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«إقامة دبي» تصدر 158 ألف إقامة ذهبية خلال 2023 (Dubai residency directorate issues 158,000 golden residences in 2023)
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What the document holds
Al Khaleej, 10 Apr 2024: GDRFA Dubai director says golden residences issued in Dubai were 158 thousand in 2023, 79,617 in 2022 and 47,150 in 2021 (all categories). The rest is about AI in traveller services (out of scope). All three figures already in the data; nothing new.
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- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categoriesEmirate: Dubai158 thousand persons2023 · Al Khaleej 2024Reported by othersUAE · Golden visa
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categoriesEmirate: Dubai79,617 persons2022 · Al Khaleej 2024Reported by othersUAE · Golden visa
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categoriesEmirate: Dubai47,150 persons2021 · Al Khaleej 2024Reported by othersUAE · Golden visa
About the document
What it covers Statement by GDRFA Dubai director-general Lt-Gen Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri: 158,000 golden residences in 2023, 79,617 in 2022, 47,150 in 2021.
Notes Newspaper report of an official statement; same figure reported by Emarat Al Youm and Gulf News. We did not find the statement on the GDRFA website.
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