<p>Mona Biswarupa Mohanty, an artist from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has received the UAE's coveted 'golden visa' or long-term residence visa for 10 years.</p>.<p>The long-term cultural visa is granted to talents in the fields of arts, creative industries, literature and culture, heritage history and cognitive studies.</p>.<p>It enables foreigners to live, work and study in the West Asian country without the need of a national sponsor and with 100 per cent ownership of their business on the UAE's mainland.</p>.<p>In 2019, the UAE implemented the new system, in which these visas are issued for five or 10 years and renewed automatically.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/two-indian-ayurveda-doctors-get-uaes-coveted-golden-visa-1001794.html" target="_blank">Two Indian Ayurveda doctors get UAE's coveted Golden Visa</a></strong></p>.<p>Mohanty is the first Odia artist to receive the UAE's golden visa, according to a statement.</p>.<p>Mohanty has been living in Dubai since 2007, worked in the academic field and in the design industry for about eight years. She is a self-employed art practitioner registered with the Dubai Economic Department.</p>.<p>She has a diploma in fine arts from the School of Art and Crafts, Baripada, apart from bachelors and masters degrees.</p>.<p>"A long-term residency gives me an opportunity for a more meaningful cultural exchange and possibilities of working on collaborative projects with other artists," Mohanty said.</p>.<p>"I see this as an opportunity to represent my country and culture and mingle with other cultures to contribute to the ever-growing global cultural heritage," she added. </p>
<p>Mona Biswarupa Mohanty, an artist from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has received the UAE's coveted 'golden visa' or long-term residence visa for 10 years.</p>.<p>The long-term cultural visa is granted to talents in the fields of arts, creative industries, literature and culture, heritage history and cognitive studies.</p>.<p>It enables foreigners to live, work and study in the West Asian country without the need of a national sponsor and with 100 per cent ownership of their business on the UAE's mainland.</p>.<p>In 2019, the UAE implemented the new system, in which these visas are issued for five or 10 years and renewed automatically.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/two-indian-ayurveda-doctors-get-uaes-coveted-golden-visa-1001794.html" target="_blank">Two Indian Ayurveda doctors get UAE's coveted Golden Visa</a></strong></p>.<p>Mohanty is the first Odia artist to receive the UAE's golden visa, according to a statement.</p>.<p>Mohanty has been living in Dubai since 2007, worked in the academic field and in the design industry for about eight years. She is a self-employed art practitioner registered with the Dubai Economic Department.</p>.<p>She has a diploma in fine arts from the School of Art and Crafts, Baripada, apart from bachelors and masters degrees.</p>.<p>"A long-term residency gives me an opportunity for a more meaningful cultural exchange and possibilities of working on collaborative projects with other artists," Mohanty said.</p>.<p>"I see this as an opportunity to represent my country and culture and mingle with other cultures to contribute to the ever-growing global cultural heritage," she added. </p>