Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum announced on Sunday that the UAE approved a ‘golden’ visa grant that allows 10-year residency for certain professions, including specialized degree holders and others.
On Twitter, the Dubai leader said that the granting of the visa will be for “all PhD holders, all doctors, engineers in the fields of computer engineering, electronics, programming, electricity and biotechnology, surpassing the accredited universities of the country at a rate of 3.8 and above, “as roughly translated.
Calling it a ‘golden residence’, the president added that the visa will also be granted to “holders of degrees specialized in artificial intelligence, big data or epidemiology and viruses …”
In addition, visa opportunities will also be available to “the first high school students in the country with their families,” the leader added.
He also added, “we want those minds and talents to continue with us in the process of development and achievements of the country,” he roughly translated from his Twitter account.
The Gold Card is a long-term residency program announced by the Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai in May 2019. Shortly after its launch, more than 400 investors and entrepreneurs, including some of their families, had already obtained the visa. . and dozens more receive it every day.
The gold card was initially billed as a permanent residence system, but since then the General Directorate of Residence and Immigration Affairs has clarified that, in fact, it is a long-term visa for 10 years that is renewed.
Meanwhile, in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Prime Minister of Dubai has been taking productive steps to ensure a Covid-19 vaccine for citizens. In this search, the ruler of Dubai said that he had received an experimental vaccine against the coronavirus, becoming the last official from the United Arab Emirates to participate in the trials.
“As we receive the Covid-19 vaccine today. We wish everyone good health and safety, and we are proud of our teams who have worked tirelessly to make the vaccine available in the UAE. The future will always be better in the UAE,” Sheikh said . Mohammed captioned a photo of himself he posted on Twitter with his sleeve rolled up, while a healthcare worker in full protective gear administered the injection.
Two vaccines are undergoing third-phase trials in the United Arab Emirates, one produced by Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm and Russia’s Sputnik-V, named after the Soviet-era satellite.
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