The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to extend its Golden Visa Program in order to include Pakistani nurses.
The decision comes as part of efforts to attract a larger number of nurses from Pakistan, recognizing their crucial contribution in the healthcare sector, VisaGuide.World reports.
Through investment programs such as UAE’s Golden Visa Program, foreigners are eligible to acquire residency in this territory, provided they make a financial and meet the needed requirements.
The Golden Visa Program gives foreigners the opportunity to live and work in the UAE for durations of five to ten years.
Besides, it does not require a sponsor, thus granting the nurses the flexibility to extend their stay in the UAE without jeopardizing the validity of their visas.
Nurses interested in the Golden Visa program are required to meet specific prerequisites that play an important role, among them holding a valid nurse license in the UAE and possessing a commendable professional experience of five years or more.
Those interested in this scheme are required to gather the needed documents, fill in the application form, pay the applicable fee and then submit their comprehensive application to the government of the UAE.
The estimated processing time for this visa is three to six months. This pathway offers a practical and achievable means for nurses to establish a lasting presence in the United Arab Emirates.
UAE’s Golden Visa scheme attracts a large number of foreign investors, thus contributing to the economy’s growth.
In the first half of this year, Dubai saw a 52 per cent increase in the number of golden visas issued to internationals, according to the figures provided by the government.
The UAE as a whole continues to attract both capital and talent, and therefore instruments such as Golden Visas are on the upsurge.
Authorities in the UAE launched the Residency by Investment scheme known as the Golden Visa Program in 2019. Soon after its implementation it became one of the largest programs of this kind in the Middle Ease as well as North Africa region.
It allows internationals to live, work and study in the country for period between five and ten years in exchange for an investment of not less than AED 2 million ($544,515).
Candidates eligible for this scheme also include those with noteworthy accomplishments in specific fields, such as science, or arts.