Is there a way to avoid extra scrutiny in India – Dubai flights?

3/26/2015 12:43:16 PM

Yes – stop doing what you’re doing. But I presume that’s not in your options 😉

Sometimes it just happens that your normal activity fits within the bounds of ‘unusual or suspicious activity’ – it happens to be similar to activity that is often indicative of people trying to over stay, work illegally and so on.

Another example, I flew from Bogota, Colombia to the US (Florida) after 3 days in Colombia. On my own. As a male in his 20s. With only a backpack. This has in the past caused suspicion and as a result, I got a LOT of questions that day. They checked everything, finally asking “do you realise why we’re asking you these questions?”. I could guess. It just happened that the innocent end of my backpacking trip in South America was similar to a frequent suspicious pattern.

So yeah, it sucks, but have your papers ready, a smile and hopefully it’ll get you through faster.

3/26/2015 4:23:52 AM

Unfortunately short of getting a permanent resident visa in Dubai (I don’t believe your parents can sponsor you due to your age and gender), you would just have to grin and bear it.

The reality is that there are a lot of companies in the UAE that use its liberal visa policy to get around the employment visa restrictions/quotas. This way they can employ people “under the table”; the only cost is to send them outside to reset their visas every 90 days or whatever is the limit on visit visas.

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