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Asians in the UAE scramble to use visa amnesty

Thousands of expatriate workers to regularize status or go home

Little Manila in Dubai serves as a home away from home for Filipino expatriates, many of whom can take advantage of the UAE's visa amnesty. (Photo by Simon Roughneen)
SIMON ROUGHNEEN, Asia regional correspondent | Middle East

DUBAI -- The food stalls ringing the interior of Little Manila in Dubai make for a nostalgic evocation of the real thing -- and serve as a home away from home for some of the estimated 750,000 Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates.

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