Dubai closes immigration office promoting UAE citizenship by investment
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Dubai closes immigration office promoting UAE citizenship by investment
The immigration office promised assistance to investors who had a net worth of at least Dhs100m and charged $10,000 as processing fee for the application
March 16, 2021
Officials in Dubai have closed an immigration services office that falsely promoted a UAE citizenship by investment programme.
The Commercial Compliance & Consumer Protection (CCCP) Sector in Dubai Economy upon investigation found that the office received citizenship applications without being authorised to do so.
Dubai shuts down office over UAE citizenship help claims
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Applicants were asked to pay $10,000 as a processing fee .
An immigration services office in Dubai has been shut down for misleading investors with assistance on obtaining the UAE citizenship.
The Dubai Economy said the office received UAE citizenship applications without being authorised to do so.
An Investigation by the Dubai Economy revealed that the office had promised investors with assistance in obtaining the UAE citizenship.
Applicants with Dh100 million in wealth were asked to pay $10,000 as a processing fee . They were told that the details provided by them would be evaluated for compliance with the citizenship requirements , after which the application would be submitted to the authorities concerned .