How to get Golden Visa for outstanding students in Dubai?

This service grants a Golden Residency Visa for outstanding students for a period of (5) or (10) years and automatically renewed if the same conditions are met.

Documents Required to get Golden Visa for outstanding students in Dubai

High school graduate

1. A recommendation letter from the Ministry of Education.
2. Copy of the sponsored residency (Dubai residents only).
3. Copy of the sponsored passport.

Universities graduate

1. Attested degree (bachelor's degree or higher) along with the academic transcript.
2. Copy of the sponsored residency (Dubai residents only).
3. Copy of the sponsored passport.

How to get Golden Visa for outstanding students in Dubai?

You can get Golden Visa for outstanding students in Dubai through GDRFA-Dubai Smart Application and AMER Center.

GDRFA-Dubai Smart Application

1. Download the GDRFA-Dubai application through the authorized stores: Apple store/Play store
2. Register a new user account (in case there is no account registered)
3. Select the required service
4. Attach the required documents
5. Pay the fees due for the service
6. Submit the request

AMER Center:

1. Head to one of the service branches of the Amer Centers
2. Select the required service at the receptionist
3. Submit the required documents to the service employee
4. Checking documents
5. Pay the fees due for the service
6. Submit application

Note: a text message + an email is sent to the customer with the status of the application:
• If there are missing documents on the application, the customer is notified of the need to attach the missing documents within 30 days, and if the missing documents are not attached, the application will be canceled.
• In case there are no missing documents in the application, the customer will be notified of the approval and the approved application will be sent by e-mail.

Fees Required to get Golden Visa for outstanding students in Dubai

10 years golden visa:
Residency fees (2790 AED)
ID fees (1070 AED)

5 years golden visa:
Residency fees (2280 AED)
ID fees (575 AED)

Terms and Conditions

A Highschool student who ranked top in the country (with a minimum grade of 95 per cent in public and private secondary schools) is granted a Golden Visa for (5) years without a sponsor, according to the following:

1- Submission of a recommendation letter from Ministry of Education (Emirates Schools Establishment).

2- Duration of the Golden Visa for the student is 5 years and may be extended if he is enrolled in one of the majors / colleges in the country that requires a study period of more than five years, such as (College of Human Medicine).

3- Conditions for granting a Golden Visa to family members of a Highschool student who ranked top in the country:The parents of the outstanding student, and (his siblings dependents of his father) are granted a Golden Visa for the same period in the event of their stay in the United Arab Emirate.

University Students: a university student is granted a Golden Visa for a period of (10) years without a sponsor, according to the following:

1- Submission of a recommendation letter from the university or an accredited graduation certificate or an accredited academic record stating that the student’s cumulative GPA is not less than (3.8).

2- Conditions for granting a Golden Visa to family members of a University Student: The parents of the university student, and (his siblings dependents of his father) are granted a Golden Visa for the same period in the event of their stay in the United Arab Emirate.