To attract investors, entrepreneurs and skilled workers

The updated visa system will enter into force next September

The new executive regulations included a new generation of residency with great benefits.

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The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security announced that the executive regulations of the Federal Decree-Law regarding the entry and residence of foreigners in the United Arab Emirates will enter into official implementation next September.

The Cabinet, headed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the new executive regulations, which included new rules and controls to simplify and facilitate entry and residence procedures in the country for foreigners and those wishing to work, invest and live.

The head of the authority, Ali Muhammad Al Shamsi, said that the regulatory treatment for the entry and residence of foreigners in the country meets the requirements of the next stage, and expresses the institutional commitment to the 50 principles of the UAE.

The regulation included conditions, controls and procedures that establish proactive services in the spirit and thought of the 50's, meet the future needs of all categories of foreigners and residents, and make the UAE an oasis for living, work, innovation and investment.

He pointed out that the new rules and procedures for the entry and residence of foreigners in the country contribute to supporting the process of sustainable development and the policy of economic diversification, by attracting skilled workers, scientific competencies, experienced people, creative people and skilled specialists in all fields of work, which leads to raising the level of productivity and enhancing the competitiveness of the economy. Enable it to lead, face global challenges, and double economic growth rates.

Al Shamsi pointed out that the new executive regulation for the entry and residence of foreigners in the country is characterized by the multiplicity of types of residency, and the addition of new types of them, to suit all categories of investors, entrepreneurs, talented scientists, specialists, early students, graduates, pioneers of humanitarian work, the first line of defense and skilled workers in all fields, in addition to To reduce burdens, simplify procedures, add new benefits for residency holders, and separate residency and employer, thus contributing to improving the quality of life and making the experience of living, working and investing in the UAE an enjoyable and happy one.

The new executive regulation for the entry and residence of foreigners included an integrated system and a new generation of residency with great advantages and facilities, aimed at attracting investors, entrepreneurs, high-level skilled labor and self-employment, the most prominent of which is the green residency granted for a period of five years, subject to renewal, and includes greater advantages for the recruitment of family members residing in The state, and flexible grace periods of up to six months after expiry or cancellation of residence.

The green residency includes three types of categories or residencies, which are the green residency for the skilled worker, the green residency for self-employment, and the green residency for the investor or partner in a commercial activity, without a guarantor, for a period of five years, subject to renewal, to replace the investor’s previous residency, and its duration is two years, and with conditions Simpler and more advantages.

Al Shamsi affirmed the Cabinet’s keenness to enhance the values ​​and principles of family stability for foreigners with different types of residency, which reflects the humanitarian values ​​and principles instilled by the founding fathers and upon which the State of the Union was based. Family members such as husband and children easily.

It also raised the age of children to be granted residency up to 25 years, after it was only 18 years, in addition to granting residency permits to unmarried girls and children of people of determination, regardless of age, and allowing those holders of green residency to bring in first-degree relatives.

The new executive regulation for the entry and residence of foreigners includes an updated system for entry visas, which provides new and multiple purposes and options for those wishing to visit the country with flexible, extendable visit periods of up to one year, and without the requirement of a guarantor or host in the country, with the aim of facilitating procedures and requirements.

It also introduced a visa to explore job opportunities, and another to explore investment and business opportunities to attract investors without a guarantor or host inside the country.

The golden residency included new advantages, the most important of which was the abolition of the requirement not to be absent from the state to retain the golden residency, the abolition of the maximum number of support service workers that could be brought in, and benefits for family members that allow them to remain in the state for the duration of their residency, in the event of the death of the breadwinner who obtained the golden residency, In addition to diversifying the categories of golden residency, to include scholars, specialists, and brilliant talents.

The new regulation for the entry and residence of foreigners in the country aims to support the real estate sector, develop its contribution to the gross domestic product, and double real estate investment in the country, by granting new benefits for golden residency to investors in the real estate sector, enabling the investor to obtain the golden residency when buying property with a loan from One of the approved local banks, or when buying one or more properties on the map with a value of no less than two million dirhams from approved local companies.

The new regulation also included flexible and simplified procedures for granting residency to the category of entrepreneurship, early students and graduates, to give a better opportunity for residence and work.

He pointed out that the authority will implement an integrated plan to educate customers about the new conditions and controls for entry and residence visas for foreigners during the coming period.

It will also respond to inquiries received through the approved communication channels for all audiences, and through customer happiness centers, to help customers take full advantage of the new system, and achieve the desired national, economic and social goals.

• The new executive regulation for the entry and residence of foreigners in the country was characterized by the multiplicity of types of residence, and the addition of new types of them.

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