Two Indian sisters get 10-year UAE Golden Visa after parents die in the country

Two Indian sisters get 10-year UAE Golden Visa after parents die in the country

Their grandparents were also given Golden Visas.

Two Indian sisters whose parents were murdered in the UAE in a criminal incident has been granted 10-year Golden Visa in Dubai. The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) and the Dubai Police also announced that the girls’ education and accommodation will be fully taken care of. Their grandparents were also given Golden Visas.

According to the Dubai Police, the girls will be awarded full scholarships by the Canadian University Dubai and Repton School Dubai, in addition to accommodation for them and their grandparents.

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Captain Dr. Abdullah Al Sheikh said that the Victim Support Programme at the General Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) communicated with the two girls after the death of their father and provided them with psychological support. Arrangement were made for legal procedures pertaining to the case of the girls at the Public Prosecutor's Office in Dubai, in cooperation with the Indian authorities, to get them special permits to facilitate their travel to India during the Covid-19 so that they could live with their grandparents in India, reports Khaleej Times.

“Despite the presence of the two girls in India, Dubai Police was keenly interested in communicating with them as they expressed their desire to fulfil the wish of their parents to live and study in Dubai,” said Captain Abdullah Al Sheikh.

Brigadier Ahmed Rafee, Director of Administrative Affairs at the Dubai Police, said: “Under the guidance of Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, Dubai Police decided to fulfil the wish of the girls’ father who wanted his daughters to complete their university education in Dubai.”

David Cook, headmaster of Repton School Dubai, expressed his happiness for partnering with Dubai Police in this noble cause, “Schools are first and foremost communities of support, welfare, and pastoral care. When we heard of the tragic news about what had happened to the family of one of our pupils, we wanted to do all that we could to help during this very difficult time. We have been very grateful for the support by several members of Dubai Police.”

Professor Karim Chelli, vice-chancellor and president of the Canadian University said,"We are delighted to be part of this humanitarian initiative and provide one girl a full scholarship to study engineering in the college of engineering for four years and bear all the cost of her study that amount to up to Dh300,000.”

Terming it as 'Golden residency', Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum added that the visa will also be granted to "holders of specialized degrees in artificial intelligence, big data, or epidemiology and viruses .."

Moreover, the visa opportunities also will be available for "first high school students in the country with their families," the leader added.

He also added,"we want such minds and talents to remain continue with us in the process of development and achievements of the country," translated roughly from his Twitter account.

The golden card is a long-term residency programme announced by the Prime Minister and ruler of Dubai, in May 2019. Not long after its launch, more than 400 investors and businesspeople, including some of their families, had already been granted the visa, with dozens more receiving it each day.

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