Watch: New UAE visa categories will attract more professionals, investors and families, expats feel

Watch: New UAE visa categories will attract more professionals, investors and families, expats feel

Dubai: The new UAE remote work visas and multiple-entry tourist visas will attract more talent and investment to the country, promote tourism and bring expat families closer together, professionals said on Monday. It follows Sunday's Cabinet announcement of a new remote work visa to enable employees from all over the world to live and work in the UAE for one year and a five-year multiple-entry tourist visa for all nationalities. The new resolutions were among the several initiatives approved by the Cabinet during a meeting chaired by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday. This one-year visa enables employees from all over the world to work remotely from the UAE, even if their companies are based in another country. It allows foreigners to enter the UAE under self-sponsorship and work in line with the terms and conditions issued with the visa. The new five-year multiple-entry tourist visa “” whose first format was announced in January 2020 “” can now be issued to all nationalities. It enables tourists to enter multiple times on self-sponsorship and remain in the country for 90 days on each visit, which can be