yesterday, Saturday, the UAE Cabinet approved the amendment of some provisions related to the executive regulations of the federal law regarding nationality and passports, through which it allows granting Emirati citizenship to investors and professionals. And the talented people and their families, according to a number of controls and conditions.

The amendments to the law and its provisions aim at assessing the competencies in the UAE, attracting people with achievements and minds and empowering them within the social fabric of the UAE, and strengthening community cohesion and coexistence in a way that consolidates the development process in The UAE and strengthening its presence in all fields.

The target groups of the decision include: investors, and those in specialized professions such as doctors, specialists and scientists, and those with talents such as inventors, intellectuals, artists and talented people. The law also permits granting citizenship to family members These categories are in accordance with the provisions of the articles regulating each of the spouses and children, while the new amendment allows retaining the current nationality of the holder.

and these amendments come in accordance with the vision of the leadership in the UAE, with the aim of appreciating the competencies and enabling their stability, which has become part of the social fabric and a vital component and contributes to the side of the people of the nation in continuing the process of building The capabilities of the state and the formulation of its ambitious prospects towards the centenary of the establishment and its creative approach to adopting minds, cultivating talents, supporting businesses and supplying them with vital specializations.

and the amendments in the regulations set a number of conditions and controls for granting each category to nationality. In the investor category, possession of a property in the UAE is required, and for the granting of citizenship to doctors and specialists a number of Conditions, including that he be a specialist in a unique scientific field or scientific fields that are required and important to the state, and that he have contributions in conducting studies and research of scientific value in his field of specialization, and his practical experience is not less than 10 years, in addition to obtaining membership in a reputable organization In his field of specialization.

In the category of scholars, a number of conditions are required to obtain citizenship, including that he be an active researcher in his field of expertise in a university, research center, or in the private sector, and that no His practical experience is less than 10 years in the same field, and he has contributions in the scientific field, such as winning a prestigious scientific award, or securing large funding for his research during the previous 10 years, and obtaining a letter of recommendation from recognized scientific institutions in the UAE.

and in the category of talented people, obtaining nationality for inventors is required to obtain one or more patents approved by the Ministry of Economy or from any recognized international body that represents an added value to the country's economy And a letter of recommendation from the Ministry of Economy, and in the category of intellectuals, artists and talented people, it is required that he be a pioneer in areas of priority for the Emirates such as culture, art and talent, and that he has obtained one or more international awards in his field of specialization and ...