Iran gives 5-year residence permit to foreign entrepreneurs

Iran’s cabinet has issued an enactment to grant a 5-year residence permit to foreign specialists and entrepreneurs. Per the enactment, the specialists and entrepreneurs that are elites will enjoy Iranian citizenship rights and privileges.

Under the program, over 450 foreign specialists have been identified in Iran and nearly 300 applicants have been informed of the support reserved for non-Iranian entrepreneurs.

The enactment stipulates that Iran’s vice president for science and technology must present the elite recognition criteria within 3 months from the date of signing for approval to the Cabinet and the relevant body in the interior ministry concerning the enjoyment by non-Iranians of these privileges.

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