, Executive Vice President, Operations, among other Jafza and DNRD officials. Jafza has partnered with Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department, who in association with the Department of Civil Aviation will prepare and issue E-Gate cards to Jafza tenants from its Jafza Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. Service Centre on the spot after completion of necessary formalities. The E-Gate Card is valid for immigration clearance at all the international airports in the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. . Applicants can be either UAE citizens or expatriates holding valid residence visas. Salma Hareb stated: "As a customer-centric business model, Jafza continually interacts with its business community and is constantly exploring ways to enhance and increase the range of services and facilities offered to them. The E-gate cards will facilitate our clients' speedy immigration clearance saving them certain travel-related hassles. By partnering with the Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department, we have brought the E-gate card, an increasingly important requirement for frequent Jafza travelers, literally to their doorstep." Al Marri stated: "DNRD plays a fundamental and strategic role in sustaining security and safety in the country and we are constantly looking to improve and extend our current offerings. The E-Gate card has proved to be very popular with Dubai travelers, since its inception. In view of the fact that a large portion of Dubai's workforce is placed within the Jebel Ali Free Zone it is a natural step for us to set up an E-gate card issuance facility for the convenience and ease of Jafza-based travelers. We are pleased to partner with Jafza to offer their customers this value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. that will be of great benefit to all tenants." The E-Gate Card will allow travelers to bypass long queues at the airport's immigration check by swiping their cards. This facility also does not require travelers to get their passports stamped when exiting or entering the country. The e-gate card helps passengers complete passport control passport control n → control m de pasaporte passport control passport n → contrôle m des passeports passport control within a few seconds, using an electronically operated fingerprint identification system. Jafza currently has over 6,000 companies operating within the zone, and one in seven people working in Dubai works within the Jebel Ali Free Zone. [c] 2008 Al Bawaba (www.albawaba.com) |
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