How To Get The UAE Golden Visa?
What Are The Other Visas Available In UAE?
For Foreigners, mainly two categories of visas are available in the United Arab Emirates. First one is Visit Purpose OR temporary in nature – such as Tourist Visa, Transit Visa etc. The Second one is Regular Type Or Resident type visas. In fact, there is no visa that is permanent in nature. All visas are controlled by terms and conditions that are dynamic in nature. Any time the criteria or terms and conditions can change and a visa can become void or cancelled.
What Are the Temporary Type Visas in UAE?
Temporary type visas are classified in to Transit Visas, Tourist Visas or Visit Visas, Medical Entry Visa, GCC e-Visa and Student Visa.
What is a Tourist Visa or Visit Visa?
Tourist Visas are issued to foreigners who want to visit the UAE for a short term. Normally used by tourists, sports persons, artists, delegates of companies etc. These visas are often termed as Visit Visas.
How many types of Visit Visas are there in UAE?
Visit Visas are categorised by its tenure of stay in the country. Mainly 5 Types. 48 Hours and 96 Hours Transit Visas and There are three types of 30 Days, 60 Days and 90 Days Visit Visas are also available.
What is a Transit Visa in the UAE?
A Transit visa is a permit given to a foreigner who is travelling through the ports or airports of the United Arab Emirates. These are mostly issued by UAE’s national airlines. Visa holder can stay up to 96 hours in the country before leaving to their next destination or return to home country.
What is the cost of a UAE Transit Visa?
There is no cost for a transit visa of 48 hours. But for a 96 hours transit visa, a charge of AED 50/- is there. Both 48 Hours visa and 96 Hours visas are non-extendable.
Who can apply for a UAE Visit Visa?
Anyone from a country that has normal diplomatic relation with the UAE can apply for visit visa. As a basic requirement, the passport of the person should have a validity of 6 months or more.
What is the cost of a UAE Visit Visa?
A 30 days UAE Visit Visa costs AED 365/- in normal circumstances. An extension of another 30 days may incur an approximate cost of AED 700/- and 90 days visit visa will cost up to AED 1550/- per person.
Is it possible to extend validity of a UAE Visit Visa?
Yes. It is possible to extend the staying tenure of a 30 days and 60 days visit visa. A 30 days visit visa can be extended for 2 similar terms by paying extra charges applicable. But a 90 days visit visa cannot be extended.
There is multiple entry visit visa available in the UAE?
Yes. There are multiple entry visit visas available. When a 90 days single entry (normally visit visas are single entry) cost AED 1,550/-, a multiple entry 90 days visit visa can cost up to AED 1,990/- plus a medical insurance that is amounting to AED 125/-.
What is a Medical Entry Visa in UAE?
A Medical entry visa is issued to a person who seeks medical treatment for any kind of ailment or treatment from hospitals or clinics in the country. One companion can also get a medical entry visa along with the patient. These visas are issued for a period of 90 days and can be extended to 180 days if required. The sponsor of the medical entry visa will be the Medical Establishment where the patient will be admitted or seeking treatment.
What is the cost of a Medical Entry Visa in UAE?
Normally, the cost of a single-entry Medical Entry Visa of the UAE costs AED 295/- for a term of 90 days.
What is a GCC e-Visa in the UAE?
GCC e-Visa is an entry permit issued to citizens of Gulf Coordination Council member countries. They can enter UAE with their family members or companions. Other than UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar are the GCC countries.
What is the validity of GCC e-Visa?
A GCC e-Visa holder can stay in the country up to 30 days. It is extendable up to 30 more days one more time. Total validity of e-visa is 60 days only.
What is a Student Visa in the UAE?
A Student Visa is an entry permit issued to a person who is above 18 years age and seeking education from a UAE based school, college or institute. The sponsor of the visa will be the organisation where the foreign student is going to study.
What is the term of a Student Visa in UAE?
A student Visa is issued for one year in the UAE. It is further extendable up to one more year with required documentation from the sponsor and student.
What is the cost of a UAE Student Visa?
The Cost of a student visa in UAE is approximately AED 3000/- for one year. Prior to get a student visa, the student must get a physically fit certificate and need to submit a proof of financial background that is sufficient to study in the UAE.
What are the types of Residence Visas in UAE?
The main category of resident visas are as follows:
- Project Visa
- Employment Based Resident Visa
- Investor Visa
- Family Visa
- Retirement Visa
- Golden Visa
These visas are connected in a way or other when it comes to staying in the UAE. E.g.: An investor visa can be of 3 years Or even a Golden Visa. Both are valid residence visa. Golden visa got more privileges than a normal investor visa.
What is a project visa?
Other than its entry permit, a project visa is a residency document issued to a person who is on a mission to the UAE. It is normally issued to projects that are of national importance. Highly qualified technicians and experts are normally issued with this type of visas. Normally, sponsor of these type of visas will be a reputed organisation that has base in the UAE.
What is an Employment Based Residence Visa?
An employment visa is a residency document issued to workers and staff of a company based in UAE. The holder will have a labour contract approved by Ministry of Human resources or a Free Zone Authority. Based on the labour contract, a residence visa is issued for 2 years from the date of approval. It is renewable for 2 years upon completion and both employer and employee agree to do so. Employment visa can be cancelled before the term, based on agreement by both parties.
What is an Investor Visa in UAE?
An investor visa is a residency document issued to a person who has invested in UAE market for a business or a residence or some approved projects. The investor can have partner visa also if more than one person owns a company or property.
What is a Partner Visa in UAE?
A Partner visa is also an investor visa. It is an investor who has a partner or multiple partners in a business or property or project. All the partners are eligible to get a partner visa unless regulated by the Federal Government for certain nationalities.
What is a family visa?
A family visa is also a residence visa that is issued to a spouse of a resident visa holder. The resident can either be a Labour or Staff of a company, or an Investor or a retirement visa holder or a Golden Visa holder. The term family visa consists of dependents of above visa holders including children and immediate relatives. Validity of family visa depends the visa validity of the sponsor – who is the main visa holder.
What is a Retirement Visa in UAE?
A residence visa issued a person above 55 years of age and having an investment in the UAE is called a retirement visa. In this case, the visa holder need not be a business person or an employee. But, he or she should have a minimum required investment in the UAE by mode of property or business or a regular income source.
What are the conditions to get a Retirement Visa in the UAE?
A person who is meeting one of the following three conditions is eligible to get a retirement visa:
- One who is having an investment of 1 million dirhams in a UAE recognized fund or saving certificate is eligible for a retirement visa.
- One who is having a property in his / her name for a value not less than 2 million dirhams
- One who is having a regular dependable income of AED 20,000/- per month
Dependents of the retirement visa holder are also eligible for getting a residence visa based on conditions.
What is the cost of a Retirement Visa?
Approximate cost of AED3,000 or little above this is the cost of getting a retirement visa issued.
What is a Golden Visa? Who can get a golden visa in UAE?
- Golden visa is a concept introduced by the United Arab Emirate in the year 2019. It was for the purpose of increasing quality of life, workforce, products, resources of the UAE. This is a visa that is issued for a period of 10 years unlike regular residence visa of 2 and 3 years.
- The golden visa is issued to Investors, Entrepreneurs, Extra Talented Individuals, Researchers with at least a patent and exceptional results.
- Investors and Entrepreneurs, who has a minimum investment of 10 million dirhams in the UAE business or a property OR 10 million as share in a big company are eligible for a Golden Visa.
- Individuals with talents – like a world-renowned singer, actor, doctor, lawyer, media person or sports person is eligible to get a golden visa.
- Researchers with exceptional results in their field and having at least a patent for the work in his or her name is eligible to get a golden visa.
- Not only adults are eligible for golden visa – students with exceptions academic records are also eligible for a UAE Golden Visa. School students who has minimum 95% average marks in all subjects and university students who has a minimum 3.75 aggregate in respective discipline are eligible to get golden visa.
- The family members like spouse, children, parents are also eligible to get golden visa based on primary golden visa holder’s eligibility.
- The Golden Visa is renewable for another decade if the holder maintains the parameters of eligibility at the time of renewal.
What is the cost of a Golden Visa?
It is not the cost of golden visa that is important – but is eligibility. Nevertheless, as an answer to the question; AED 1150/- is the cost of a Golden Visa.
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