Dubai has announced plans of introducing a special start-up visa scheme – the EntrePass Visa – in a bid to attract foreign entrepreneurs to the emirate.
Today, entrepreneurs, start-ups and SMEs play a key role in the economic growth of a country – Dubai being no exception. Accounting for more than 98% of registered companies, SMEs have been identified as the lifeline of Dubai’s economy. As a result, Dubai is now adopting a more liberal approach towards its immigration policy in the hope of attracting more foreign entrepreneurial talent to its shores.
The Singapore government recently announced that it intends to encourage a significant number of Permanent Residents to become Singapore citizens.
Recently, Singapore’s Senior Minister Mr. Goh Chok Tong is reported to have said that the Singapore authorities are planning to approach a selected group of Singapore Permanent residents to become citizens and should they refuse, they stand the risk of non-renewal of their PR status. To quote Mr. Goh,
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