Immigration Law

This course provides a comprehensive examination of UAE nationality and immigration law according to Nationality Law No. 17 of 1972, as amended by Law No. 10 of 1975 and Federal Decree-Law No. 16 of 2017 and according to the Executive Regulations, as amended in 2021.

The key topics covered are the following:

• Acquisition of Emirati Nationality:
 By operation of law: Birthright citizenship and attribution of nationality;
 By marriage: Spousal naturalization requirements and procedures;
 By naturalization: Eligibility criteria, application process.

• Loss of Emirati nationality: Voluntary through renunciation or unvoluntary through deprivation.

• Recovery of the UAE nationality: Legal pathways to regain citizenship.