Good fit
Freelancers and independent professionals who can obtain the required MOHRE permit, show a bachelor degree or specialised diploma, and document AED 360,000 of self-employment income over the preceding two years or financial solvency.
United Arab Emirates · Skilled Worker
Green Residence - self-employment
A self-sponsored UAE residence permit for a freelancer or self-employed person who holds a Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation permit and meets the education and income/solvency conditions.
Status note. This fixture uses the Dubai GDRFA self-employment Green Residence service. The ICP Green Residency overview is retained as a supplementary source but currently flagged for incomplete deterministic extraction.
Decision fit
Who this pathway serves
Important limits
Applicants who need an employer-sponsored job, a company-formation route, a published permanent-residence outcome, or a confirmed cross-emirate rule set beyond the Dubai service.
Minimums · 1 of 9 fields sourced
Eligibility
Age
Work experience
Language
Education
Minimumbachelor
ContextThe page requires a freelance work permit from MOHRE, a bachelor degree or specialised diploma, and either the stated income history or financial solvency.
Selection threshold
CompetitionUnknown - confirm with the official source
Health and character
Medical examUnknown - confirm with the official source
Police certificateUnknown - confirm with the official source
Costs · 1 of 2 fields sourced
Funds and fees
Settlement funds
No settlement-fund table is published.
Application fees
- 200 AEDResidence permit fee
- 10 AEDKnowledge Dirham
- 10 AEDInnovation Dirham
- 500 AEDFee inside the country
- 20 AEDDelivery
Outcomes · 1 of 7 fields sourced
Residence, work, and family
Permanent residence
WorkYes
ContextThe retained self-employment service does not establish a permanent-residence route.
Family
ContextThe retained Dubai self-employment service page does not state family sponsorship conditions.
Citizenship
ContextThe retained self-employment service does not establish a citizenship route.
Processing time
ContextThe GDRFA service lists an expected completion time of 48 hours and a 180-day grace period after expiry or cancellation.
Sources
Official sources
Citations
Field provenance
Information only, not legal advice. Rules, fees, and processing times change. Confirm the linked official pages before acting.