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United Arab Emirates · Talent & merit
United Arab Emirates Golden Residency — Exceptional Talent or Rare Specialisation
Ten-year self-sponsored residence for approved doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executives, athletes and priority specialists.
- Salary required
- AED 50,000 the lowest published threshold
- Can bring
- — Not stated in the official source
- Requirements
- 9 each quoted below
Who qualifies
Who this route is for
Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.
9 requirements quoted from the official source.
The conditions that decide it
- Category Specific Approval
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Character and security
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Eligibility summary
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Emirates Id
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Entry Permit
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Medical Fitness If Adult
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Professional Or Academic Evidence
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Self Sponsored
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Executive Salary Aed
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026
Also stated by the source
- Health Insurance
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Official source basis
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Passport or travel document
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Qualifying Talent Category
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Report summary
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Executive Experience Years
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026
Family
Who you can bring
— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
Costs & timelines
What the source prices
Validity
2 proven from the official source.
- Residence Validity Years
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026 - Valid Employment Contract If Specialist
Exceptional Talents and Rare Specializations include doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executive directors, athletes, PhD holders, and specialists in priority scientific and engineering fields; the authority publishes a distinct approval, experience, degree, contract or salary condition for each subcategory.
checked 2026-08-03 · UAE ICP Golden Residency eligibility and documents, last updated 23 March 2026; verified 3 August 2026
How it works
From here to a yes
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FAQ
Straight answers
01Who qualifies for this route to United Arab Emirates?
The official source states:
Ten-year self-sponsored residence for approved doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executives, athletes and priority specialists.
02How much money do I need?
The lowest published threshold is AED 50,000 (salary), from the official record.
Every answer is quoted from the official icp.gov.ae page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.
We checked 17 points against the official source; 17 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.
See the 0 open points
Fees and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.
Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.
The source
Where every quote comes from
Official government source icp.gov.aeLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this United Arab Emirates government page.Same category, same country
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