UAE: Foreign Students Can Sponsor Their Families

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai approved a new decision by the Cabinet stating that Foreign students in the UAE can sponsor their families.

Expatriate students will now be allowed to bring their families to the country in line with a recent series of updates to UAE’s residency and visa regulations. 

Sheikh Mohammed announces cabinet's decision to allow ex-pat students to sponsor or bring their families to the #UAE if they have the financial means. #DubaiEyeonOne #DubaiOne@ARNNewsCentre @DubaiEye1038FM @SurinaRadio pic.twitter.com/vGTP6uS1Cq

— Dubai One (@DubaiOneTV) January 25, 2021

The students’ families will be able to live with them in the Emirates, provided that they have sufficient income to support the move.

The move by the UAE Cabinet will “consolidate the country’s international position as a leading education and work destination, reinforcing its competitiveness in regional and global indexes related to residency and entry visa flexibility,” according to a statement carried by WAM, the UAE news agency.

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