In January 2021, the UAE Government approved amendments to the ‘Executive Regulation of the Citizenship and Passports Law’ (page in Arabic) allowing specific categories of foreigners, their spouses and children to acquire the Emirati nationality. The amendment stipulates certain conditions for each category and allows the naturalised citizen to retain his original nationality.

Categories of foreigners who can  be nominated for UAE citizenship

The following categories of foreigners can be nominated for the UAE nationality:

• investors
• doctors
• specialists
• inventors
• scientists
• intellectuals
• individuals with creative talents.