Good news for millions of Indians, foreigners will also get citizenship in the UAE

Riyadh, 31 January 2021, Sunday

The good news for millions of Indians working in the UAE is that the UAE government has decided to radically change its visa policy to grant citizenship to foreign nationals as well.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai and the country's PM, has announced that artists, writers, doctors, engineers and scientists, as well as their families, will be able to apply for UAE citizenship. Will be able to.

However, the government has not yet clarified whether foreigners acquiring citizenship will have the same rights as native citizens. Until now, the UAE has not granted citizenship to foreign nationals, only work permits.

However, the UAE has now signaled a drastic change in its policy, which will create an opportunity for many Indians to acquire UAE citizenship.