For a scientist, writer, artist, industrialist, economist or other person who renders distinguished service to Yemen.
Process & costs: 1Report facts: 8
Official government source: natlex.ilo.org · checked 2026-08-03
Western Asia · Immigration
Yemen
Yemen sits in Western Asia. Its immigration system runs 5 distinct routes — led by long-term residence, humanitarian protection and talent and merit, each set out in official law. None yet cites an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
18 further routes are recorded for Yemen but not shown here — their details are still under review.
- Immigration routes
- 5across 3 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 0 of 5cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Long-term residence2 of the 5 routes — see them under Long-term residence below
- Region
- Western Asia
- Capital
- Sana'a
- Population
- 41,773,878
- Official language
- Arabic
- Currency
- YER
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 5 routes, grouped by purpose — 0 of 5 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Talent and merit
1 route
Long-term residence
2 routes
Temporary Residence PermitUnknown
For a foreign national who does not qualify for special or ordinary residence but is granted temporary residence.
Report facts: 1
For a foreign worker whose role justifies longer residence, such as specified oil-sector staff or bank and company managers.
Process & costs: 2Report facts: 4
Humanitarian protection
2 routes
For an asylum seeker in the Aden area using the UNHCR channel for non-Somalis or an IPNA centre for Somalis.
Documents: 1Report facts: 7
For a new asylum seeker in Sana'a who registers with the Bureau of Refugee Affairs at the IPNA compound.
Can bring: children, parents
Process & costs: 1Report facts: 7
Official sources
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