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United Arab Emirates · برنامج العمل الافتراضي في دبي · Formal dn visa · apply online, in country · processing 2–2 days
GDRFA Dubai issues a one-year virtual-work residence, renewable on the same terms, to someone working remotely for an organisation outside the UAE. No maximum number of renewals is published. The income test on the current service card is a salary certificate of at least USD 3,500 a month, or the equivalent in another currency. The same category is available outside Dubai through ICP. The permit is residence without employment and does not authorise work for a UAE employer. The holder can sponsor family for the same period. On the general family-residence service that means a spouse, sons under 25, unmarried daughters, and children with special needs of any age. There is no single published fee. The entry visa is AED 200 plus 5% VAT, and knowledge and innovation dirhams of AED 10 each plus an in-country fee of AED 500 apply only if the applicant is already in the UAE. The residence permit is AED 200, plus AED 10 knowledge, AED 10 innovation, AED 500 in-country and AED 20 delivery. ICP's virtual-work visa card lists three fees of AED 100. Each of those services quotes an expected completion time of 48 hours (ICP: 2 days). Health insurance and a medical fitness test are required for the residence permit. The UAE does not levy personal income tax on individuals, and employment wages are outside corporate tax.
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Last verified Oct 9, 2026 Last changed Oct 10, 2026 Source
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