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Leveraging the emerging virtual global citizenship
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WITH the Internet and other communication technologies, it is possible now for people to live in any country of their choice without travelling there. The United Arab Emirates, UAE, is one of the countries harnessing this emerging virtual citizenship.
Recently, it announced the availability of a residence permit for remote workers in UAE and the approval of a multiple-entry pathway tourist system for people of all nationalities. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Emirati Vice President and Prime Minister, made the announcement via his Twitter handle.
He explained that the introduction of the new residency permit means that “any employee anywhere in the world can reside in the UAE to practise work remotely, even if the company is not present in the country”. Virtual citizenship and stay, an evolutionary streak of the global village predicted by Marshal McLuhan, has been ongoing even be