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UAE Golden Visa
UAE · Middle East
Program facts from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database. Unknown facts are shown as Unknown, never as zero.
- Publication state
- Mobility Asset Database
- Lifecycle status
- Unknown
- Facts checked through
- Sep 21, 2026
- Source snapshots
- Database edition
Identity and current status
The route identity and current status.
- Year establishedPublished
- 2019
- Governing lawPublished
- Cabinet Decision No. 56 of 2018
- Responsible authorityPublished
- Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship
What the program provides
What the program gives the holder.
- What the program providesPublished
- Secure your place in the UAE, the Middle East's most dynamic economy, with tax-free living
Best suited for
Who the program tends to suit. Research only, never a personal recommendation.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Eligibility
Personal qualifications an applicant must establish.
- Minimum agePublished
- 18 years
- Clean criminal record requiredPublished
- Yes
- Local health insurance requiredPublished
- Yes
- Nationality restrictionsPublished
- No
- Basic eligibilityPublished
- Minimum investment of $544,588 (July 2026 figure: $140,000) in one of the available investment options
- Generational limitPublished
- Not applicable
Household inclusion
How spouses and children are treated.
- Family sponsorshipPublished
- Yes
- Spouse includedPublished
- Yes
- Children includedPublished
- Yes
- Child age limitUnknown
- Unknown
Documents
Evidence categories and filing documents.
No governed customer claim is present for this section.
Process and timeline
How you apply and how long it takes.
- Processing timePublished
- 2–12.9 weeks
- Can apply without travelingPublished
- Yes
- How you applyPublished
- Nomad Watch lists: online; can apply from abroad
- What the processing time measuresPublished
- 14–90 days (Nomad Watch)
- Official application routePublished
- https://smartservices.icp.gov.ae/echannels/web/client/guest/index.html#/goldenServicesDashboard
Costs and investment
Fees, income and savings thresholds, and investment amounts.
- Minimum investmentPublished
- $544,588
- Minimum investment (July 2026 figure)Published
- $140,000
- Minimum passive investment (July 2026)Published
- $140,000
- Minimum active investment (July 2026)Published
- None required
- Processing feePublished
- $540
- Application feePublished
- $1,360
- Total cost to applyPublished
- $1,900
- Monthly income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly pension income requiredPublished
- None required
- Monthly rental income requiredPublished
- None required
- Savings requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Proof of sufficient fundsUnknown
- Unknown
- Local bank deposit requiredUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum local bank depositUnknown
- Unknown
- Minimum investment as published (Sept 2026)Published
- AED 2,000,000
- Other investment routes (Sept 2026)Published
- Property (AED 2M; mortgaged and off-plan now eligible), AED 2M deposit in an accredited UAE investment fund or bank, AED 2M company capital, or a company paying AED 250,000/yr to the government
- Fees paidPublished
- Before approval
Presence and maintenance
Stay, renewal, and how long the status lasts.
- Stay required to keep statusPublished
- None
- Minimum days per year in country (July 2026 figure)Published
- 183 days/year
- Physical presence requiredPublished
- Yes
- In-country visit requiredPublished
- Yes
- Move-in windowPublished
- 0 months
- Length of residencyPublished
- 120 months
- Residency is lifetimePublished
- No
- RenewablePublished
- Yes
- Maximum durationUnknown
- Unknown
- Maximum duration is lifetimePublished
- Yes
- Stay rule (Sept 2026)Published
- No 6-month absence limit: golden visa holders may stay outside the UAE beyond the usual six months
- Tax residency rulePublished
- Individuals present 183 days or more in a 12-month period are tax residents; UAE/GCC nationals or residents with a permanent home or business in the UAE qualify at 90 days
- Personal income taxPublished
- No personal income tax
Rights and onward pathways
Work, healthcare and other rights, and the path to permanent residence and citizenship.
- Time to permanent residencyPublished
- Immediate
- Time to citizenshipPublished
- 30 years
- Work for a local employerPublished
- Yes
- Start a businessPublished
- Yes
- Remote or freelance workPublished
- Yes
- Local healthcare accessPublished
- Yes
- University accessPublished
- Yes
- Can buy landPublished
- Yes
- Local bankingPublished
- Yes
- Permanent residence timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
- Citizenship timeline basisPublished
- Years stated
Risks, limitations, and uncertainty
Notes on changes, conflicts, and limits.
- Investment note (Sept 2026)Published
- Several golden visa types exist. The AED 2M routes are passive investment. The entrepreneur golden visa (project worth AED 500,000, ~US$136,000, 5 years) and the talent/skilled-professional golden visas (no investment) are separate programs queued for research. Golden visa holders may stay outside the UAE beyond the usual 6 months.
Sources, freshness, and conflict disclosure
Where the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database took these facts from.
- Official program websitePublished
- https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/residence-visas/golden-visa
- Investment source (Sept 2026)Published
- https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/residence-visas/golden-visa
- Plan B sources (Sept 2026)Published
- https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/types-of-visas/golden-visa | https://www.rizmona.com/blog/a-complete-guide-on-uae-golden-visa/ | https://nomad.watch/visas/residency/uae-golden-visa-investor
Every fact on this page comes from the CitizensOS Mobility Asset Database (Sep 21, 2026 edition). A blank is shown as Unknown.
This anonymous dossier is read-only research. It does not establish personal fit, eligibility, legal or tax advice, filing, approval, residence, citizenship, or a held Right.