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Ronaldinho scores UAE Golden Visa

Wednesday, 19 May 2021 05:07

Twitter/(@GDRFADUBAI)

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira has been granted the UAE Golden Visa.

That's according to Dubai's General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, which received the football star known as Ronaldinho.

Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director General of GDRFA and Major General Obaid Muhair bin Surour, Deputy Director were present when the two-time Fifa World Player of the Year was handed his golden visa.

GDRFA Dubai receives the football star Ronaldo de Assis Moreira known as @10Ronaldinho, and grants him The Golden Visa in the presence of His Excellency Major General Mohammed Al Marri, Director General of GDRFA-Dubai and Major General Obaid Muhair bin Surour,Deputy Director pic.twitter.com/WG1JlirvSS
— GDRFA DUBAI إقامة دبي (@GDRFADUBAI) May 18, 2021

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