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The UA<\/strong>E is loosening residency rules to attract international talent to the country<\/strong> and has announced a new \u201cgreen\u201d visa that will remove the requirement for expats to be sponsored by an Emirati employer, Bloomberg<\/a> and the Financial Times<\/a> report. The changes will also allow individuals who lose their jobs to remain in the country for 180 days, as part of post-covid measures to retain wealthy residents, many of whom had to leave during after pandemic induced lockdowns and job cuts last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UAE is loosening residency rules to attract international talent to the country and has announced a new \u201cgreen\u201d visa that will remove the requirement for expats to be sponsored by an Emirati employer, Bloomberg and the Financial Times report. 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