I am a French passport holder.

We would like to inform you that if your inquiry relates to imposing a fine of 7,000 AED for violating your visit visa, and you want to reduce the value of that fine, here are the following information:
You can reduce the fine if you are leaving the UAE, and you can request a 50% reduction in exchange for a ban from entering the UAE for a year. If you want to modify your residency status by converting the visa from a visit visa to work visa, in that case you must pay the full fine, and it will not be reduced. Also, the public administration of residence is the entity to which you can apply for a reduction of the residence fine if there is justification for that.

In order to request a reduction of the residence fine, the General Administration of Residence must be contacted