Practical application assistance for eligible investors, entrepreneurs, specialised professionals, exceptional talents and other qualifying applicants.
Golden Residency
Build your long-term future in the UAE
The UAE Golden Visa is designed for qualifying applicants across defined investment, professional, entrepreneurial, academic and talent categories. Each route has its own eligibility criteria, evidence and approval requirements.
Rhem Corporate Services helps you understand the appropriate route, prepare the supporting documents and coordinate the application stages with a clear point of contact.
What is the Golden Visa?
Long-term UAE residency without a local sponsor
Golden Residency provides eligible applicants with a long-term residence route in the UAE. Depending on the applicable category and current regulations, it can support long-term residence for the principal applicant and qualifying family members.
Long-term renewable UAE residency for qualifying applicants
No local sponsor required for the Golden Residency holder
Family sponsorship benefits subject to applicable requirements
Freedom to live, work, study and invest in the UAE
Who May Qualify?
Golden Visa categories for different profiles
Eligibility is category-specific. The cards below provide a practical overview; the exact criteria and supporting evidence should be checked against current UAE authority requirements before submission.
01 · Investment
Real Estate Investors
For eligible applicants with qualifying UAE real estate investments. Current ICP guidance includes an AED 2 million property-value threshold for the relevant investor route, subject to ownership, financing and other requirements.
For qualifying founders and entrepreneurs whose venture, business performance, approved business plan or previous entrepreneurial activity meets the applicable criteria and approval requirements.
Selected senior and specialised professionals may qualify subject to occupation, education, employment, salary, insurance and other evidence required for their category.
Routes can cover recognised talent in areas such as culture and arts, innovation, invention, sport and digital technology. Category-specific recommendations, recognition or approvals may apply.
Our role is to make the process easier to understand and to help you prepare for the requirements relevant to your application route.
Clear Category Review
Start with the route that best matches your profile and available evidence.
Document Guidance
Understand what needs to be prepared before the application moves forward.
Application Coordination
Keep the stages organised through a clear point of contact.
Next-Step Support
Receive practical guidance when further documents or formalities are required.
Frequently Asked Questions
UAE Golden Visa
Common questions about Golden Residency categories, requirements and the application process.
The UAE Golden Visa is a long-term residence programme for eligible applicants in defined categories. It can allow qualifying residents to live, work, study and invest in the UAE without requiring a local sponsor, subject to current authority requirements.
Eligibility can include investors, entrepreneurs, scientists and specialised professionals, exceptional talents, outstanding students and graduates, humanitarian pioneers and other categories recognised by the relevant UAE authorities.
Eligible UAE real estate investors may qualify where the applicable property value, ownership, financing and other authority requirements are met. Current ICP guidance includes a property investment threshold of AED 2 million for the relevant investor route.
Entrepreneurs may qualify under defined criteria relating to an eligible venture, business performance, an approved business plan or relevant authority or incubator approval. The evidence required depends on the applicant's route.
Certain specialised professionals may qualify subject to occupational classification, qualifications, employment, salary and other category-specific requirements. The supporting evidence should be reviewed before submission.
Exceptional talent categories can include fields such as culture and arts, innovation, invention, sport and digital technology. Recommendations, awards, professional evidence or approvals may be required depending on the category.
Golden Residency can provide family sponsorship benefits for qualifying holders, subject to the applicable UAE rules and procedures for the family members concerned.
Yes. Investment evidence, academic records, employment documents, recommendations, approvals and other supporting evidence vary significantly by category. There is no single document checklist that applies to every applicant.
Processing time varies according to the applicant category, supporting evidence, nomination or approval requirements, authority review and whether additional documents are requested.
Rhem Corporate Services can help review the proposed category, organise a document checklist, coordinate the application stages and explain the next required steps. Final eligibility and approval remain with the relevant UAE authorities.
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