Automatically renewed for a period of 5 or 10 years
The UAE allows 5 types of long-stay visas without a sponsor
The UAE government has reported that foreign individuals can obtain long-term residency in the country through five types of visas and regulations, which are 10-year residency without a sponsor, five-year residency without a sponsor, five-year retirement visa for residents of the UAE, and the residency program The golden “flourish in Abu Dhabi” visa, the duration of the visa is five or 10 years, and the “retirement in Dubai” visa.
The UAE smart government stated, through its account on Twitter, that the residence visa duration varies according to the type of visa and the sponsor, and it can be issued for a period of one, two or three years, or for five or 10 years, without the need for a sponsor.
She pointed out that according to recent developments in the policies of issuing residence visas, residence visas for five years and 10 years can be issued for specific categories and according to certain conditions.
The UAE government made it possible to obtain a residence visa for 10 years without a sponsor, for the following categories: Investors in public investments within the country with a value of at least 10 million dirhams, talented people, including scientists and creators of culture and art, inventors, elite owners, executives and doctors and specialists.
It also made it possible to obtain a five-year residence visa, automatically renewed, for real estate investors, entrepreneurs, and outstanding students. The scope of the visa extends to the students' families as well.
In 2018, the UAE government adopted a system that allows the granting of a long-term visa to retired residents over the age of 55.
Under the new system, the retired expatriate is granted a five-year residency visa, which is automatically renewed if any of the following conditions are met: The retiree owns an investment in real estate worth two million dirhams, or his financial savings are not less than one million dirhams, or proof of income of at least 20,000 dirhams. dirhams per month.
The Abu Dhabi government also launched the “Thriving in Abu Dhabi” program to raise awareness of long-term golden residency permits and ways to obtain UAE citizenship for talented individuals, students, entrepreneurs and investors within the main sectors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
The program enables talented people, researchers, students, doctors, specialists, innovators, athletes, investors in the economic and real estate sectors and start-up companies, to obtain long-term residency that grants them and their families residence visas for five or 10 years.
The program identified the candidate categories: investors, entrepreneurs, high school and university students, and those with specialized talents, including doctors and scientists, innovators (culture and arts), innovators, executives, educators (in priority areas), and professionals in the field. athletes, Ph.D. holders, and engineers.
Each category within the Golden Residency Program "Throw in Abu Dhabi" has its own set of conditions for obtaining five or 10-year visas, and the visa includes the husband, wife and children. It also includes obtaining ancillary service workers visa in accordance with relevant regulations.
The “Retirement in Dubai” visa program allows obtaining a residence permit for five years, subject to renewal.
It targets retirees who are at least 55 years old, who fulfill one of the following financial options: having a monthly income of 20,000 dirhams, as a pension or from the previous place of work, having savings of one million dirhams in a fixed deposit for three years, investing in a non-residential property A mortgage of two million dirhams, or a fixed deposit of no less than two million dirhams for a period of three years, and a real estate that is not mortgaged.
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