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Dubai is set to create 150,000 jobs for creatives through the launch of a new visa system for independent workers and a culture visa programme that will allow people to work in the UAE for up to four years without needing a sponsor. This news comes as Dubai's unemployment rate hit 3.8 percent in the first quarter of 2018 - its lowest level since 2011 - but still well above the world average of 4.
Dubai aims to increase the creative sector's contribution to its GDP over the next five years to create 70,000 to 150,000 jobs.
Dubai has a few very attractive criteria for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and businessmen:
- Dubai has no income tax
- It has a very stable economy
- Geographical benefit
- Highly safe and secured