What is the UAE’s Golden visa?

The UAE’s ‘Golden visa’ is a long-term residence visa

which enables foreign talents to live, work or study in the UAE while enjoying exclusive benefits which include:

an entry visa for six months with multiple entries to proceed with residence issuance
a long-term, renewable residence visa valid for 5 or 10 years
the privilege of not needing a sponsor
the ability to stay outside the UAE for more than the usual period of six months in order to keep their residence visa valid
the ability to sponsor their family members, including spouses and children regardless of their ages
the ability to sponsor unlimited number of domestic helpers
the permit for family members to stay in the UAE until the end of their permit duration, if the primary holder of the Golden visa passes away.

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Golden visa requirements

Requirements for the Golden visa

Depend on the type of residence, whether investor, talent, entrepreneur, etc.

Investors in public investments ...

If you invest in an investment fund, you may be granted a Golden Visa for a period of 10 years without a sponsor, subject to the:

submission of a letter from an investment fund accredited in the UAE stating that the investor has a deposit of AED two million, or
submission of a valid commercial licence or industrial licence and a memorandum of association stating that the investor’s capital is not less than AED two million
submission of a letter from Federal Tax Authority stating that the investor pays the government no less than AED 250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand) annually.
Additionally, you must:
own the invested capital completely; it must not be a loan and
provide proof of medical insurance for himself and his family (if any).

Real estate investors

If you own a property or a group of properties, you may be granted a Golden visa for a period of 5 years, renewable on the same conditions and without a sponsor subject to the:

provision of a letter from the land department of the respective emirate stating that he owns one or more properties whose value is not less than 2 million dirhams
purchase of a property with a loan from specific local banks approved by the competent local entity.

Foreign investors can buy real estate as residential...

Entrepreneurs

an auditor in the UAE stating that the project value is not less than 500,000 dirhams
the authorities in the emirate stating that the project is of a technical or future nature
an accredited business incubator in the UAE to establish the proposed activity in the country.

Check your eligibility for Golden visa

The ‘One touch’ Golden Visa service

comprehensive service designed to simplify the application and the renewal process for a Golden residence visa

‘One touch’ Golden visa service is a comprehensive service designed to simplify the application and the renewal process for a Golden residence visa, saving the applicants’ time and effort.

The service will assist the applicants with their applications for the visa, issuance of other visas, regularisation of status, the issuance of residency and identity documents, and renewing all of these in one step.

Apply through the ICP website or the ICP App available on Google Play and App Store.
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