What is the UAE Golden Visa for Frontline Heroes?

The following is the eligibility criteria for frontline heroes who want to apply for a golden visa to the UAE:

1.    Eligibility for Healthcare Professionals

You are eligible for the golden visa if you are doctors, nurse. Paramedic and any other medical professional who has demonstrated extraordinary dedication to serve in the field.

2.    Public health experts 

To be eligible as a public health expert you must be someone who is involved in public health activities, which includes virologists, epidemiologists and any other experts who have taken part in managing public health crises.

3.    Support Staff

You are eligible for a golden visa as a support staff if you are an experienced support staff who has worked in healthcare facilities such as a pharmacist, laboratory technician, administrative staff who has played an important role in supporting the healthcare.

• To be eligible for the Dubai passport you need to provide a proof of employment. You need to produce documents such as employment contracts, appointment letters from reputable healthcare facilities in the UAE.
• You also need to produce the practicing license that is issued and certified by the relevant authorities in the UAE. These authorities include the department of health, ministry of health and prevention or Dubai health authority.
• You also need to produce proof that you have actually contributed as a frontline hero in your field. This can be done by providing letters such as recommendation, recognition, awards and performance reviews from the previous contributions.

The Golden visa offers the holders long term residency of 5 to 10 years. This allows the holder to have stability in their career since they do not need to be worried about their stay in the country. 

• The golden visa also allows the holder to bring with them their immediate family members such as children and spouses. They are allowed to stay in the country for as long as the visa is valid. This ensures the holder can be able to happily live with their family.
• The frontline heroes in UAE are recognized and honored for their contribution to the public health of the country. It therefore brings recognition and prestige to the holders of golden visas who are frontline heroes.
• The holder of the golden visa also gets an opportunity to access world class services which are provided by the government of UAE, these include the healthcare services, education for themselves and families and other social services.
• The holders of the golden visa also are able to build strong networks within their fields. This is because the UAE is home to some of the best brains and diverse talents from different parts of the word.

• The application process for the UAE golden visa for frontline heroes is done online through the official government websites. All you need to do is to get into the website and feed all your information correctly.
• Then upload all the documents required to be correct such as employment proof, professional license among others for verification.
• Then you need to pay the application feed and any other applicable charges as you will be directed.
• Once you pay and submit your data then it goes through the processing and verification stage which may take some time. This is an important stage so as to ensure the applicant has provided the right information and does not have a questionable track record.

The UAE government recognizes the role and contribution of frontline heroes especially in healthcare and therefore it is important for them to get this kind of visa that is reserved for the few. However, it comes with some costs which are incurred during the application. They include:

• The application fee depends from one emirate to the other but on the price ranges between AED 2800 to AED 3800. It covers the processing of the visa.
• The medical fees which take care of the examination cost. This is because the applicant is required to go through a mandatory medical check which ranges between 300 to 500 AED.
• There is also a fee that is incurred to get the emirates ID. This ranges between 170 to 350 AED depending on the visa period and other individual circumstances.