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GDRFA: 400 Gold Card UAE visas issued so far
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What the document holds
WAM relaying Gulf News, 26 Jun 2019: GDRFA Dubai press conference: 400 golden visas issued UAE-wide so far, target 6,800 by end of 2019, from 70 countries, combined investment estimated at AED 100 billion; 10-year renewable visas; no minimum stay; capacity of 30-40 appointments a day (a statement of capacity, not a count, not recorded); executive directors with AED 30,000 salary eligible as talents (out of scope). 400 and 6,800 already recorded; AED 100 billion added.
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Numbers (3)
- Existing investments of people identified as eligibleAED 100 billionWAM 2019Reported by othersUAE · Golden visa
- Long-term ("golden") residence permits issued, all categories400 persons2019-05-21/2019-06-25 · WAM 2019Reported by othersUAE · Golden visa
- People identified as eligible for an investor residence scheme6,800 personsWAM 2019Reported by othersUAE · Golden visa
About the document
What it covers Dubai GDRFA director-general at a press conference (25 Jun 2019): 400 golden visas issued in the UAE so far, target 6,800 by end-2019.
Notes Emirates News Agency (WAM) is the UAE state news agency; its articles carry official announcements. Saved as the JSON returned by WAM's own article API (the web page is a JavaScript app with no text in its HTML). This article itself relays a Gulf News report of the press conference.
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