STEPS FOR GOLDEN VISA:
Equivalency
Get your university degree equivalency (this is not the same as attestation, you need equivalency regardless of if it is attested or not) from the Ministry of Education. Go to Dataflow and upload your university certificate and transcript wait around 20 days until they check with your university to verify. You will get notification that you have passed.
Cost : 362.25 AED and another 66 AED
1.1 once Data flow confirms, step 2 opens up with a link which you click and you go to the ministry of Education website the data is already pre-filled and you simply make another payment:
Cost: 100.71 AED
- Once you have the equivalency after around 20-25 days. You can now apply via the GDFRA Website not the App just easier. You then upload the documents mentions on the UAE ICP website ie. Letter from employer, 6 months bank statement, passport page etc..
Cost: 2688 AED
- Then you will get a text message saying to proceed with cancellation of visa and go for medical.
- medical Smart Salem gives results in 30min.
Costs: 750 AED
- Employer cancels your visa.
- 1-2 hrs later you get your new Visa
Total cost: 5133 AED total cost for Golden Visa.
Hope that helps everyone. Otherwise ask me
Please note at the moment you cannot get a Esaad card unfortunately with the GV
Documents uploaded for the Business and Management Specialists route:
NOC from my employer in English
Letter from Freezone confirming i work there and Salary etc.. in Arabic ONLY
Six months bank statement showing salary everything else redacted
Passport Page copy
Photo
MoE equivalency
Update 1: EID
Last step, You need to go in the ICP app click on RENEW EID not Create a new one.
Cost 1167