United Arab Emirates highly skilled route
1 current source-backed highly skilled pathway. Verify the responsible authority before applying.
This page contains 1 current route for this destination, with the available eligibility, requirements and duration details.
Source-backed legal route · Checked 2026-07-14
Current route records
| Route | Conditions | Effective or checked | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden visa for exceptional talent and rare specialisations | The the United Arab Emirates highly skilled route is for a qualified professional with eligible employment or activity; the applicant must meet qualification and job conditions. | 2026-07-14 | Official source |
Can you work on this route?
Route-specific work rights and conditions stay separate from shortage-list status and individual eligibility.
| Route | Published work answer | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| Golden visa for exceptional talent and rare specialisations | The exact UAE category table gives the exceptional-talent or rare-specialisation Golden visa a ten-year duration and lists the covered specialist groups and category-specific requirements such as recommendation letters, practical experience or accredited educational degrees. | Official source |
| Golden visa for exceptional talent and rare specialisations | The official UAE Government Golden visa page states that this long-term residence visa enables foreign talents to live, work or study in the UAE; the same page lists entrepreneurs and exceptional-talent or rare-specialisation applicants among the eligible categories. | Official source |
Official sources
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