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UAE offers citizenship, Golden Visa to attract the

best talent, says top official

The UAE has introduced several long-term residency initiatives such as 10-year visas, and 5-year
visas for investors, students, professionals, and entrepreneurs

Published: Mon 14 Oct 2024, 3:17 PM

Updated: Wed 16 Oct 2024, 1:57 PM

Now, attracting talent to the UAE has become much easier than a few years ago, a senior official
said at the Gitex Global on Monday. This is because the country has built an ecosystem and a host
of new initiatives such as long-term residency like Golden Visas and citizenship to talented people.

“There are a number of talented people that were given Golden Visa and there are a number of
them that became UAE citizens,” stated Faisal Al Bannai, Secretary-General of the Advanced

Technology Research Council (ATRC) and advisor to the UAE President.

“At ATRC, there are 10 research centres and over 1,300 researchers from 70 countries based in the
UAE. Combined that with all the other companies in the technology areas like G42 and Edge, all of
them are bringing talent to the country," Al Bannai said during a fireside chat on the topic of AI
Leadership: Steering Societal Transformation at Gitex Global on Monday.

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