UAE, Abu Dhabi: Entry visas issued by purpose of entry (1974-2010)
Year | Work | Residence | Visit | Total |
1974 | 41,491 | 9,035 | – | 50,526 |
1975 | 46,439 | 10,700 | – | 57,139 |
1976 | 42,383 | 9,273 | – | 51,656 |
1977 | 77,646 | 11,146 | – | 88,792 |
1978 | 132,059 | 17,198 | – | 149,257 |
1979 | 112,539 | 22,395 | – | 134,934 |
1980 | 105,700 | 19,091 | – | 124,791 |
1981 | 122,874 | 24,081 | – | 146,955 |
1982 | 147,746 | 30,426 | – | 178,172 |
1983 | 115,563 | 25,278 | – | 140,841 |
1984 | 86,031 | 22,205 | – | 108,236 |
1985 | 141,810 | 33,934 | – | 175,744 |
1986 | 142,595 | 37,427 | – | 180,022 |
1987 | 140,771 | 38,655 | – | 179,426 |
1988 | 143,642 | 38,135 | – | 181,777 |
1989 | 105,794 | 31,631 | 62,773 | 200,198 |
1990 | 89,485 | 22,980 | 33,303 | 145,768 |
1991 | 144,202 | 37,037 | 48,531 | 229,770 |
1992 | 123,454 | 33,264 | 50,755 | 207,473 |
1993 | 63,840 | 18,177 | 37,609 | 119,626 |
1994 | 54,323 | 15,668 | 40,784 | 110,775 |
1995 | 80,036 | 12,063 | 56,044 | 148,143 |
1996 | 82,992 | 14,882 | 53,073 | 150,947 |
1997 | 145,457 | 19,445 | 56,751 | 221,653 |
1998 | 149,996 | 21,993 | 87,373 | 259,362 |
1999 | 125,711 | 19,578 | 93,728 | 239,017 |
2000 | 126,944 | 24,385 | 121,162 | 272,491 |
2001 | 100,898 | 23,646 | 119,722 | 244,266 |
2002 | 146,228 | 24,530 | 116,923 | 287,681 |
2003 | 178,652 | 25,528 | 118,301 | 322,481 |
2004 | 201,604 | 30,228 | 156,273 | 388,105 |
2005 | 236,456 | 36,773 | 152,088 | 425,317 |
2006 | 294,911 | 41,501 | 197,362 | 533,774 |
2007 | 434,341 | 51,141 | 813,568 | 1,299,050 |
2008 | 677,930 | 63,031 | 756,808 | 1,497,769 |
2009 | 585,983 | 69,663 | 687,003 | 1,342,649 |
2010 | 535,827 | 75,744 | 103,658 | 715,229 |
Source: Ministry of Interior
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Characteristics of data, definitions
After finding a job and negotiating a job contract, expats must provide their employer with the official documents needed to start the recruitment procedure.
The entry permit is then issued, which allows the worker/ family dependant to come to Abu Dhabi and the UAE.
For a worker, the delivery of the labour permit is conditional to a medical exam passed after arrival.
The duration of the labour permit is three years.
2. Institution which provides data
Statistics centre of Abu Dhabi (SCAD), Abu Dhabi
3. Data availability
The data only concerns the Abu Dhabi resident population (nationals and foreign residents).
The SCAD provides thematic volumes with time series for various indicators related to development (population, demography, labour, etc.) since 1960. The present series has been published in December 2012.
Data is available under various formats (PDF, Excel, html).
http://www.scad.ae/en/statistics/Pages/Statistics.aspx?ThemeID=7&TopicID=48&SubTopicID=163&PublicationID=315
Date of access: January 2015.
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