Dubai Airport Free Zone has launched a “talent pass: freelance licence category to attract global media, education, technology, art, marketing and consultancy professionals to the emirate.
This initiative will further boost the free zone’s business environment and strengthen Dubai’s position as a global destination for innovators and talent, DAFZ said in a statement on Sunday.
The talent pass will enable freelancers to obtain a three-year residence visa and allow them to rent commercial office space in the free zone that offers flexible costs and remote services.
Licence holders will have access to the free zone’s customers, who range from international companies to small and medium enterprises as well as entrepreneurs. They will also have access to the free zone’s digital platform that allows them to contact customers for easier access to work, contracts and services.
The free zone is home to more than 1,800 companies in over 20 economic sectors, with multinationals making up more than 30 per cent of those businesses.
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The free zone has already signed a preliminary agreement with Dubai Culture and the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs to launch the new licence category.
A signing ceremony was attended by Mohammed Al Zarooni, executive chairman of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority, Mohamed Al Marri, general director of GDRFA and Hala Badri, director general of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.
“This MoU supports our strategic plans for supporting the national economy by enhancing the role of commercial, investment and creative sectors in enhancing the emirate’s gross domestic product, and enables us to contribute to reinforcing Dubai’s position as a creative hub and an incubator for talent,” Mr Al Zarooni said.
The talent pass will enable Dubai’s business community to benefit from the expertise of global creatives, specialists and professionals, he added, saying it gives them the flexibility to access diverse business services at competitive prices.
The preliminary agreement creates the framework for co-operation to process licences, visas and other services that support innovators in establishing, operating and growing their business in the emirate, the statement said.
