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I lived there for a year, and yes this is pretty much it. Compared to the rest of the Middle East it's a very stable and open place, it's mostly on par with Wes
by lucaspiller 11y ago
I lived there for a year, and yes this is pretty much it. Compared to the rest of the Middle East it's a very stable and open place, it's mostly on par with Western cities.
You can get a residence visa and open a company for around $20,000 which makes it an attractive option for the rich to flee from whatever oppressive regime they have at home. For Westerners the main attraction is no taxes and the glitzy lifestyle.
- zodiakzz 11y agoWow, it is actually just 20,000 AED ($5500~) according to [1]. That's pretty neat! 1: http://www.investorvisa.ae/investor-visa/uae/ http://www.investorvisa.ae/investor-visa/uae/
- gotchange 11y ago"which makes it an attractive option for the rich to flee from whatever oppressive regime they have at home." Funny you're saying this about Dubai and the UAE in general when they're known to be one of the most oppressive regimes in the region when it comes to political freedoms.
- WildUtah 11y ago"one of the most oppressive regimes in the region " Oh, I forgot about all the liberal democratic regimes in the region. You must be talking about Saudi, Guitar, Jemen, ISIS, Quwait, Syria, Iran, Bahrayn.
- gotchange 11y agoAt least get the name right first before you make your counterargument,it's Qatar not Guitar. Second, for me the UAE as a whole fits very well in the list you made and you can refer to Press Freedom Index [1] for more insight on its ranking and the overall picture there. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Freedom_Index