Khaleej Times, Sunday, Mar 26, 2023 | Ramadan 4, 1444
UAE Golden Visa: How those with Dh30,000 salary can apply for 10-year residency
Emirates:
Question: If I earn a monthly salary of Dh30,000, am I eligible to get the UAE
Golden Visa? Can you please elaborate on other requirements that I need to meet
and how to apply?
Answer: Pursuant to your queries, it is assumed that you are employed in
mainland Dubai. Therefore, the provisions of Cabinet Resolution No. 65 of 2022
approving the Implementing Regulations to Federal Decree-Law No. 29/2021 on
Foreigners’ Entry and Residency are applicable.
In the UAE, any individual whose employment is classified as professional by the
Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation (MoHRE) and who has a bachelor’s
degree with a minimum monthly salary of Dh30,000 may obtain the UAE Golden
residency visa. This is in accordance with Article 17 of the Annexure to Cabinet
Resolution No. 65 of 2022.
The authority may grant a Golden Visa in this category based on employment to
those who meet the following conditions:
1 . To obtain a work permit according to a valid work contract in the country.
2 . To be a skilled worker at the first or second professional level, according
to the occupational classification approved by the MoHRE.
3. The minimum educational level must be a bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
4. Monthly salary shall not be less than Dh30,000 or equivalent in foreign
currencies.
5. To have a license to practice as a doctor, pharmacist, teacher, and other
professions approved for the Golden Visa.
6. Must have comprehensive health insurance for himself and his family members
when applying for a golden residency, or as is applicable in the competent local
authority.
If you fulfil the requirements mentioned above, you may apply for UAE golden
residency visa based on your monthly salary of Dh30,000.
Furthermore, you may have to provide to the General Directorate of Residency and
Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) with copies of your passport and Emirates ID, salary
certificate, bank statement for the last six months, employment contract, NOC
from employer, qualification certificate duly notarised and legalised at your
home country or from the country you have obtained such qualification and
thereafter attested by UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International
Co-operation in the UAE.
Thereafter, you may apply for UAE golden residency visa through the GDRFA smart
application on its web portal or one of the GDRFA-approved typing centres in
Dubai. In the event you are a resident of another emirate, you may have to apply
through Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security
(ICA) or through one of the ICA-approved typing centres.