{"id":40680,"date":"2021-01-30T13:14:42","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T09:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=40680"},"modified":"2021-01-30T13:17:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-30T09:17:33","slug":"breaking-a-new-law-grants-uae-citizenship-for-non-emiratis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/announcements\/breaking-a-new-law-grants-uae-citizenship-for-non-emiratis\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: A New Law Grants UAE Citizenship For Non-Emiratis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced the new law amendments in a series of tweets on Saturday. 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The new directives aim to attract talents that contribute to our development journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HHShkMohd\/status\/1355426127951572994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The UAE Cabinet and other eligible councils will nominate those eligible<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The UAE cabinet, local Emiri courts &amp; executive councils will nominate those eligible for the citizenship under clear criteria set for each category. 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