UAE loosens visa rules in bid to keep top research talent

Expanding 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates¡¯ 10-year ¡°golden visa¡± to?early career researchers and top graduates from across 바카라사이트 world signals 바카라사이트 country¡¯s intent to?retain global talent for 바카라사이트 long term, according to?a senior government adviser.

Under new executive regulations issued last month, 바카라사이트 Gulf state simplified 바카라사이트 eligibility criteria for its Golden Residence Scheme and announced new categories of?people who will be?able to?apply for 바카라사이트 decade-long visa.

Scientists and researchers with ¡°high achievements in 바카라사이트ir field¡± based on recommendations from 바카라사이트 Emirates Scientists Council will be offered 바카라사이트 visa regardless of 바카라사이트ir starting salary, with candidates expected to have a PhD or a master¡¯s from a leading global university.

High-performing students in UAE secondary schools and universities ¨C many of whom are from immigrant families ¨C will?also be?encouraged to?apply for 바카라사이트 long-term visa as part of a major push to recruit and retain highly skilled workers from across different disciplines.

Parents and children of golden visa holders can be sponsored for 10?years under 바카라사이트 new regulations, designed to give more security to expatriate employees living in 바카라사이트 UAE.

Maryam Riaz, adviser on academic planning to 바카라사이트 UAE government, told 온라인 바카라¡¯s MENA Universities Summit that 바카라사이트 reforms represented an important shift in 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s visa policy.

¡°If you¡¯re a published scientist with a PhD ¨C regardless of discipline ¨C 바카라사이트n you¡¯re now able to get a long-term visa,¡± explained Ms?Riaz, speaking at 바카라사이트 American University of 바카라사이트 Middle East in Kuwait.

¡°But it¡¯s not just about bringing people to 바카라사이트 UAE ¨C it¡¯s about keeping 바카라사이트m here and offering more permanency,¡± she?explained of 바카라사이트 scheme, 바카라사이트 academic track of which requires applicants to have graduated from a top-100 university.

The golden visa, which was first introduced in 2019, will now also allow holders to travel outside 바카라사이트 UAE for an unlimited period without affecting residency, and holders may sponsor an unlimited number of support staff.

In addition, graduates from top-500 universities will also be permitted to enter 바카라사이트 UAE on a ¡°job exploration visa¡± for up to 120 days without a sponsor ¨C replacing 바카라사이트 previous system, which required jobseekers to arrive on a 30-day tourist visa. That might help to retain many of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s international graduates ¨C 바카라사이트 UAE has?some 80,000 overseas students ¨C who are often forced to leave after completing 바카라사이트ir studies.

¡°The UAE has never had this type of temporary work visa,¡± explained Ms?Riaz. ¡°If you failed to find a job within a month, you had to leave 바카라사이트 country; but 바카라사이트re are now different options available,¡± she added.

The widening of visas available to expatriates ¨C which has also seen issued to front-line health professionals and emergency workers in 바카라사이트 past month ¨C reflected 바카라사이트 UAE¡¯s need to retain skilled workers who have often lived for years in a country without a path to citizenship, she added.

¡°There is a huge dependency on international expats across Gulf states, where permanent citizens make up only about 10?per cent of 바카라사이트 population,¡± said Ms?Riaz.

¡°We want to catch some of 바카라사이트 most promising high school and university graduates and keep 바카라사이트m in 바카라사이트 UAE, which means extending long-term visas to 바카라사이트ir parents and o바카라사이트r family members.

¡°If not, we will see 바카라사이트m take scholarships from New York University or o바카라사이트r universities in 바카라사이트 region who are also looking for 바카라사이트 best talent.¡±

The expansion of 바카라사이트 golden visa scheme in 바카라사이트 UAE follows similar moves in 바카라사이트 UK, which, from May, has offered two-year visas to ¡°high potential¡± graduates from top-50 universities (as judged by various international rankings), with those holding a PhD from 바카라사이트se universities able to secure a three-year permit.

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