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Five Types of Visas You Can Apply for When Planning to Work in the UAE
Dubai: The UAE attracts some of the best foreign workers because it has good jobs, is safe, and has a lot of different kinds of people living there.
The UAE has five types of work visas. The standard work visa is given to people who work in the private sector, government departments, or free zones. The Green Visa and Golden Visa are long-term residency visas.
In the UAE, the General Directorate of Foreign Affairs (GDRFA) is in charge of Dubai residency visas. The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security is in charge of visas for Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, and Umm Al Quwain (ICP).
- Company-sponsored work visa
If you have been offered a job in the UAE, you can move to the UAE on a company-sponsored visa, which can have a duration of two or three years, after which it has to be renewed by your sponsor.
- Green visa
The Green Visa is a five-year residency permit in the UAE that does not require a sponsor. Green visa holders can sponsor first-degree relatives in the UAE and have a six-month grace period after visa cancellation and expiry.
- Golden Visa
If you are looking into long-term residency options, the Golden Visa allows expats to live, work and study in the UAE on a ten-year visa without a sponsor. Individuals such as frontline heroes (doctors and nurses), outstanding high school students and college graduates, investors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and humanitarian workers are eligible for the visa.
- Freelance visa
If you want a freelance visa, which is for two years. To become a freelancer in UAE, you will need a freelance work permit and a freelance visa if you do not have a family visa, sponsored by your family member. Get your UAE freelance visa with Dubai Government Approved Travel Agency – Regal Tours
- Domestic worker visa
The UAE also issues a visa for domestic helpers, and it is sponsored by the employer. UAE residents cannot hire a domestic worker, unless he or she has a valid domestic worker licence, as per the UAE’s domestic workers’ law – Federal Decree-Law No. 9 of 2022. To know more about the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers under the Domestic Workers’ Law.
