Nursing is ranked as the most liked job in UAE while also ranking among top jobs that are highly paid in the Middle East. The golden visa scheme originated in UAE is one of the most dynamic visa structure to suit your needs that should really be applied by foreign nationals who wish to invest a specific amount of money in UAE and obtain a UAE residence permit within 24 months. Nurses can apply for the golden visa scheme provided they meet pre-requisites and conditions.

Can Nurses Apply For Golden Visa In Uae

The golden visa program in the UAE was launched in November 2013 and has been very successful. It is a great program for non-UAE residents with secured and disposable income. The key objective of this program is to promote economic growth by bringing in foreign investment through property investment.

The UAE has emerged as one of the most sought-after destinations for medical tourism in the world. It is one of the most modern countries in the Middle East with an excellent infrastructure, advanced healthcare services and a high standard of living.

Nurses around the world have worked tirelessly in the shadows of medical staff, with long hours and little credit. Now, placed on the frontlines against COVID-19, their consecutive 12 hour shifts and disengagement of self-preservation instincts for the wellbeing of our society, are starting to be rightly recognized and rewarded. The Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has decided to show support for the nurses working in his nation by granting 212 of them, whom are non-nationals, Golden Visas, which are valid for a decade.

Despite the intensified physical and psychological strains, a growing anxiety for them and their families and infection rates rising among medical staff members, nurses perdure as the backbone in the fight against the epidemic. On Tuesday, the world celebrated International Nurse Day and on that same day the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Maktoum, went the extra mile to thank those who serve in his nation’s hospitals through a bureaucratic push of ten year visas, amid a broader online campaign to recognize their efforts.

The Golden Visa

This move stands out, as the UAE does not typically grant long term visas to its residents. The aforementioned Golden Visa was introduced by the government early last year to invite more keen individuals into the Emirates. This highly prized document, valid for ten years, was, until now reserved mainly for investors, entrepreneurs, professional talents, researchers or particularly outstanding students. Now nurses join the ranks, for placing the lives of strangers in front of their own in a particularly alarming medical atmosphere.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, took to Twitter to further strength this push for recognition. “As we celebrate World Nurses Day, we salute our frontline that faces the pandemic bravely. We pay tribute to them here in the UAE and the world. Their role is essential, and the sacrifice is great. They are truly the embodiment of mercy and compassion,” he posted.

Expressing gratitude

Now more than ever, civilians and government officials understand the vital efforts of nurses, showing far more appreciation, gratitude, and respect for medical for those exposing themselves continuously to a highly infectious disease that we have yet to find a cure for.

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The Lebanese government has imposed a four-day strict nationwide lockdown starting tonight, in response to a new spike of COVID-19 cases just after a week of deconfinement. According to Prime Minister Hassan Diab over 100 new confirmed cases have been recorded solely in the past four days, following the easing of lockdown measures in recent weeks, with shops reopening and curfew measures lifted.

The decision to return into confinement has been prompted by a string of newly confirmed coronavirus cases as a result of what officials attribute to a lack of gradual reopening of the country which now has a 870 total cases and rising.

“This government has made an important achievement in facing the challenge of the coronavirus epidemic,” Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced at the cabinet session yesterday. “Unfortunately, due to complacency in some areas, and then neglect and irresponsibility of some citizens, this achievement is threatened with collapse today.”

During this four-day lockdown, supermarkets will remain open as well as agricultural and imperative industrial sectors, according to Minister of Information Manal Abdel Samad, emphasizing that the Lebanese people must only leave their homes for “urgent needs.”