Dubai News
In accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has announced a decision to grant long term golden residency visa to I mams, Muezzins, Muftis , Muslim preachers, scholars and researchers who have served in Dubai for more than two decades.
Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed issued the decision to extend the eligible candidates for the decade-long residency permit, Dubai News learned from the announcement by the government-run Dubai Media Office.
The latest inclusion covers preachers, muezzins - the individual who proclaims the call to prayer, and muftis - Islamic jurists, in addition to mosque imams and religious researchers. The eligible individuals must have completed a minimum of 20 years of stay in their positions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...