UAE Widens 'Golden' Visa to Allow 10-year Residency to Some


FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai from Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2019. Picture taken July 17, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed
FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai from Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2019. Picture taken July 17, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed
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UAE Widens 'Golden' Visa to Allow 10-year Residency to Some


FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai from Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2019. Picture taken July 17, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed
FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai from Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2019. Picture taken July 17, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed

The United Arab Emirates has approved granting “golden” visas allowing 10-year residency to certain professionals, specialized degree-holders and others, Dubai’s ruler said on Sunday.

All holders of doctorate degrees, medical doctors and also computer, electronics, programming, electrical and biotechnology engineers are eligible.

Also eligible are those with specialized degrees in artificial intelligence, big data and epidemiology, as well as high school students living in the UAE who rank top in the country and university students with a GPA of 3.8 or higher.
The new Golden Residency categories expand the program to further encourage innovation, creativity and applied research, adding to the appeal of a career in the Emirates for the world’s brightest minds, state news agency WAM reported.



Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack at German Market

21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa
21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack at German Market

21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa
21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

Saudi Arabia condemned the ramming attack at a market in the German city of Magdeburg, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Police arrested a suspect in the attack, which killed at least two people and injured dozens of others on Friday evening.

The ministry expressed its condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims and to the government, wishing those injured a swift recovery.

Saudi Arabia also reiterated its firm stance against all forms of violence.