UAE Green Visa: 60-day entry permit to finalise residency explained

UAE Green Visa: 60-day entry permit to finalise residency explained

Applicants for this entry permit can avail of the service on the GDRFA website and receive it via mail

By A Staff Reporter Published: Wed 15 Feb 2023, 6:00 AM

The UAE’s Green Visa is among the most enquired for residency service, according to travel and typing centre agents. It’s a five-year, self-sponsored residency issued to three categories: Skilled employees; freelancers or self-employed individuals; and investors or business partners.

In Dubai, the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) grants a 60-day entry permit to eligible people from around the world so that they can complete the necessary procedures for issuing residency. It is similar to a permit issued to potential Golden Visa applicants. However, for Golden Visa applicants, the permit is a six-month, multiple-entry one.

Green Visa entry permit applicants can avail of the service on the GDRFA website and receive it via mail. People can also apply for the permit via Amer centres.

According to the GDRFA website, the fee for the 60-day permit is Dh335.75. “In the event an entry permit is issued inside the country, an additional amount of Dh650 will be added,” the authority states.

Who can get the 5-year visa?

Skilled professionals: The applicants should have a valid employment contract,