Dubai Culture opens registration for a cultural visa in Al Quoz

Dubai Culture has announced that creative entrepreneurs, talents and craftsmen in Al Quoz can now apply for the long-term cultural visa to empower and encourage them to settle in Dubai as well as provide them with the opportunity to flourish and engage in the development process in the region.

This initiative is a part of the strategy to support and preserve the creative talents of citizens and residents as well as to attract people across various fields of arts and culture from all over the world to study, live and work in Dubai, providing them with a rich platform for growth in one of the most desirable and ambitious destinations in the world.

The cultural visa initiative is one of many that contribute to achieving Dubai's cultural vision, which seeks to enhance the cultural and creative economy as well as to create a sustainable society that attracts and embraces the most important Arab and international creative energies and talents. This is done by attracting, retaining and empowering writers, artists and creators, which contributes to strengthening Dubai's position as an incubator for creativity and innovators, and a preferred destination for cultural talents.

Dubai Culture is working with its strategic partners to provide an integrated environment for talents in Al Quoz Creative Zone, which will enable them to unleash their energies and creative work, consolidating the emirate's position on the cultural scene and the creative sector as a global competitor, taking into account the needs of talents and cultural and creative entrepreneurs wishing to invest in various areas of the creative economy. This enhances the value of the zone as a regional and global centre for embracing designers and creatives seeking to work and live in Dubai. Through Al Quoz Creative Zone, the Authority seeks to provide an incubating environment that inspires and encourages all local and international talents to join Dubai's creative horizon.

Al Quoz Creative Zone will offer many advantages, including multi-purpose spaces comprising studios for creatives to work, live and create in at affordable prices; creative workspaces that provide an independent and supportive environment for talents through spaces and experiences that combine creativity, innovative ideas and common goals; a unified integrated platform to serve these talents; and a streamlined network of roads to ensure ease of movement within the zone — through distinct tracks for bicycles and scooters as well as for buses; sidewalks; street lighting; and transportation centres — in addition to various facilities, such as retail spaces for restaurants, shops and outdoor exhibitions.

All applicants in Al Quoz can submit their applications to obtain the cultural visa by sending the required documents to culturalvisa@dubaiculture.ae, including their academic qualifications, community contributions, and job positions, in addition to a copy of their passports, a copy of their Emirates ID, their cultural biographies, contact numbers, addresses and places of residence and work.

News Source: Government Of Dubai Media Office