1. UAE residents traveling to the EU now no longer need visa stamps. Applicants can now apply and receive a Schengen visa digitally.
The European Union (EU) has approved a new strategy to move the physical Schengen visa applications and stickers to a digital system, according to a report by Schengen Visa Info.

2. New UAE visa: Overstaying tourists to face absconding charges, fines, blacklist
Those who overstay visa expiration could further be blacklisted and banned from entering the UAE or any GCC if they do not exit after their visas expire.
Those who overstay their visa expiration could further be blacklisted and banned from entering the UAE or any GCC if they do not exit after their visas expire.

The new rules for visa charges and fines follow sweeping visa changes last week. Moreover, they could face a fine starting at AED5,000. Prices can vary according to the emirate’s jurisdiction.