What is the UAE Golden Visa for Athletes?

The golden visa program offers long term residency to investors, entrepreneurs and other high skilled professionals. It is different from the regular visas because it is usually valid for 5 to 10 years. The regular visas are mostly valid for short periods of up to one year.

The golden visa benefits both the UAE and the applicant. The applicants get an opportunity to grow their talents in one of the best cities in the world and also the UAE gets to expand with new talents that contribute to the economy. 
 

Below are benefits you will enjoy when applying and when you get the golden visa to the UAE:

●    You do not need a sponsor.
●    A long-term residency of 5 to 10 years
●    Ability to sponsor unlimited number of domestic workers
●    Ability to stay outside the UAE for more than 6 months and the visa will still be valid when you come back
●    The privilege to sponsor family members including children and spouses irrespective of their age.
●    The family members can continue to stay in the UAE even after the death of the Golden visa holder as long as the visa is valid.

To apply for the Dubai Golden visa under this category the requirements are not as many. All you need to have is a recommendation letter from the General Sports Authority or from one of the sports councils in the United Arab Emirates and with this you will be eligible to apply in this category.

Also you will be required to produce a copy of a valid passport. 

You will be granted the visa and your family will be able to also enjoy the golden visa for a s long as your visa is valid.

The Golden visa can either be 5 years or 10 year and  this mean that the cost will also depend with the validity period. The cost will also comprise of residency fees and other costs of getting an emirates ID.

10 years’ Golden visa Cost: 
Residency Fees - AED 2790
ID Fees – AED 1070
5 Years Golden Visa
Residency Visa – AED 2280
ID Fees – AED 575
 

1.    First, you need to confirm whether you qualify fir the visa by checking all the conditions. To make it easier, just contact the Arabiers tea and we will help you to assess the qualification criteria to know if you qualify
2.    The next thing is to select the category that you qualify for, and in this case whether you qualify as an athlete
3.    Now that you have confirmed you qualify to apply for the golden visa as an athlete, go to the council of sports and get a recommendation from them
4.    After that, you should then pay Arabiers a service fee which also covers the processing fees
5.    Go and do a medical examination that meets the required standards
6.    We will then help you to submit the documents to the relevant authorities in the UAE
7.    Wait for the visa to be processed
8.    When your application is approved you will be sent the UAE Golden visa and you can then travel and live in the UAE
9.    After approval, the next thing you do is to apply for an Emirates ID, which will enable you to access services in the country. 
10.    To be able to get access to government services online you need to also get the UAE pass which acts as a secure digital ID.

It is easier to apply for the golden visa from the UAE compared to doing it from outside. You can reach out to our team at Arabiers to help you in checking your eligibility and application process for any category you wish to apply under.

It is important for the talented athlete applicants to ensure they get the recommendation letter from the General Sports authority or any authorized sports council and this will ease the process during application.