Golden visa schemes are response to conflicts, Trump’s selections on U.S. citizenship: Dubai-based immigration knowledgeable

The golden visa schemes which are being launched by a number of international locations together with the United Arab Emirates is a response to the at present prevailing sense of world uncertainties, stated a number one immigration specialist. Talking to The Hindu in New Delhi on Wednesday (July 16, 2025), Andri Boiko, Dubai-based immigration specialist and entrepreneur stated pandemic, conflicts in West Asia and Ukraine, U.S. President Trump’s orders on U.S. citizenship guidelines and attraction of tax reduction amongst excessive internet value people within the International South are reshaping the immigration panorama of the world.

“United Arab Emirates has began the golden visa scheme that may give ten 12 months visa for prime internet value people and for people with extraordinary expertise from India and different international locations. Argentina can be anticipated to start out the golden visa scheme later this 12 months,” stated Mr. Boiko, explaining that the way in which world immigration guidelines are being redefined in opposition to the background of the robust adjustments which are being launched by the U.S. administration.

President Trump on January 20 issued Executive Order 14160 “denying citizenship to individuals born from a mom who was unlawfully current in the US and the daddy was not a U.S. citizen or lawful everlasting resident (LPR) on the time of stated individual’s delivery”. The order has been on the centre of a fierce debate and has been challenged within the court docket placing a query mark on the citizenship standing of many U.S. residents.

Mr. Boiko, who began ‘Garant In’ in 2009 as a citizenship and residency advisory service in Dubai, stated altering guidelines and taxation are pushing increasingly excessive achievers to search out secure places the place they will guarantee security of their funds and conduct enterprise with out hindrance.

“The UAE’s golden visa will give excessive internet value traders and excessive achievers from India and different international locations the sting of Dubai whereas they are going to proceed to be primarily based in India,” stated Mr. Boiko, including, “You will get the golden visa with out surrendering Indian passport and this can more and more develop into a pattern worldwide”.

Mr. Boiko identified that whereas some international locations within the West are cracking down on unlawful immigration from the International South, there additionally some western international locations particularly Portugal, Italy, France in Europe who wish to welcome excessive internet value people from main international locations within the International South. “Taxation, future safety of funds and funding into the subsequent era, standing image, are additionally among the many causes which are prompting excessive internet value folks from the International South to discover risk of turning into a long run resident of a rustic like Italy and France,” stated Mr. Boiko.