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MENA Opinion 

The Truth About the UAE’s Golden Visa: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Saahil Menon club, golden visa, mena, opinion, saahil menon, UAE

Saahil Menon points out that the program is no path to permanent settlement in the UAE, and questions if settlement there is even desirable.

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MENA Policy Updates 

UAE Makes Sweeping Changes to Visa Rules to Attract Capital, Talent, and Long Term Settlers

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 David Bonellie bayat group, club, golden visa, mary tadrous, mena, policy updates, residence by investment, UAE

Investment-based visas are now valid for 10 years and at much lower minimum investment requirements than in the past.

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Opinion 

Rich Indians Should Flock to Istanbul – Not to Dubai

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Saahil Menon club, india, istanbul, opinion, saahil menon, turkey, turkey cip, UAE

Saahil Menon, himself an Indian, argues that HNWI from the subcontinent have more reason than ever to leave home. But not for Dubai.

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MENA Vice 

Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim citizenship by investment, club, mena, UAE, vice

All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”

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Editor's Picks Industry Trends MENA 

UAE’s New Citizenship Law: “Big Questions Unanswered”

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim club, dubai, henley and partners, latitude, mena, mimoun assraoui, philippe amarante, policy, rif, UAE

The UAE says it will naturalize investors. Industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the new law, and ready to assist in making it a program.

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Analysis Editor's Picks MENA Policy Updates 

UAE Announces Merit-Based Naturalization, Also for Investors, But It’s No CIP

January 31, 2021February 3, 2021 Christian Henrik Nesheim cbi, cip, citizenship by investment, club, exception, policy updates, UAE

The UAE will begin granting citizenship to investors and specialists. As constituted so far, however, the policy does not amount to a CIP.

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MENA Policy Updates 

After Raising AED100 Billion in 1st Year, UAE Extends “Golden Visa” to Doctors, Computer Scientists

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Christian Henrik Nesheim dubai, golden visa, policy updates, residence by investment, UAE

The UAE government is extending the welcome under the golden visa to all doctors and a wide range of engineers and scientists.

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MENA 

UAE Issues First Golden Visa to Handpicked Sharjah Businessman

July 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Christian Henrik Nesheim golden visa, mena, residence by investment, sharjah, UAE

Samuel thanked the Sharjah Directorate of Residency for “their initiative to contact him and introduce him to the golden visa system.”

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Editor's Picks MENA 

Analysis: Is the UAE Passport REALLY the World’s Strongest?

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim analysis, arton capital, passport index, passport ranking, UAE

After we last week reported on the Arton Capital Passport Index’ ranking of the UAE-passport as the world’s strongest, a

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MENA Policy Updates 

UAE Announces Golden Visa for Retirees

September 18, 2018October 10, 2018 Ahmed Khalil dubai, golden visa, policy update, residence by investment, retirees, UAE

In a significant policy shift, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will allow existing foreign residents (above the age of 55)

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Editor's Picks MENA Policy Updates 

UAE Announces 10-year Visas to Investors, 100% Foreign Ownership, Visa-Free Travel to Canada

May 29, 2018July 27, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim dubai, foreign ownership, golden visa, investment migration, investor visa, policy, UAE, visa

The United Arab Emirates have announced sweeping regulatory changes to its investment and immigration laws. Key amendments include 10-year visas

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Editor's Picks Popular Press release 

Thirst for Tourists Driving Global Trend of Increasing Travel Freedom

May 25, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim henley and partners, japan, passport index, press release, qatar, ranking, UAE

Henley & Partners last week issued a second-quarter update on its Henley Passport Index, showing Japan is now alone at

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Caribbean Editor's Picks 

Dominica to Get Visa-Free Access to Russia, UAE, Possibly China, Says PM Skerrit

May 23, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim china, dominica, dubai, russia, skerrit, UAE, visa waiver, visa-free

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica says his country is in the final stages of clinching a visa-waiver agreement with

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Editor's Picks Opinion 

Brookes: Stop Measuring a Passport’s Strength by Number of Visa-Free Countries

April 11, 2018June 15, 2020 Gareth Brookes brookes, cip, citizenship by investment, club, passport, passport index, ranking, UAE, uk, united arab emirates, united kingdom

This article was contributed by Gareth Brookes I was flying back into Dubai the other evening and read an interesting

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China Editor's Picks Policy Updates 

Visa-Waiving Goodbye to Travel Restrictions – UAE Scores Visa-Free Travel to China

January 17, 2018 Christian Henrik Nesheim china, emirates, emirati, passport, UAE, visa-free

Over the last decade, no citizenship has improved in quality faster than that of the United Arab Emirates. Yesterday, it

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Asia-Pacific Caribbean Editor's Picks Policy Updates Press release 

Visa-Waiver Week Continues: Saint Lucia and Vanuatu Both Sign Agreements With UAE

September 28, 2017 Christian Henrik Nesheim saint lucia, UAE, vanuatu, visa-free

The latest in a flurry of visa-free dealmaking activity resulting from the United Nations General Assembly this week, both Saint

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