The Truth About the UAE’s Golden Visa: Not All It’s Cracked Up to Be
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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UAE Makes Sweeping Changes to Visa Rules to Attract Capital, Talent, and Long Term Settlers
Investment-based visas are now valid for 10 years and at much lower minimum investment requirements than in the past.
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Rich Indians Should Flock to Istanbul – Not to Dubai
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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Dubai-Firm Duped Investors With $10,000 “Processing Fee” for Non-Existent UAE Citizenship Program
All together now: “The UAE does not have a citizenship by investment program.”
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UAE’s New Citizenship Law: “Big Questions Unanswered”
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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UAE Announces Merit-Based Naturalization, Also for Investors, But It’s No CIP
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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After Raising AED100 Billion in 1st Year, UAE Extends “Golden Visa” to Doctors, Computer Scientists
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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UAE Issues First Golden Visa to Handpicked Sharjah Businessman
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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Analysis: Is the UAE Passport REALLY the World’s Strongest?
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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UAE Announces Golden Visa for Retirees
In a significant policy shift, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will allow existing foreign residents (above the age of 55)
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UAE Announces 10-year Visas to Investors, 100% Foreign Ownership, Visa-Free Travel to Canada
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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Thirst for Tourists Driving Global Trend of Increasing Travel Freedom
Henley & Partners last week issued a second-quarter update on its Henley Passport Index, showing Japan is now alone at
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Dominica to Get Visa-Free Access to Russia, UAE, Possibly China, Says PM Skerrit
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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Brookes: Stop Measuring a Passport’s Strength by Number of Visa-Free Countries
This article was contributed by Gareth Brookes I was flying back into Dubai the other evening and read an interesting
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Visa-Waiving Goodbye to Travel Restrictions – UAE Scores Visa-Free Travel to China
Over the last decade, no citizenship has improved in quality faster than that of the United Arab Emirates. Yesterday, it
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Visa-Waiver Week Continues: Saint Lucia and Vanuatu Both Sign Agreements With UAE
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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