DUBAI: The UAE has been urged to put a six-year cap on workers’ residencies. The Federal National Council’s internal affairs and defence committee said workers should leave the country after six years and only be allowed back after obtaining a new residency visa.

The committee said this would allow the country to circumvent obligations that might be imposed by international conventions regarding foreign manpower.

The proposals would require the approval of the Cabinet and UAE President Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.