UAE Golden Visa: guides by route
The Golden Visa is a 10-year residence visa that doesn't need an employer or a company to sponsor it. Each route has its own evidence, so these guides take the main routes one at a time, then walk through the application itself.
6 guides on Golden Visa
- The complete guide to the UAE Golden VisaWho qualifies for the UAE's 10-year Golden Visa, what it gives you and your family, and how the application works, from eligibility check to Emirates ID.
- Golden Visa through property: how the AED 2 million route worksHow the UAE Golden Visa through property works in Dubai: the AED 2 million test, mortgages, off-plan units, joint ownership, DLD fees and family members.
- Golden Visa for entrepreneurs and business ownersHow UAE entrepreneurs and business owners qualify for the Golden Visa: startup nominations, the AED 2 million company route and the AED 250,000 tax route.
- Golden Visa for skilled professionals: salary, degree and MOHRE levelThe UAE Golden Visa for skilled professionals: the AED 30,000 salary test, degree recognition, MOHRE level 1 or 2, the documents and what to check first.
- Sponsoring your family on a UAE Golden VisaGolden Visa family sponsorship explained: spouse, children of any age, parents and domestic workers, plus documents, medical tests, Emirates ID and fees.
- The Golden Visa application process, step by stepHow to apply for a UAE Golden Visa: ICP or GDRFA Dubai, Amer and DLD centres, nominations, entry permits, medical tests, Emirates ID, fees and delays.
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