UAE plans to grant citizenship to Nigeria investors and other professionals in order to give expatriates a bigger stake in the economy.
Truetells Nigeria reports that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the adoption of amendments that would allow the Gulf state to offer citizenship to a select group of foreigners.
In a policy that is the first among the Gulf Arab nations, it plans to grant citizenship to investors and other professionals including scientists, doctors and their families, in order to formalize a process aimed at giving expatriates a bigger stake in the economy.
This disclosure was made by Dubai’s ruler and UAE Vice President, Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in a series of tweet posts on his official Twitter handle on Saturday, January 30, 2021.
According to details of the policy which was published on state news agency (WAM), the major policy shift is aimed at attracting talent to the UAE in a way that will boost growth.
Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his tweet posts, said, “We adopted law amendments that allow granting the UAE citizenship to investors, specialized talents & professionals including scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, authors and their families. The new directives aim to attract talents that contribute to our development journey.
“The UAE cabinet, local Emir courts and executive councils will nominate those eligible for the citizenship under clear criteria set for each category. The law allows receivers of the UAE passport to keep their existing citizenship.”
It was however unclear if the new passport holders would benefit from the public welfare system.
In a statement on UAE’s news agency website, the conditions that must be met to secure the citizenship include:
The citizenship can be withdrawn upon breach of the conditions, the statement said.
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