Hi!

I'll begin answering your question by first including some basic information regarding citizenship and eligibility of a candidate to appear in exams like CLAT OR NEET.

Firstly, if you obtain a citizenship of UAE while working in Dubai then you and your family would be considered as Foreign Nationals (India has no provision for multiple citizenships so you and you family will not be official citizens of India).

If you simply work outside of India on a work Visa then you'd be considered as NRI's or Non resident Indians.

This information is relevant if you are planning to get your daughter admitted in an Indian university after her schooling is done. (assuming that she would complete her school abroad)

1) CLAT - All the major NLU's in India reserve seats for 2 extra category of students

(a) Foreign Nationals - who DO NOT have to appear for CLAT and can directly apply for admission through an NLU's website and their high school performance will be considered for admission. (for ex. NALSAR, 2nd ranked NLU, has 24 reserved seats for foreign national students), please keep in mind that the tuition fee for such students is also considerably high (it is a way for NLU's to generate more income)

(b) NRI Sponsored: This is not for NRI students but for those students studying in India who have 1st or 2nd degree family members living abroad as NRI's (only as NRI's not full citizens of the country in question). Such students DO HAVE TO appear for CLAT, naturally since they live and study in India but they get an additional NRI Sponsored category rank apart from their national rank. NRI sponsored students also have to pay higher fees and all major NLU's have some seats reserved for such candidates

[For more information about these reserved seats you'll have to check respective websites of NLU's offering them]

2) NEET - Until 2017, candidates who were foreign nations or NRI's or OCI's (overseas citizen of India) were EXEMPT from appearing for NEET exam to apply for admission in MBBS OR BDS courses in India (they could apply directly based on their school marks). After a Supreme Court Directive however, all such students studying and residing outside of India HAVE TO appear for the NEET exam and clear it with a national rank to be eligible for admission.

This change gives rise to a few problems:

- NRI or Foreign National students find it hard to compete with Indian students because of difference in syllabus, lack of proper coaching classes, difference in exposure during schooling etc.

The admission process itself becomes hectic as the student has to apply and get admission with different set of documents, results and ID proofs because schools abroad have different marking schemes and things like that.

If your daughter rejoins an Indian school (at least for the board years of 11th and 12th) then I do not think why it would be an issue for her to appear in national entrance exams as a general category student. She can very well study abroad for a couple years if you plan on returning to India before her High School.

Still reading? Well,  thank you for your patience so far. Now, talking about pros and cons from a personal point of view:

1) It is extremely hard for a student to go through so many shifts in study patterns. In your case your daughter has to change her study pattern from ICSC board to that of a school in Dubai (actually there are many Indian pattern schools in Dubai which can solve this problem) to that of a National level entrance exams which, arguably, CBSE students find much closer to their comfort zone.

2) If your plan is to ultimately get your daughter to study in an Indian university then it is humbly advisable to let her continue her education in India itself for the sake of uniformity and exposure.

3) Otherwise, if your daughter does get to experience school and studies outside of India then you can probably plan for her to carry on her education overseas throughout. She can very easily avoid the hassle and overactive competition of Indian entrance tests and prepare herself for under graduation outside the country (for ex. she could appear for SAT's to get admitted to universities in the USA after her schooling)

All in all, it all depends on your planning for the future and for your daughter's career for which I wish you and her the best of luck.

It was a long answer (so please ignore any mistakes in there) but I do hope it helped clear your stance a little if not completely.

Good Day!