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What is the News?
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt has received his golden visa from the UAE government.
What is a Golden Visa?
- The Golden Visa system was introduced by the United Arab Emirates(UAE) Government in 2019.
- Purpose: The Golden Visa essentially offers long-term residency (5 and 10 years) to people belonging to specific groups.
- The visa enables foreigners to live, work and study in the UAE without the need of a national sponsor. Further, the foreigners can have 100% ownership of their business in the UAE.
- Which are those specific groups? The Visa is offered to the following groups with specific eligible criteria:
- Investors
- Entrepreneurs
- Individuals with outstanding talents like researchers, medical professionals and person within scientific and knowledge fields
- Remarkable students.
Why this move by the UAE Government?
- The move targets wealthy individuals ready to offer the UAE significant investment. In exchange, they get an opportunity to reside within the country.
- It also aims to attract talented professionals from various fields of expertise and further encourage innovation, creativity and applied research. This will add to the appeal of a career in the UAE for the world’s brightest minds.
Significance for India:
- It would attract more Indian professionals and businessmen to the Gulf nation and strengthen the India-UAE Relations.
- It will also facilitate the return of Indians to the UAE to resume work after the relaxation of Covid-19-related restrictions.
Source: Indian Express
