Golden Visa · UAE
UAE Golden Visa: 10-year residency, handled end to end.
We assess your eligibility, structure the application, and process your Golden Visa, for investors, entrepreneurs, and specialised talent, with founder-level oversight.
- Validity
- Up to 10 years, renewable, no national sponsor
- Investor route
- Typically AED 2 million in qualifying investment
- Family
- Sponsor spouse, children, and staff
What we do
The Golden Visa gives long-term renewable UAE residency, up to 10 years, without a national sponsor, and lets you sponsor your family and staff. The real work is matching your profile to the right route and assembling an application that clears the first time.
Ezeebiz confirms which category fits, structures your company or investment to support eligibility where needed, and manages the application from documents to issuance.
What is included
Eligibility assessment
We map your profile against the current Golden Visa categories and confirm the strongest route before you spend anything.
Structuring for eligibility
Where needed, we structure your company or investment so it supports the qualifying criteria.
Application management
Document preparation, submission, medical, and Emirates ID, tracked through to issuance.
Family and staff
Dependent visas for your spouse, children, and domestic staff under your Golden Visa.
Who qualifies for the UAE Golden Visa
The Golden Visa is not one scheme but several routes, each with its own criteria. Most applicants qualify as investors, as entrepreneurs, or as specialised talent, and a property purchase of the right value is one of the most common routes of all. The work that decides success is matching your profile to the route where your evidence is strongest, then assembling a file that meets that route's exact criteria.
The table below sets out the main routes and the thresholds that typically apply. Government criteria are updated from time to time, so we confirm the current requirements for your route before you proceed.
| Route | Typical threshold | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Public investment | AED 2 million | Qualifying investment fund or capital, evidenced by official documents |
| Real estate | AED 2 million in property | One or more properties; some off-plan from approved developers can qualify |
| Entrepreneur | Approved project or endorsement | Project endorsed by an accredited UAE business incubator |
| Specialised talent | Role and salary criteria | Scientists, doctors, engineers, executives, and creatives, with an authority nomination |
| Outstanding students and graduates | Academic criteria | Top students and graduates from ranked universities |
What the Golden Visa gives you
The Golden Visa runs for 5 or 10 years depending on the route, with the public-investment and specialised-talent routes at 10 years, all without a UAE national sponsor. You can sponsor your spouse, children, and domestic staff for the same term. Unlike a standard residence visa, it does not lapse after the usual six months outside the UAE, which suits investors and executives who travel.
It also separates your residency from any single employer or company, so a change in your business does not put your status at risk. For many founders, that stability is the real value, not just the length of the visa.
Cost, documents, and timeline
Government fees for the Golden Visa run to a few thousand dirhams, covering the application, medical, and Emirates ID, and vary by route and by whether you apply from inside or outside the UAE. We give you a complete fee schedule for your route before you commit, with no estimates left open.
With a complete file, issuance typically takes a few weeks from submission. The time-consuming part is assembling qualifying evidence, the investment proof, the company structure, or the talent nomination, which is the part we manage so the application clears the first time.
The Golden Visa through your business
If you do not already qualify, the right company structure can open the entrepreneur or investor route. A UAE company with the appropriate activity, capital, or approved-incubator endorsement can support an entrepreneur application, and a qualifying investment can support the investor route. We structure the company and the visa together so each supports the other, rather than treating them as two separate jobs.
How an engagement runs
- Step 1
Eligibility review
A short assessment of your investment, business, or credentials against the qualifying routes.
- Step 2
Structure and document
We prepare the qualifying structure where needed and assemble the full application file.
- Step 3
Submit and issue
Submission, medical, Emirates ID, and visa issuance, with status reported at each step.
Questions, answered
Do I qualify for a UAE Golden Visa?
Routes exist for investors (often AED 2 million or more in qualifying investment), entrepreneurs, and specialised talent. We confirm your strongest route in the eligibility review before you commit, so you are not guessing against the criteria.
How long does the Golden Visa take?
With a complete file, issuance typically takes a few weeks from submission. The variable is assembling qualifying evidence and structuring for eligibility, which is the part we handle for you.
Can I sponsor my family on a Golden Visa?
Yes. The Golden Visa lets you sponsor your spouse, children, and domestic staff for the same residency term, which we process alongside your own application.
Can I get a Golden Visa by buying property?
Yes. A property purchase of AED 2 million or more is one of the most common routes, and some off-plan purchases from approved developers can also qualify. We confirm the property meets the current criteria before you rely on it for the visa.
Do I have to live in the UAE to keep the Golden Visa?
No. Unlike a standard residence visa, the Golden Visa does not lapse after extended time abroad, which is one of its main advantages for investors and frequent travellers. The qualifying conditions for your route still need to hold.
What is the minimum investment for the Golden Visa?
The investor and property routes typically start at AED 2 million in qualifying investment or property. Entrepreneur and specialised-talent routes use different criteria rather than a single figure. We confirm the threshold for your specific route in the eligibility review.
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