UAE attracts more global talent by expanding Golden Visa Program

Highlights: UAE extends Golden visa program to attract more talent

The United Arab Emirates will extend the Golden visa program to attract skilled professionals, scientists, and researchers
The Golden visa enables foreign talent to live, study, or work in UAE
The visa is valid for 10 years
Immigrants having the Golden visa get exclusive benefits

UAE Global visa program to be extended to attract more talent

The United Arab Emirates plans to extend its Golden visa program to attract more talent to live, study, or work in the country. The talent will include:

Scientists
Skilled professionals
Researchers
Senior scholars
Clerics
Elite specialists

Benefits of the Golden visa program

The UAE Golden visa is valid for ten years and provides many benefits listed below to the immigrants:

An entry visa with multiple-entry to apply for residence issuance
Renewable visa valid for 5 or 10 years
Can stay outside UAE for more than six months while the residence visa is valid
Can sponsor family members with no age limits
Family members can stay in the country till the end of the permit if the primary applicant dies

Requirements for the Golden visa

Requirements for the Golden visa depend on the type of residence. These requirements are discussed below in detail:

For skilled professionals

Eligibility criteria are listed below:

Have an employment in the UAE
Having a role available in the MOHRE’s occupational classification scheme which includes:

Classification	Job role
Level 1 Classification	Managers & Business Executives
Level 2 Classification	Professionals in the fields of Sciences, Engineering, Health, Education, Business and Management, Information Technology, Law, Sociology, and Culture

Have a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Monthly salary should be AED 30,000
Have a practicing license if applicants are Physicians, Teachers, Pharmacists, etc.

For scientists and researchers

Eligibility criteria for researchers and scientists are as follows:

Have a PhD degree in:
- Engineering
- Technology
- Life sciences
- Natural sciences
A PhD from one of the top 500 universities or
A Master’s degree from one of the top 250 universities or
A PhD in a specialized field from one of the top 100 universities
A Field Weighted Citation Index (FWCI) grade of 1.0
An H-index grade of 10 or higher