Visa
Sweeping changes announced to UAE visa system
United Arab Emirates (UAE) lawmakers have approved a long-term visa for international investors and talented professionals and are set to introduce a law that will allow foreigners to own companies outright in the Gulf state.
China opens door for top foreign talent
High-end and high-earning international talent will be able to secure a 10-year visa within days after China’s State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs expanded the scope of its visa system to lure overseas workers.
Middle East | 24 Oct 17
Saudi expat employment visas slashed
Expats working in Saudi Arabia will now only be able to apply for one-year employment visas after the Ministry of Labor and Social Development cut the duration in half.
Middle East | 27 Jul 17
No more extensions to Saudi expat amnesty
Undocumented expats in Saudi Arabia hoping for another amnesty to allow them to leave the Kingdom without prosecution are set for disappointment after it was confirmed that there will be no further extensions.
Middle East | 19 Jul 17
Half a million expats leave Saudi as amnesty draws to a close
More than 570,000 expats have left Saudi Arabia by taking advantage of an amnesty offered by the government that aims to make the Kingdom ‘violator free’ by 25 July.