GOLDEN VISA
THE GOLDEN VISA IS A LONG-TERM RESIDENCE VISA THAT ENABLES FOREIGN TALENTS TO LIVE, WORK, OR STUDY IN THE UAE WHILE ENJOYING EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS.
INVESTORS
ENTREPRENEURS
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND GRADUATES
HUMANITARIAN PIONEERS AND FRONTLINE HEROES ARE AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR THE GOLDEN VISA
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A UAE GOLDEN VISA
REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOR A 10 YEAR GOLDEN VISA, INDIVIDUALS WITH PUBLIC INVESTMENT WORTH AT LEAST AED 2 million (in the form either an investment fund or a company) CAN APPLY THIS VISA
THE GOVERNMENT WILL EXTEND A 10-YEAR VISA TO BUSINESS PARTNERS (EACH) WHO CONTRIBUTE AED 2 MILLION
IN THE CASE OF ASSETS, INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP. IN ADDITION, 60% OF THE FUND MUST BE IN THE REAL ESTATE ARENA.
THE LONG-TERM UAE GOLDEN VISA INCLUDES THE HOLDER’S SPOUSE, CHILDREN, ONE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND ADVISOR.
2. REQUIREMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIALISED TALENT
INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIALISED TALENTS CAN APPLY FOR A 10-YEAR GOLDEN VISA. THEY WILL OBTAIN THE VISA ONLY AFTER THEY ARE GRANTED ACCREDITIONS BY THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND FIELDS.
SCIENTISTS MUST HAVE ACCREDITION BY THE EMIRATES SCIENTISTS COUNCIL OR HOLDERS OF THE MOHAMMED BIN RASHID MEDAL FOR SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE. CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS MUST HAVE ACCREDITATION IN CULTURE AND ART BY THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT.
APPLICANTS MUST BE AN EDUCATOR FROM ANY OF THE 500 INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES APPROVED BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.
DOCTORS MUST HAVE MEDICAL PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCE OF 20 YEARS IN THEIR FIELD OF EXPERTISE.
SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WILL GET THIS VISA AS WELL.
3. REQUIREMENT FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTORS
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTORS ARE SIMILAR TO THAT OF GENERAL INVESTORS. HOWEVER, THEY CAN APPLY FOR A 5-YEAR VISA AND MUST MAKE INVESTMENT OF AED 2 MILLION.
4. REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND SPECIALISTS
OUTSTANDING STUDENTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST A GRADE OF 95% IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
FURTHER, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS(inside and outside the country) MUST HAVE A DISTINCTION GPA OF A MINIMUM OF 3.75 UPON GRADUATION.
5. REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTREPREURS
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE AN EXISTING PROJECT AT LEAST A CAPITAL OF AED 500,000 OR HAVE THE APPROVAL OF AN AUTHORISED BUSINESS INCUBATOR IN THE COUNTRY CAN APPLY FOR A UAE GOLDEN VISA.
6. REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVES
APPLICANTS MUST HAVE BACHELOR’S DEGREE AND EXPERIENCE OF 5 YEARS OR ABOVE.
THEY MUST EARN A SALARY OF 30000 AED OR MORE IN THE UAE UNDER A LEGITIMATE JOB CONTRACT.
7. REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILIES
THE UAE GOLDEN VISA ALSO COVERS THE FAMILIES OF THE APPLICANTS.
