Why apply for a Green Visa UAE?

• Residence permit for 5 years in UAE
• Easy path for UAE citizenship and permanent residency in UAE
• No sponsor is required to work in the UAE
• Sponsor your family members (parents, spouse, and children) for 5 years
• Longer flexible grace periods

 

UAE Green visa

The UAE has announced a new residence permit for 5 years to attract talents, skilled professionals, freelancers, investors and entrepreneurs. This permit is called a Green Visa. This visa offers longer flexible grace periods that reach up to six months to stay in the UAE after it expires. The Green Visa is a new visa category that differentiates between work and residency permits in the UAE.

 

Benefits of the UAE green visa

The UAE government has launched the Green Visa to attract exceptional talents and propel economic growth. This new system of entry and residence permits has been introduced to attract global talents and skilled workers worldwide. It aims to boost the competitiveness and flexibility of the job market and foster a high sense of stability among UAE residents and families.
The major benefits of the UAE Green Visa include:

• Get residence permits easily for family members (spouse, children and first-degree relatives)
• Ability to sponsor their male children up to 25 years, and for girl children there is no age limit for unmarried daughters
• Children of determination are granted a residence permit, irrespective of their age
• Can enjoy longer flexible grace periods for 6 months (to stay in the UAE) after the residence permit is expired.

 

Green Visa UAE Eligibility 

The following categories are eligible to apply for a Green visa:

• Freelancers/self-employed people
• Skilled employees
• Investors or partners

 

Requirements for freelancers/self-employed people

• Freelance/self-employment permit from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
• Proof of a Bachelor’s Degree or Specialised Diploma
• Evidence of annual income from self-employment (for the previous two years, amount not less than AED 360,000)
• Proof of finances for your stay in the UAE

 

Requirements for skilled employees

• A valid employment contract in UAE
• Classified in the first, second or third occupational level as per the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Salary scale AED 15,000 per annum

 

Requirements for investors or partners

• Approval or proof of investment
• Approval of the competent local authorities is mandatory.

 

Green visa UAE cost

The cost of the visa has yet to be updated.

Steps to apply for a UAE Green visa

• Step 1: Register your interest in the UAE’s Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA).
• Step 2: Check your eligibility criteria
• Step 3: Make sure that you arrange all the requirements before applying to the visa
• Step 4: Fill out the application form, which requests your details, and select the category under which you believe you can be nominated.
• Step 5: Get the visa and enjoy the benefits

 

UAE Green Visa validity

The validity for a UAE Green visa is 5 years, eliminating the need for an employer or a UAE national to sponsor the visa. This also allows his/her family to sponsor for the same number of years.

 

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