“The ministry of interior has already begun preparing registration centres in four emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman — to welcome clients as of next Sunday for two months,” said Major Nasser al-Nuaimi, head of a national committee in charge of the drive, quoted by The National daily.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR said last year that around 10,000 people in the Gulf Arab trade and tourism hub could benefit from any naturalisation process.
Besides the bidoun, many of whom have lived in the region for generations, there are thousands of illegal workers who have overstayed their visas or crossed illegally into the UAE.
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