![Dubai, United Arab Emirates - June 18, 2019: The amnesty visa scheme has worked for a family who lived in the UAE for years without legal visas and Emirates identity cards. Anita Bhatia (L), a single-mum, got a six-month amnesty job seekers visa last year that expired this month and has got a job so her two children can get their paperwork done to legally stay in the country. Anitha has lived in the UAE since 2004 without a visa, her 20-year-old daughter Gunjan Odedra and 13-year-old son (not in pic) will get Emirates id cards for the first time. Tuesday the 18th of June 2019. Holy Trinity Church, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AQ6U3ZD2OXUEFKP5JLGWNDK3KI.jpg?smart=true&auth=994f86c0ea438279e4ea866c62a25391760a8bc9fe9657801a6554c76c9808d7&width=400&height=225)
Anita Bhatia, pictured with daughter Gunjan, can now look forward to a brighter future thanks to the visa amnesty. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Anita Bhatia, pictured with daughter Gunjan, can now look forward to a brighter future thanks to the visa amnesty. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Indian family tell of amnesty 'miracle' offering hope of a better life
Anita Bhatia and her children still struggle to pay college, school fees and grocery bills but have begun a new journey by rectifying their residency
Ramola Talwar Badam
22 June, 2019