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Dubai unveils new visa system
Residents will not be required to visit GDRFA offices to apply for visa, other services. Dubai: Residents can now carry out all visa and residency transactions through the new UAE vision system, introduced by the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) on Wednesday. Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al Marri, Director General of GDRFA, said
September 15, 2016
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Dubai has been named as the region’s most sustainable city, but it still falls in the bottom half of a new global ranking of 100 major cities. Construction consultancy Arcadis has placed Dubai 52nd in its 2016 Sustainable Cities Index, which was compiled by the Centre for Economic and Business Research. Abu Dhabi was the
Gulf millionaires more likely to invest in Dubai property market over London in 2017
Dubai’s property market is set to overtake the international destinations of London, New York and Singapore as the top choice for GCC wealthiest investors next year, a report has found. The region’s high net worth individuals ($1m-plus) ranked London in second place alongside Paris and Doha in Cluttons’ third Middle East Private Capital survey, while Toronto
Over 500 hotels currently in the pipeline in the Middle East
Long term infrastructure spending and event-driven investments relevant to Expo 2020 and 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar is set to boost the Gulf hospitality sector, expert says. “Owing to key source market trends, increasing visitor demand for longer length of stay and value accommodation, there is a growing demand for mid-scale hotels and service apartments
Brexit begins to hit Dubai property sector
A straw poll by Dubai’s leading real estate portal, propertyfinder.ae, of several of the emirate’s top real estate agencies, has indicated that the anticipated ‘Brexit effect’ has reached the local market. Although still early days after the controversial referendum in June which saw the United Kingdom vote to withdraw from the European Union, international markets
August 31, 2016
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Dubai has one of lowest unemployment rates
Dubai: Dubai continues to have one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world, the latest Dubai Manpower Survey reveals. The survey conducted by the Dubai Statistic Centre (DSC) shows that unemployment rates in Dubai increased by 0.1 per cent — from 0.3 per cent in 2014 to 0.4 per cent in 2015. Source
August 30, 2016
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Dos and Don’t s for start-ups eyeing UAE free zones
If ever there was a good time to take the plunge and start your own company in the UAE, now must be it. With a government that is openly encouraging entrepreneurs to have a go along with the prospect of Dubai Expo 2020 and all the opportunities it will afford, it is hardly surprising that
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | New Electronic Process for Dependent Visas
The General Directorate of Residence and Foreign Affairs (GDRFA) is now requiring foreign nationals in Dubai to use the new online UAE Vision system for all applications for dependent visas. This system replaces the previous manual process of typing the application at the authorized typing center and submitting the completed application along with required documents
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