RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has decided to grant citizenship to scientists, doctors, researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and other highly skilled individuals. This decision is part of a broader effort to attract and support talented people who can contribute to the Kingdom’s development in fields like medicine, science, culture, sports, and technology, all crucial for achieving Vision 2030 […]
Abu Dhabi: As per a directive sent to business owners in the nation, the UAE will remove its visa stamp residency from December 12, 2022. The announcement comes after a declaration earlier this year that the Federal Authority will revoke visa stamp residency stickers attached to citizens’ passports for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Ports Security […]
Expat residents in the UAE soon will no longer require residency visas to be stamped on their passports. It will apply for residency documents issued after April 11. As per a circular issued by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security residents’ Emirates ID would count as their residency. The Emirates ID […]
The United Arab Emirates has approved amendments to the Executive Regulation of the Federal Law concerning Nationality and Passports allowing investors, professionals, special talents, and their families to acquire the Emirati nationality and passport under certain conditions. Categories that can qualify to acquire the Emirati nationality include: investors, doctors, specialists, inventors, scientists, talents, intellectuals, artists, […]
We live in politically volatile times, so it was with a certain amount of circumspect glee that I noted a friend’s social media thread being stitched into a battleground. She — an Indian by birth, an American by naturalisation, and a badge-carrying Democrat — had posted a pro-Joe Biden comment, triggering off a war of […]
