DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved law amendments, allowinginvestors, professionals, people with special talents and their families toacquire the Emirati nationality and passport under certain conditions.



The Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid AlMaktoum, announced in his Twitter messages, “We adopted law amendments thatallow granting the UAE citizenship to investors, specialized talents &professionals including scientists, doctors, engineers, artists, authorsand their families. The new directives aim to attract talents thatcontribute to our development journey.”

“The UAE cabinet, local Emiri courts & executive councils will nominatethose eligible for the citizenship under clear criteria set for eachcategory. The law allows receivers of the UAE passport to keep theirexisting citizenship.”

According to Emirates News Agency (WAM), the UAE approved amendments to theExecutive Regulation of the Federal Law concerning Nationality andPassports allowing investors, professionals, special talents and theirfamilies to acquire the Emirati nationality and passport under certainconditions.

The categories that can qualify to acquire the Emirati nationality includeinvestors, doctors, specialists, inventors, scientists, talents,intellectuals, artists and their families (spouse and children), meanwhilethe amendments allow retaining the current nationality.

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Acquiring the Emirati citizenship will be done through nominations fromRulers and Crown Princes Courts, Executive Councils, and the Cabinet basedon federal entities nominations.