{"id":7816,"date":"2023-08-22T16:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/?p=7816"},"modified":"2023-08-22T16:01:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:01:39","slug":"heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-uae-residency-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-uae-residency-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s Everything You Need To Know About A UAE Work Residency Visa"},"content":{"rendered":"
When relocating to a new country, the first step to take is discovering everything about how the country works. Additionally, one of the first things you must sort is the residency visa.<\/p>\n
In the name itself, “residency” means “the fact of living in a place.” So, a residency visa is a document that foreigners moving to the UAE must obtain to be able to stay long-term. These visas are valid for 1 – 10 years depending on the conditions.<\/p>\n
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There are 6 types of long-term visas in the UAE.<\/p>\n
In this article, you will find all the details relevant to a Residency Work Visa in the UAE. Additionally, the details involved are the different types of Work Visas, Documents Required and the steps required to follow.<\/p>\n
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Read More: All You Need To Know About The New UAE Visa Schemes That Are Officially In Effect<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n People over 18 years-old can legally work as an expat in the country. However, this is provided that the employer and employee meet the MoHRE’s standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n An example of these standards are:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The UAE residency visa for work have varying requirements. As the requirements depend on the visa category.<\/p>\n However, here are the general document requirements:<\/p>\n The employer is responsible for the work visa application process and related costs. On the other hand, the employee is responsible for submitting documents for the residence permit.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read More: Here\u2019s How You Can Get A Driver\u2019s License In The UAE<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When relocating to a new country, the first step to take is discovering everything about how the country works. Additionally, one of the first things you must sort is the residency visa. What is a UAE Residency Visa? In the name itself, “residency” means “the fact of living in a place.” So, a residency visa … ","protected":false},"author":4060,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,31,6],"tags":[],"acf":{"hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image":{"ID":7824,"id":7824,"title":"Aug 22 Articles","filename":"Aug-22-Articles.jpg","filesize":53833,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-uae-residency-visa\/attachment\/aug-22-articles\/","alt":"","author":"4060","description":"","caption":"","name":"aug-22-articles","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":7816,"date":"2023-08-22 11:37:07","modified":"2023-08-22 11:37:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":700,"height":350,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles-small.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles-medium.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":150,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles.jpg","medium_large-width":700,"medium_large-height":350,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles-large.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":350,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles.jpg","1536x1536-width":700,"1536x1536-height":350,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles.jpg","2048x2048-width":700,"2048x2048-height":350,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles-230x115.jpg","small-width":120,"small-height":60,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22153707\/Aug-22-Articles.jpg","custom-size-width":400,"custom-size-height":200}},"featured_image_caption":"","summary":"","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":" When relocating to a new country, the first step to take is discovering everything about how the country works. 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Additionally, the details involved are the different types of Work Visas, Documents Required and the steps required to follow.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_block","image":{"ID":7819,"id":7819,"title":"Visa","filename":"NfhBK6t7-uae-visa-rules-1-1024x683-1.jpeg","filesize":113236,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22135511\/NfhBK6t7-uae-visa-rules-1-1024x683-1.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-uae-residency-visa\/attachment\/nfhbk6t7-uae-visa-rules-1-1024x683-1\/","alt":"","author":"4060","description":"","caption":"","name":"nfhbk6t7-uae-visa-rules-1-1024x683-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":7816,"date":"2023-08-22 09:55:11","modified":"2023-08-22 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Read More: All You Need To Know About The New UAE Visa Schemes That Are Officially In Effect<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_block","image":{"ID":7820,"id":7820,"title":"Visa","filename":"Qu9lJn1u-Fines-for-UAE-residents-with-expired-visas-waived-until-the-end-of-2020-1200x800-1.jpeg","filesize":94587,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22135619\/Qu9lJn1u-Fines-for-UAE-residents-with-expired-visas-waived-until-the-end-of-2020-1200x800-1.jpeg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-uae-residency-visa\/attachment\/qu9ljn1u-fines-for-uae-residents-with-expired-visas-waived-until-the-end-of-2020-1200x800-1\/","alt":"","author":"4060","description":"","caption":"","name":"qu9ljn1u-fines-for-uae-residents-with-expired-visas-waived-until-the-end-of-2020-1200x800-1","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":7816,"date":"2023-08-22 09:56:19","modified":"2023-08-22 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People over 18 years-old can legally work as an expat in the country. However, this is provided that the employer and employee meet the MoHRE’s standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n An example of these standards are:<\/p>\n The UAE residency visa for work have varying requirements. As the requirements depend on the visa category.<\/p>\n However, here are the general document requirements:<\/p>\n The employer is responsible for the work visa application process and related costs. On the other hand, the employee is responsible for submitting documents for the residence permit.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image_block","image":{"ID":7821,"id":7821,"title":"Photo Example","filename":"fotomatrix2020-achtergrond.png","filesize":34186,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond.png","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-a-uae-residency-visa\/attachment\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond-2\/","alt":"","author":"4060","description":"","caption":"","name":"fotomatrix2020-achtergrond-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":7816,"date":"2023-08-22 10:53:39","modified":"2023-08-22 10:53:46","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":323,"height":200,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond-small.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond-medium.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":186,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond.png","medium_large-width":323,"medium_large-height":200,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond-large.png","large-width":323,"large-height":200,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond.png","1536x1536-width":323,"1536x1536-height":200,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond.png","2048x2048-width":323,"2048x2048-height":200,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond-230x142.png","small-width":120,"small-height":74,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/22145339\/fotomatrix2020-achtergrond.png","custom-size-width":323,"custom-size-height":200}},"image_caption":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"Who can get a Work Visa in the UAE?<\/h2>\n
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Find the document requirements for a UAE Work Visa:<\/h2>\n
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You’ll have to go through 3 stages to get a UAE Work Residency Visa<\/h2>\n
1st Stage:<\/h4>\n
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2nd Stage:<\/h4>\n
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3rd Stage:<\/h4>\n
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What is a UAE Residency Visa?<\/h2>\n
How many types of Residence Visas are there in the UAE?<\/h2>\n
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Here are the different types of residency visas that fall under the work visa:<\/h2>\n
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Standard Work Visa<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Green Visa<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Golden Visa<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Who can get a Work Visa in the UAE?<\/h2>\n
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Find the document requirements for a UAE Work Visa:<\/h2>\n
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You’ll have to go through 3 stages to get a UAE Work Residency Visa<\/h2>\n
1st Stage:<\/h4>\n
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