Tue 15 November 2022:
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Golden Visa holders can now sponsor their parents for a 10-year resident visa.
The decision is part of the UAE’s golden visa extension scheme, which went into force on October 3.
Previously, they could only bring their parents to the UAE for a year, much like ordinary residency holders.
The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security confirmed the development (ICP).
As per the official website of the UAE government, regular residency visa holders can sponsor their parents if they earn a monthly salary of at least Dirham 20,000 and above.
This salary pre-requisite, too, does not apply to Golden Visa holders.
Hundreds of thousands of golden visas have been issued to eligible residents since they were first introduced.
About UAE golden visa and extension
The golden visa was created by the UAE government in 2019 which allows foreigners to live, work and study in the country without the need for a national sponsor and with 100 percent ownership of their business on UAE mainland.
These visas are issued for a period of 5 or 10 years and are automatically renewed.
The visa is open to investors, entrepreneurs, extraordinary talents and researchers in many disciplines of technology and knowledge, as well as smart students.
Managers, CEOs, and experts in research, engineering, health, education, business management, and technology are now eligible for the golden visa. Furthermore, the process for obtaining long-term residence has been simplified for highly trained and specialised residents, investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, trailblazers, top students and graduates.
On October 3, a new system of residence and visitor visas came into force in the United Arab Emirates. It added new entry and residence permits, simplified existing options, and created new residence paths.
One of the modifications was the Extended Golden Visa Programme, which now allows additional types of individuals to obtain the coveted 10-year visa.
Golden visa holders are exempted from having their residency status affected by more than six months spent outside the UAE. Golden visa holders can sponsor children of any age. In addition, there are no restrictions on the number of support staff they may sponsor.
The standard of minimum monthly wages for long-term stay has been reduced from Dirhams 50,000 to Dirhams 30,000, allowing more qualified professionals to apply. These visas can be obtained by professionals from medical, engineering, information technology, business, administration, education, law, culture and social sectors.
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The UAE’s 10-year golden visa is the most cherished ticket in the regional entertainment industry.
Ever since the government scheme was introduced in 2019 to attract investors, it has been expanded to also acknowledge the cultural contributions made by creatives, including actors, singers and composers, spanning the Arab world and beyond.
From Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to Lebanese pop stars Elissa and Najwa Karam, here are 36 cultural personalities, in no particular order, who have been granted the golden visa.
1. Mohammed Ramadan
2. Shah Rukh Khan
3. Ragheb Alama
4. Izu Ani
5. Elissa
6. Najwa Karam
7. Reif Othman
8. Ola Farahat
9. Mohamed Sami and Mai Omar
10. Marwan Khoury
11. Nadine Nassib Njeim
12. Nelly Karim
13. Kosai Khauli
14. Walid Toufic
15. Sanjay Dutt
16. Annabella Hilal
17. Karen Wazen
18. Latifa El Arfaoui
19. Ali Kanaan
20. Hany Shaker
21. Jessy Abdo
22. Myriam Fares
23. Mohanlal
24. Mammootty
25. Tovino Thomas
26. Suniel Shetty
27. Prithviraj Sukumaran
28. Sonu Nigam
29. Safia Alemary
30. Karim Fahmi
31. Boney Kapoor
32. Imad Benaomar
33. Giorgio Armani
34. Ali Zafar
35. Fakhr-e-Alam
36. Ranveer Singh
SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES
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