Check out UAE's new visas for Nigerians & everyone! Visa rules will be effective in September

The UAE Cabinet has approved one of the biggest overhauls of the visa residency system in years.

The new model, in some cases, ends the need for arrivals to acquire sponsorship. 

People who enter as visitors will be able to stay for 60 days, rather than 30 days at present. The changes will come into effect by September. Parents can sponsor their male children until the age of 25, up from 18, allowing them to remain in the UAE after school and university. 

This was first set out in September 2021. 

The Golden Visa system will also be expanded, while new entry visas to make it easier for jobseekers, particularly graduates, to visit the country will be available. Skilled professionals on salaries of Dh30,000 ($8,100) a month or more will find it easier to gain an Golden Visa. The UAE Government Media Office announced the changes, approved by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday. 

The announcement is the formal ratification by the Cabinet of a series of recent visa changes, plus new details and decisions, which are known as executive regulations. 

“The new system of entry and residence is aimed at attracting and retaining global talents and skilled workers,” a media office statement said. More flexible visas will boost “competitiveness and flexibility of the job market and foster high sense of stability among UAE residents and families". 

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Culled From National News.