Renewal of Residency visa for a citizen's family or GCC member's family

Scientists and researchers with achievements:
1. A copy of the sponsored person's passport.
2. A letter of nomination from the Emirates Scholars Council.
3. A scientist's license certificate.

Senior scholars and clerics:
1. A copy of the sponsored person's passport.
2. A nomination letter from the Ministry of Culture and Youth or the competent local authorities.

Elite fields of industry and the Fourth Industrial Revolution:
1. A copy of the sponsored person's passport.
2. A nomination letter from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology or the competent local authorities.

Elite health fields:
1. A copy of the sponsored person's passport.
2. A letter of nomination from the Ministry of Health and Prevention or the competent local authorities.

Elite educational fields:
1. A copy of the sponsored person's passport.
2. A nomination letter from the Ministry of Education or the competent local authorities.

Digital talent:

Science professionals:
1. A copy of the passport.
2. A valid work contract in the country.
3. A salary certificate with a monthly salary of not less than (30,000) thirty thousand dirhams.
4. License to practice the profession (for professions that require this).
5. An educational attainment certificate, at least a bachelor's degree.
6. Bank statement showing bank salary transfers for the last 6 months.

Engineering specialists:
1. A copy of the passport.
2. A valid work contract in the country.
3. A salary certificate with a monthly salary of not less than (30,000) thirty thousand dirhams.
4. License to practice the profession (for professions that require this).
5. An educational attainment certificate, at least a bachelor's degree.
6. Bank statement showing bank salary transfers for the last 6 months.

Education specialists:
1. A copy of the passport.
2. A valid work contract in the country.
3. A salary certificate with a monthly salary of not less than (30,000) thirty thousand dirhams.
4. License to practice the profession (for professions that require this).
5. An educational attainment certificate, at least a bachelor's degree.
6. Bank statement showing bank salary transfers for the last 6 months.

Specialists in the field of business and management:
1. A copy of the passport.
2. A valid work contract in the country.
3. A salary certificate with a monthly salary of not less than (30,000) thirty thousand dirhams.
4. License to practice the profession (for professions that require this).
5. An educational attainment certificate, at least a bachelor's degree.
6. Bank statement showing bank salary transfers for the last 6 months.

Information technology specialists:
1. A copy of the passport.
2. A valid work contract in the country.
3. A salary certificate with a monthly salary of not less than (30,000) thirty thousand dirhams.
4. License to practice the profession (for professions that require this).
5. An educational attainment certificate, at least a bachelor's degree.
6. Bank statement showing bank salary transfers for the last 6 months.

Specialists in law, society and culture:
1. A copy of the passport.
2. A valid work contract in the country.
3. A salary certificate with a monthly salary of not less than (30,000) thirty thousand dirhams.
4. License to practice the profession (for professions that require this).
5. An educational attainment certificate, at least a bachelor's degree.
6. Bank statement showing bank salary transfers for the last 6 months.

Digital channels (website/smart application):
1. Log in to the smart services system through (UAE Pass or username).
2. Search for the service to be applied for.
3. Fill in the application data, where applicable.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).

Customer Happiness Center:
1. Visit the nearest Customer Happiness Center.
2. Get the automated turn ticket and wait.
3. Submitting the application that fulfils all conditions and documents (if any) to the customer service employee.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).

Amer Service Center:
1. Visit the nearest Amer Service Center.
2. Get the automated turn ticket and wait.
3. Submitting the application that fulfils all conditions and documents (if any) to the customer service employee.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).

Residence permit fee: AED1100

Extra charge :
Knowledge Dirham: AED10
Innovation Dirham: AED10
Fee inside the country: AED500

Delivery:
AED20


Note The issuance fee increases by AED100 annually whenever the residency is over two years.

Scientists:
1. To have a recommendation from the Emirates Scholars Council.
2. To have a master's or doctorate in one of the majors of engineering, technology, life sciences, and natural sciences from the top 500 universities in the world (for a PhD) or the best 250 universities in the world (for a master's) according to the international classifications approved by the Ministry of Education.
3. To have a master's or doctorate in one of the majors of engineering, technology, life sciences, and natural sciences from a university ranked among the top 100 universities in the world in the classification of the subspecialty according to the international types approved by the Ministry of Education.
4. That Conditions (2) or (3) apply to the university in any of the last ten years.
5. To have a score of 1.0 or higher in the Field Weighted Citation Index (FWCI) and 10 or higher in the h-index.
6. Those with a Scopus H index ≥ 20 or those with achievements in building the research and development sector inside and outside the country based on the recommendation of the Emirates Scientists Council are excluded from the above conditions
7. The Ministry of Education must approve the certificate.
8. He must have comprehensive health insurance for himself and his family, effective when applying for a golden residency, r according to what is in force at the competent local authority.

Specialists:
1. To obtain a work permit in the country under a valid work contract.
2. To be a skilled worker at the first or second professional level, according to the occupational classifications approved by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
3. The minimum educational level must be a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
4. The monthly salary shall be at least (30,000) thirty thousand UAE dirhams or the equivalent in foreign currencies.
5. To have a license to practice a profession for professions that require that: doctor, pharmacist, teacher, and others.
6. He must have effective, comprehensive health insurance for himself and his family members when applying for a golden residency or according to what is in force at the competent local authority.

Digital channels (website/smart application):
The service is available 24/7

Amer Service Centre:
The service is available during the normal operating hours of AMER Centers

48.0 Hour(s)

The grace period to stay inside the country after the expiration of the residence permit or its cancellation is (180) one hundred and eighty days.

1. Amendment of all types of residence permit data. 2. Cancellation of all types of residence permits.