UAE Widens 'Golden' Visa to Allow 10-year Residency to Some

Gulf

November 15th, 12:55pm

Asharq Al-Awsat

FILE PHOTO: General view of Dubai from Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 17, 2019. Picture taken July 17, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed

The United Arab Emirates has approved granting “golden” visas allowing 10-year residency to certain professionals, specialized degree-holders and others, Dubai’s ruler said on Sunday. All holders of doctorate degrees, medical doctors and also computer, electronics, programming, electrical and biotechnology engineers are eligible. Also eligible are those with specialized degrees in artificial intelligence, big data and epidemiology, as well as high school students living in the UAE who rank top in the country and university students with a GPA of 3.8 or higher. The new Golden Residency categories expand the program to further encourage innovation, creativity and applied research, adding to the appeal of a career in the Emirates for the world’s brightest minds, state news agency WAM reported.

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