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5 years (Resident GCC nationals) Residency expiration (Expats) The Emirates Identity Card (Emirates ID or EID) is a mandatory identification card issued to citizens and residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an essential document for accessing government services, legal processes, and other key functions within the country.
United Arab Emirates vehicle registration plates Emirate Image (550x110mm) Image (335x155mm) Description and range (applies to current version) Abu Dhabi (1(2) 12345) The first number can be either 4 to 20 or 1 (50 for year), while the numbers after it can be only up to five digits. Ajman
On 2 May 2020, the Consul General of India in Dubai, Vipul, confirmed that more than 150,000 Indians in the United Arab Emirates registered to be repatriated through the e-registration option provided by Indian consulates in the UAE. According to the figures, 25% of applicants lost their jobs and nearly 15% were stranded in the country due to ...
The United Arab Emirates is a high-income developing market economy. The UAE's economy is the 4th largest in the Middle East (after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$415 billion (AED 1.83 trillion) in 2021-2023. [5] The UAE economy is heavily reliant on revenues from petroleum and natural gas ...
Legal system of the United Arab Emirates. The legal system in the United Arab Emirates is based on civil law, and Sharia law in the personal status matters of Muslims and blood money compensation. [1] Personal status matters of non-Muslims are based on civil law. [2] The UAE constitution established a federal court system and allows all ...
The current standard VAT rate in the country is 5%. [2][3] In January 2022, the UAE Ministry of Finance announced the implementation of a federal corporate tax starting June 2023. [4] The standard rate of corporate tax is 9%, some exempt businesses and those with net annual profits under AED375,000 (US$102,100) qualify for a rate of 0%, and ...
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation plans to make the UAE passport one of the five strongest passports in the world by 2021. [10] According to The Passport Index, this goal was achieved by December 2018, ranking the Emirati passport as the strongest passport in the world with a visa-free score of 170. [11] [12]
However, since the late 2010s, an influx of high-net-worth individuals significantly increased the cost of living, especially housing and private school fees. The UAE went from being the 90th most expensive destination for expatriates in 2013 to the 31st in 2023. [14] As a result, thousands of middle-class workers left the country. [14]