Talent attraction & retention in the United Arab Emirates
Nurmi, Janni Helena (2023)
2023
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This thesis aims to understand why and how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is trying to attract skilled migrants to migrate to the UAE through nationwide policy changes and through individual points of view. The study’s overall purpose was to understand the underlying reasons behind talent attraction and retention, the importance of it to the UAE, and the individual’s motivations for moving to the UAE.
The data was collected using quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative method was used to respond to which immigration policies the UAE has implemented to attract skilled migrants and why the UAE wants to attract skilled migrants. The qualitative method is used to analyze the responses from the face-to-face interview to gather more in-depth information from the more detailed responses.
In conclusion, the study highlights the introduction of the long-term 5- or 10-year Golden visa is one of the major policy changes the UAE has implemented. The results of this thesis show that the primary factors why skilled migrants decide to move to the UAE are quality of life, safety and security, high income, and zero income tax. All respondents indicated they do not want to leave the UAE and intend to stay in the country long-term.
The research shows that the UAE highly relies on the foreign workforce to sustain a high standard of living and economic growth. Therefore, the UAE is keen to attract skilled migrants to its country.
The data was collected using quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative method was used to respond to which immigration policies the UAE has implemented to attract skilled migrants and why the UAE wants to attract skilled migrants. The qualitative method is used to analyze the responses from the face-to-face interview to gather more in-depth information from the more detailed responses.
In conclusion, the study highlights the introduction of the long-term 5- or 10-year Golden visa is one of the major policy changes the UAE has implemented. The results of this thesis show that the primary factors why skilled migrants decide to move to the UAE are quality of life, safety and security, high income, and zero income tax. All respondents indicated they do not want to leave the UAE and intend to stay in the country long-term.
The research shows that the UAE highly relies on the foreign workforce to sustain a high standard of living and economic growth. Therefore, the UAE is keen to attract skilled migrants to its country.