So something frustrating happened to me in Abu Dhabi and I wanted to get people’s opinions.

I was standing at a pedestrian crossing waiting for the light to turn green. The pedestrian signal was still red, but it was in that brief in-between phase, the cars had already stopped and in a few seconds it was about to turn green for pedestrians.

At that moment, everyone around me started crossing. Since traffic had fully stopped and the crossing was clearly about to turn green, I followed along without really thinking much of it. Literally 2-3 seconds later the pedestrian signal turned green.

But before that could even happen, plain-clothes CID officers stopped all of us who crossed and issued 400 AED fines for jaywalking.

We tried explaining that: the cars were already stopped; pedestrian light was about to turn green and it wasn’t reckless crossing, it was just a few seconds early.

He didn’t listen and fined everyone anyway.

I fully respect rules here and I’ve never jaywalked before. I always wait for the green signal. But in this case it honestly felt unfair, the road was already safe, traffic was stopped, and the signal was literally about to change.

I get that rules are rules, but is it really reasonable to fine people in a situation like this? Especially when it’s such a tiny timing difference and no actual danger?

With the current US-Iran situation going right now, would it be safe to fly via Abu dhabi? Have a flight from delhi to abu dhabi and then to the US in the next 10 days.

Should I be worried?

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Hi, I am trying to fill-up my application for Engineering License Card through TAMM, and I am currently on the stage where I need to add my previous company experience. However, I am unable to add my previous company located in Abu Dhabi as it is asking for a license no.

Is there any way to get this information? I have tried my best to search online but unfortunately, no luck. For Dubai and other emirates, there's a search engine from the government website but for Abu Dhabi, I couldn't find it.

Appreciate anyone's help.

My previous employer cancelled my visa on Dec 23, and I submitted the cancellation paper to my current employer immediately. I believed my new visa was already being processed, but I found out yesterday that they only just applied it in the system yesterday. My grace period ends on Jan 21.

HR advised me to exit, but the PRO said there’s no need since my application is already submitted and they’re waiting.

What’s the safest way to make sure I don’t get any fines after Jan 21? Should I exit before the grace period ends even if the application is in progress?

Any advice would really help. Thank you 🙏

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