A new "golden" visa will cost 1,150 dirhams. First of all, businessmen, scientists and inventors, persons with a doctorate degree, creative workers, athletes, researchers and programmers, students and schoolchildren who have shown excellent results will be able to issue them. Half-year visas are designed for citizens applying for UAE resident visas for a period of 5 or 10 years.
From January 31, 2021, all passengers arriving in Dubai from any country in the world (including from the GCC countries) must have a certificate with a negative PCR test result received no later than 72 hours before departure.