Financial threshold
—
no minimum listed
Stay
60
months, renewable
Application fee
$90
Tax
0.0%
No personal income tax
Path to staying
- Residence permit60 months
- Renew60 months at a time
- Permanent residency
- Citizenship
- Dual citizenship not allowed
Overview
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Program
- UAE Startup Visa
- Type
- Startup
- Status
- Active
- Initial duration
- 60 months
- Renewable
- Yes (60 mo)
Residency visa for entrepreneurs starting innovative businesses in the UAE, with support from local incubators and accelerators.
Eligibility
- Minimum age 18+
- Criminal record check required
- Health check required
- Health insurance required
- Endorsement Incubator
Work rights
- Employment not allowed
- Self-employment allowed
- Own a business allowed
- Work permit included
Family and dependents
- Dependents allowed
- Yes
- Spouse included
- Yes
- Max child age
- 18
- 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
- 42–84 days
- Apply from abroad
- Yes
Notes
Requires credible business plan and support from UAE incubator/accelerator. Application fee AED 335.75 (~$90). For Golden Visa upgrade: AED 2M+ investment gets 10-year visa. Green Visa shareholders route needs AED 1M+ capital.
Also in United Arab Emirates
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