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New Types of Visas in the UAE (Sept 2022)

Many people in the UAE are excited to welcome September 2022 and this excitement, for almost half a year, has greatly rippled that definitely stretches outside the country. Few months ago (April), the UAE Cabinet approved some visas with a new system of entry and residence, which is considered to be one of the biggest overhauls in the visa residency system in years, according to "The National ".  The aim is to attract and retain global talents and skilled workers. It further says that flexible visas will boost "competitiveness and flexibility of the job market and foster high sense of stability among UAE residents and families".   People on visit visa can stay up to 60 days, instead of 30 days only. A f ive-year multi-entry tourist visa was introduced in addition to the regular tourist visa. The tourist can stay in the country up to 90 days in a row, and can be extended for another same period, so total of 180 days in a year. No sponsor is needed. A proof of havi

COVID-19 :: Adapting to the 'New Normal'

At the moment, there are 3,522,593 cases of coronavirus as per John Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center. It is 4 May 2020, 1:46 PM. Deaths: 247,744  Recovered:  7,053,366 These figures may not be that accurate because there is a possibility that there are many people who died to COVID-19 who did not undergo the normal tests and medical treatment, particularly in areas where access to healthcare services poses a big challenge. But the whole world relies on these numbers to know what is going on particularly in their countries of origin and/of residence. How are we adapting to the 'new normal'? Never in my life have I seen this kind of real pandemic paralyzing almost all people. I was used to working from home for many years of my life, particularly when I suffered from a severe calf strain and I could hardly walk (somehow I managed to walk after two years) but thanks God my brains and fingers did their part well during my crippled days. In

Recession Contingency Gears

The are many online articles saying that the 'deep recession' is coming. We must prepare now on how to avoid it and how to deal with it. Wherever we are and whoever our roots are, we are all a part of the present inhabitants of the earth.  Whether we belong to this or that generation, we have the common denominator at the moment -- the 'here and now' thing. History leaves us many lessons. We learned from what happened and what is happening, directly or indirectly. But what must be unlearned to learn more about a recession? Not everyone affected by the Great Recession has recovered fully by now, and it has left many wounds to many individuals families, communities and countries. What have we learned from the past recession stories? We always see a gear symbol whenever there is something to be figured out. It symbolizes a process -- how do we start, what should be done, and what is the goal to achieve in the process. In a financial crisis, particularly in 'dee