The Department of Health and the Abu Dhabi Residents Office launch procedures for golden residency

The Department of Health Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Resident Office have launched a package of new procedures aimed at supporting and enabling doctors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to submit their applications for golden residency in Abu Dhabi, ensuring that they can apply smoothly and smoothly.

In accordance with the new procedures, a distinguished package will be provided to the doctors nominated by the Abu Dhabi Department of Health to obtain their golden residency through the Yas Center. Fees for additional services such as Emirates ID, passport collection and delivery, residency suspension services for sponsored persons, in addition to application fees, status modification, visa stamping, and facilitation services.

Two packages worth 3,470 dirhams are also available for the first option if the payment is made by bank transfer and 3,547 dirhams for the second option if the payment is made online, so that all the mentioned fees for all packages do not include fees for canceling the current residence and medical examination fees.

Similar fees are also applied for each family member when submitting an application for a golden residency, and the regular packages can be submitted through the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship website ica.gov.ae.

This new and simplified package is designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the procedures in order to avoid resorting to intermediary service centers to reach candidates, while at the same time allowing them to focus on providing a distinguished service to applicants who have a real desire to obtain golden residency.

Dr. Rashid Al Suwaidi, Executive Director of the Health Workforce Sector at the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, said: “We are working closely with the Abu Dhabi Residents Office to continue empowering doctors and ensuring their well-being and stability in the emirate. For our society, and as always, the safety and well-being of individuals and communities in the emirate has been and will remain our top priority.”

He added: "Through joint coordination with the office, we look forward to moving forward towards a bright future for the health sector in the emirate, by attracting more doctors to Abu Dhabi and providing the dedicated ones with the necessary support to enrich their contributions to the sector, which will reflect on the safety, happiness and well-being of all." Sameh Al Qubaisi, Executive Director of the Executive Affairs Office at the Department of Economic Development - Abu Dhabi, said: “We are committed to providing services and programs that will enhance Abu Dhabi’s position as a preferred destination for living, working and prospering. We are pleased to work hand in hand with the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, where we were able to organize an effective process aimed at To enable doctors to have a solid and successful career in the Emirate.” He added: "We are keen to strengthen cooperation and effective partnership with other parties to provide the best services with high efficiency to the target groups in obtaining golden residency, as cooperation with the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi reflects a great deal of integration of government roles, which paves the way towards achieving what we aspire to and pushes us to look forward to more and establish a system It saves time and effort, preserves resources and enhances the sustainability of workflow through this approach based on coordination and cooperation, which enables us to provide the largest possible support to the largest possible number of individuals and we encourage all doctors who have been nominated to take advantage of this opportunity.” In Abu Dhabi for investors and top talent from all over the world where applicants obtain a visa for up to ten years and gives them the opportunity to live, work and study in Abu Dhabi without the need for a sponsor.

The golden residency was launched to attract talent and encourage investments, which enhances the prospects for development and economy in Abu Dhabi. A wide range of visa options are available for all applicants wishing to work, create, study, excel and invest in the emirate's key sectors, including healthcare.

All applicants for Golden Residence are required to submit the fee payment receipt with the visa application to the following email address: doh.goldenvisa@yastasheel.ae instead of visiting the center in person.

They can also pay the golden residency fees online also through the Yas Tasheel Center website:


https://yastasheel.ae/ Upon receipt of applications, the Yas Tas’heel Center for Healthcare Professionals will contact the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi to obtain all the required and relevant documents.

According to the new agreement between the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Resident Office, doctors are no longer required to communicate with the Department of Health to obtain these documents, and the golden residency application takes about two weeks, taking into account the need to cancel the current visa and do the medical examination on time.

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