Under the leadership of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Defense, Dubai aims to create a “unified Dubai population registry.” The registry aims to “centralize Dubai’s population data, ensuring accuracy, comprehensiveness, and real-time updates,” as announced on X by the Dubai Media Office.
. @HamdanMohammed issues resolution on the creation of a unified Dubai population registry, which seeks to provide comprehensive real-time data on #Dubai’s residents. pic.twitter.com/rfIeDaGeHk
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) September 11, 2024
A unified population database aims to “improve government services and programs while enabling future population forecasting to guide economic and social policies” in the emirate. The announcement comes amid the UAE’s visa program that offers residents with outdated documentation to process “visa-related fines” and resume work in the UAE, or leave the country with a clean slate. The UAE’s visa amnesty program began earlier this month and will run until the end of October.
