Skilled workers in various fields can now easily apply for Golden visa

UAE has been allowing visas in huge numbers to experts in information technology, digital experts, and professionals in the retail and hospitality sectors. Representative image/Shutterstock

Dubai: Skilled workers in different fields can easily avail of UAE’s Golden visa. The immigration processes could be quickened as the personal details of the applicants are already registered at the Ministry of Human Resources.

Lately, the number of applicants for Golden visas in the professional sector has gone up significantly.

Interestingly, the Emirate has been allowing visas in huge numbers to experts in information technology, digital experts, and professionals in the retail and hospitality sectors. The documents proving their educational qualification, Emirates id, health insurance, salary certificate and labour contract are to be submitted along with the application.

Besides, an experience certificate of not less than five years too should be attached. The applicants need to pay a fee of 3000 dirhams which includes the government fee as well as the application fee. They could get the Golden visa in under two weeks of applying.

Documents should be accurate
The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security instructs that the documents that are submitted for availing UAE's Golden Visa should be accurate and faultless.

The application would be cancelled within thirty days from the date of application if the documents are found to be incomplete or ambiguous.

The authority informed that the application would be rejected if the applicants aren’t able to rectify the mistakes at least thrice. In such instances, only the amount paid for issuing the visa would be refunded.

An expert committee appointed by the government would be examining the documents of the persons who have proved their mettle in various fields, before issuing the golden visa.

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