Sharjah officials have seized 581 violators of the entry and residency laws in raids over the last month and a half.
From June 1 to July 23, the Sharjah Naturalisation and Residency Department, seized 581 people: 115 from the private sector, 126 housemaids and 142 who entered into the country with visit visas, two who entered with mission visas and 13 who were under sponsorship.
The move is in line with the instructions of the Minister of interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, to combat the problem of visa violators.
Col Dr Abdullah bin Sahoo, the director general of the Sharjah Naturalisation and Residency Department said "the ministry endeavours to ensure security and stability in the line with the security strategy outlined by the ministry of Interior".
Last month, Sharjah officials announced that visa applicants would have to register their addresses as a new strategy to keep track of all visitors. Officials said the emirate would conduct checks to ensure that people were not living in the emirate once their visa expired.
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Five famous companies founded by teens
There are numerous success stories of teen businesses that were created in college dorm rooms and other modest circumstances. Below are some of the most recognisable names in the industry:
- Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg and his friends started Facebook when he was a 19-year-old Harvard undergraduate.
- Dell: When Michael Dell was an undergraduate student at Texas University in 1984, he started upgrading computers for profit. He starting working full-time on his business when he was 19. Eventually, his company became the Dell Computer Corporation and then Dell Inc.
- Subway: Fred DeLuca opened the first Subway restaurant when he was 17. In 1965, Mr DeLuca needed extra money for college, so he decided to open his own business. Peter Buck, a family friend, lent him $1,000 and together, they opened Pete’s Super Submarines. A few years later, the company was rebranded and called Subway.
- Mashable: In 2005, Pete Cashmore created Mashable in Scotland when he was a teenager. The site was then a technology blog. Over the next few decades, Mr Cashmore has turned Mashable into a global media company.
- Oculus VR: Palmer Luckey founded Oculus VR in June 2012, when he was 19. In August that year, Oculus launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised more than $1 million in three days. Facebook bought Oculus for $2 billion two years later.
