The UAE has started issuing five-year-residency visas for children of Emirati women from foreign nationals. The move follows the implementation of the new law on entry and residence of foreigners which came into effect on September 5, 2022. The five-year-residency for children of Emirati mothers is a big step forward as it was for 3 years previously.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, had in July this year issued Cabinet decision no. 65 for 2022 for the executive regulations of federal decree-law no. 29 for 2021 regarding foreigners’ entry and residency.
