The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced comprehensive changes to its visa regime, due to come into effect in September 2022. They include greatly expanded criteria of eligibility for investor visas. A new five-year residence visa has been introduced to attract skilled professionals, freelancers, investors and entrepreneurs, while the new ten-year investor visa scheme is open to high-value real estate investors, entrepreneurs, exceptional talents, scientists, outstanding students and graduates and front-line workers and their family members...