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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced it will grant
to foreign residents who "add value" to the nation. It is very
for a Gulf state to bestow citizenship on foreign nationals and represents a
revision of the UAE's
policy. UAE Vice-President and ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum explained that people with "specialised
" who "contribute to our development
" could fall under the
policy. He said artists, doctors, engineers,
, intellectuals, inventors, investors and scientists could be eligible to be given a UAE passport. All
people and their families would be permitted to hold
nationality.
