Q: Nationality: British Born: Sialkot, Pakistan I have now applied for the Golden Visa four times (once from Sharjah and three times from Dubai), but the "committee" rejected my applications despite my meeting all salary and academic requirements. We visited Al Jaffiliya and Awir centers multiple times. They advised me that my applications were always approved by the Golden Visa office and Immigration, but they were rejected by the "committee." There is never any reason mentioned in the system, so immigration assumes it is rejected by the "security department". There is no ban or any bad past immigration history. My name is a common Pakistani name, and it matches a few other people in their system, but they think it has nothing to do with a name mismatch. I am on a valid work visa and my visa gets renewed every 2 years without issue. My family (wife & 3 kids) have also been living here in Dubai with me for the last 8 years. Any idea what could be the issue and how can it be resolved? What should my next steps be? Thanks

Q: Hello, I am filing a change of status for my new working visa after the cancellation of my previous work visa here in Abu Dhabi. While filing and waiting for approval, the system states a "security refused" status. I am wondering why this happened and what I can do to clear it and get approval. Thank you so much, and I look forward to your thoughtful reply!

Q: Dear Sir/Madam, I have recently been rejected for a UAE visa due to "security reasons". I have been working for a company for 5 years. I canceled my visa in November and reapplied a few days ago. I am from India, and the application category is technician, with Sharjah handling the application process.

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