UAE Golden Visa Eligibility Checker

ICP's Golden Residency guide lists: investors (a deposit, company capital or partner share of at least AED 2,000,000, fully owned and not from a loan, or owning a company that pays at least AED 250,000 a year in federal taxes, or a partner share corresponding to at least AED 250,000 a year of the tax paid); real estate investors (one or more properties totalling at least AED 2,000,000, which may be financed by an approved local bank, or off-plan units from an approved local real estate company); entrepreneurs (an SME in an approved field with annual revenue of at least AED 1,000,000, or ventures previously sold for at least AED 7,000,000, with approval from an accredited incubator, the Ministry of Economy, ICP or a local authority); specialised professionals (a valid UAE work permit, at least a bachelor's degree, a monthly salary of at least AED 30,000 and MOHRE occupational level one or two); recommended specialists in healthcare and education, and scientists recommended by the Emirates Scientists Council; exceptional talents in culture and the arts, sport and other fields; outstanding students and graduates; humanitarian pioneers; and frontline professionals. Only ICP or GDRFA decides eligibility.

ICP's guide grants Golden Residency for ten years, with automatic renewal, for every category it lists, and DLD and GDRFA Dubai also state ten years. The u.ae portal lists five years for real estate investors, entrepreneurs and high-school achievers, so confirm the term for your category with ICP or GDRFA. GDRFA Dubai says Golden Residency permits for students are not renewed after they expire.

Yes. ICP lists one or more properties in the UAE with a total value of at least AED 2,000,000, fully owned and registered in your name. The property may be financed by a loan from an approved local bank, and off-plan units totalling AED 2,000,000 bought from an approved local real estate company also qualify. In Dubai, DLD's service keys eligibility to a purchase value of AED 2 million or more and asks for a bank no-objection letter showing the amount paid and the balance on a mortgaged property, and GDRFA Dubai says a share in a jointly owned property must itself be worth at least AED 2 million. DLD's service description also mentions a bank letter showing AED 2 million paid on a mortgaged property, so confirm mortgaged and off-plan cases with DLD or GDRFA before you rely on them.

ICP and GDRFA Dubai state a monthly salary of at least AED 30,000. Neither says whether this means basic or total pay, so check how your salary certificate will be read before applying. ICP also requires a valid UAE work permit under an approved employment contract, at least a bachelor's degree, and MOHRE occupational level one (chairpersons and chief executives) or level two (specialists). If you earn at least AED 15,000 a month at MOHRE level one to three with a bachelor's degree, ICP's five-year Green Residency for skilled employees may fit instead.

ICP lists AED 100 to apply, AED 100 for each year of the permit and a AED 100 smart-service fee, which is AED 1,200 for ten years. GDRFA Dubai lists a AED 1,100 permit fee, AED 10 Knowledge and AED 10 Innovation Dirhams, AED 500 when issued inside the UAE and AED 20 delivery, and notes the issuance fee rises by AED 100 a year for permits longer than two years. On the Dubai property route, DLD publishes a package of AED 9,884.75 covering the medical, the ten-year Emirates ID, the permit, DLD and administration fees. A Dubai medical fitness test costs AED 270 to AED 1,020 depending on speed, and you need valid health insurance. HenryClub checks your eligibility and helps you prepare the documents; a licensed partner files the application.

Yes. ICP lists entrepreneurs who own an SME operating in an approved field with annual revenue of at least AED 1,000,000, or who founded ventures previously sold for a total of at least AED 7,000,000. The business idea needs approval from an accredited business incubator, the Ministry of Economy, ICP or a relevant local authority. In Dubai, GDRFA asks for a nomination letter from the Dubai Future Foundation. If you hold company capital or a partner share of at least AED 2,000,000, check the investor route too.

Yes. ICP says Golden Residency holders can obtain residence permits for their spouse and children regardless of age, and for their parents, and can sponsor domestic workers. If the holder dies, ICP says sponsored family members may remain in the UAE for the validity of their residence permits. GDRFA Dubai notes that high-school achievers may sponsor only their parents.

GDRFA Dubai lists an expected completion time of 5 days for its student and entrepreneur Golden Residence services, and DLD quotes 7 to 10 business days for its property service once the file is complete. Document attestation, valuations, bank letters, nominations, the medical test and the Emirates ID sit outside those windows.

No. This free tool compares your answers with the criteria ICP, GDRFA Dubai and DLD publish, checked on 8 October 2026. Results are indicative only and not legal advice. HenryClub is not affiliated with ICP or GDRFA, does not file applications and cannot guarantee an outcome; only the authority decides eligibility. If you go ahead, HenryClub helps you prepare the documents and a licensed partner files the application.

ICP's Golden Residency is a ten-year permit for the categories above. ICP's Green Residency is a five-year renewable permit; for skilled employees it requires a monthly salary of at least AED 15,000, MOHRE occupational level one to three and at least a bachelor's degree.