Property owners right to a Dubai property residence visa?
• On 06 June 2008, the Gulf News in Dubai carried a story with the encouraging (for property owners) headline “Property buyers ‘have right to residence visa'” followed by the comments (no mincing of words here) that “Developers must provide facility to freehold owners, says DNRD. Freehold property buyers are fully entitled to residence visas, a senior government official has confirmed, quashing widespread confusion among homebuyers in the UAE. Officials at Dubai’s Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) have confirmed that anyone who buys a freehold property in the emirate is entitled to residence in Dubai through the master-developer.” • But it seems like the DNRD said nothing of the sort, and did not confirm the quashing of confusion. The nearest supporting quote in the report was from Omar Mattar Bin Mizaina, the head of employment permits section at DNRD, who said ” Anyone who buys a property can get a residence visa in Dubai.” • Why the head of an unrelated department at th
Related Questions
- Do owners have the "right" not to pay assessments (sometimes called dues) if they don like what is happening on the property or in the Community?
- Does the Dubai Land department provide a residence visa to the owner of a property registered with the department?
- Do owners feel the time is right to buy another property?
