Minimum income
$8,170/mo
AED 30,000 a month
Stay
120
months, renewable
Application fee
$2,832
Tax
0.0%
No personal income tax
Path to staying
- Residence permit120 months
- Renew120 months at a time
- Permanent residency
- Citizenship
- Dual citizenship not allowed
Overview
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Program
- UAE Golden Visa (Specialist/Professional)
- Type
- Economic
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 120 months
- Renewable
- Yes (120 mo)
10-year residency for skilled professionals earning AED 30,000+/month with a bachelor's degree, or executive directors earning AED 50,000+/month.
Financial requirements
- Income requirement
- AED 30,000/mo (~$8,170 USD)
- Application fee
- $2,832
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check required
- Health insurance required
- University degree required
Work rights
- Employment allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 25
- Parents allowed
- No
Benefits and mobility
- Bank account can open
- Property purchase allowed
- Public healthcare no access
Tax
- Tax regime
- Exempt
- Tax rate
- 0.0%
- Regime name
- No personal income tax
- Foreign income taxed
- No
- Capital gains taxed
- No
How to apply
- Method
- online
- Processing time
- 14–90 days
- Apply from abroad
- No
Notes
Requires bachelor's degree plus relevant experience. Eligible specialists: Doctors (MOH approval), Scientists (UAE Council recommendation), Inventors (MOE recommendation), Creatives (MoCY approval). Executive Directors need AED 50K+/month, attested degree, and 5+ years experience.
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