Dubai has granted the medical staff working in the emirate’s hospitals permanent ‘Golden Residency’ visas as an appreciation for the efforts to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The announcement, made by Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Humaid al-Qatami, comes in response to directives issued by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council in appreciation for the front-line responders of medics who are curbing the spread of the COVID-19.
According to al-Qatami, the permanent residency of 10 years will be granted to qualified professionals and specialized physicians in the health sectors.
He noted that those who will be granted the permanent visas will be exempted from all expenses of processing the visas.
The UAE-based businessman and LuLu Group chairman M.A. Yusuffali was the first expat to get the Permanent Residency ‘Golden Card’.
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