Work visa United Arab Emirates
Green Residence for skilled workers (Dubai)
Run by General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Dubai (GDRFA)
Graduates working in the UAE in a level 1, 2 or 3 job under the MOHRE classification and earning at least AED 15,000 a month. Gives a 5 year residence without a guarantor or employer sponsor. Read on the Dubai GDRFA page; other emirates may differ.
- Job offer
- Required. You need a UAE work permit under a valid work contract.
- Language
- Not stated on the official page
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Work experience
- Not stated on the official page
- Government fee
- AED 200 residence permit fee, plus AED 10 Knowledge Dirham, AED 10 Innovation Dirham and AED 20 delivery. AED 500 extra if applying inside the country. The issuance fee rises by AED 100 for each year over two years.
- Processing time
- 48 hours expected completion time.
- Money you must show
- Monthly salary of at least AED 15,000.
- When and to whom you pay
- To GDRFA Dubai when applying.
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on gdrfad.gov.ae on 2026-10-18: "The monthly salary shall not be less than (15000) fifteen thousand Dirhams or the equivalent in foreign currencies."; "To be a skilled worker in the first, second or third level of the occupations classification"; "The minimum educational level should be a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent"