UAE Announces New 10-year Blue Visa
The UAE has announced a new 10-year residency visa following a cabinet meeting in Abu Dhabi.
The “Blue Residency” will be granted to individuals who have made exceptional contributions towards the environment and sustainability.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE Cabinet meeting at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi.
UAE Blue Residency visa
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “In alignment with the national directives declared by the UAE President, to designate 2024 as the year of sustainability in the UAE, we introduced the ‘Blue Residency’ a ten-years residency granted to individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to environment protection, whether in marine life, land-based ecosystems, or air quality, sustainability technologies, the circular economy, or related fields.
“The sustainability of our economy is now linked to the sustainability of our environment… Our national orientations are clear and firm in this area.”
The “Blue Residency” is the first long-term residency for individuals with exceptional contributions and efforts in the field of environment action and sustainability both inside and outside the United Arab Emirates.
The Blue Residency aims to amplify and maintain the UAE’s efforts in sustainability and goes in line with the directives of the UAE President to extend the initiative of the Year of Sustainability of 2023 to include the year 2024.
The Blue Residency will specifically be granted to supporters of environmental action, including members of international organisations, international companies, members of associations and non-governmental organizations, global award winners, and distinguished activists and researchers in environmental work from both Emirati nationals and responsible residents advocate of environment protection.
وضمن مشاريع مجلس الوزراء لتنفيذ التوجهات الوطنية التي أعلنها رئيس الدولة حفظه الله بأن يكون العام 2024 عاماً للاستدامة .. اعتمدنا اليوم "الإقامة الزرقاء" … وهي إقامة طويلة الأمد لمدة ١٠ سنوات سيتم منحها للأفراد ذوي الإسهامات والجهود الاستثنائية في مجال حماية البيئة سواء البحرية… pic.twitter.com/c765IficS6
— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 15, 2024
Sustainability advocates and experts who are interested in the United Arab Emirates Blue Residency are invited to submit their applications directly through the services of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security, or through nominations by competent authorities in the state for the individuals recommended for it.
