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Immigration services in the UAE

Immigration routes: UAE

Residence permit

Freelancer licence and visa in the UAE: setup and supportTop

A commercial licence for one person: the right to work for yourself in the UAE, invoice clients, and get a residence visa with a 2-year Emirates ID. No office, no staff.
from $4,500
1–2 weeks

Remote worker visa in the UAE (Remote Working Visa)Top

An Emirates ID for people employed by a company outside the UAE with a documented income from $3,500 a month. The most affordable route to residence.
from $2,500
1–3 weeks

Emirates ID on the basis of a UAE company

Residence for the owner through a company registered in the UAE. Suits you if the business is already open or is being opened alongside.
from $1,400
1–3 weeks

UAE property visa: 2 years and the 10-year golden visa2 tiers

A UAE residence visa for buying property. Completed housing in Dubai gives a 2-year visa with no minimum price; under shared ownership a share from AED 400,000 is required. A property from AED 2,000,000 gives a 10-year golden visa — it counts property in any emirate, what matters is the price of the property rather than the amount paid, and off-plan housing qualifies.
from $4,900
2–6 weeks

A UAE residence visa for family members (Dependent)

A UAE residence visa for family members: an Emirates ID holder sponsors a spouse, children and parents. The dependent's visa is issued for a term matching the sponsor's, but isn't tied to its expiry.
from $1,650
2–4 weeks

Company employee visa in the UAE (Employee)

A work residence visa (Emirates ID) for a company's employees.
On request
1–4 weeks

Visa quotas

Visa quotas in the UAE — visa allocation

Visa allocation — a payment per visa where no office is leased.
from $440
1–4 weeks

Establishment card

The establishment card in the UAE5 tiers

Registering the company with the immigration service — a mandatory government payment for issuing residence visas through the company.
from $550
1–4 weeks

Change of visa status

Change of visa status (Change Status) in the UAE4 tiers

A change of visa status from tourist to business where the client is in the UAE at the time the company is registered.
from $400
1–4 weeks

UAE tourist visa

A tourist visa to the UAE

Arranging and extending a UAE tourist visa. Russian and Belarusian citizens get a visa on arrival for 90 days out of 180 — nothing has to be arranged in advance; citizens of some CIS countries have to obtain the visa before flying.
On request
1–4 weeks
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Immigration routes: UAE

18 routes to move to the UAE: grounds, requirements, documents and timelines. Each route carries a link to the official source and the date we checked it. The terms change several times a year, so we check the requirements for your case on a free consultation.

UAE property visa: 2 years and the 10-year golden visa2 tiers

A UAE residence visa for buying property. Completed housing in Dubai gives a 2-year visa with no minimum price; under shared ownership a share from AED 400,000 is required. A property from AED 2,000,000 gives a 10-year golden visa — it counts property in any emirate, what matters is the price of the property rather than the amount paid, and off-plan housing qualifies.
from $4,900
2–6 weeks

Remote worker visa in the UAE (Remote Working Visa)Top

An Emirates ID for people employed by a company outside the UAE with a documented income from $3,500 a month. The most affordable route to residence.
from $2,500
1–3 weeks

A UAE residence visa for family members (Dependent)

A UAE residence visa for family members: an Emirates ID holder sponsors a spouse, children and parents. The dependent's visa is issued for a term matching the sponsor's, but isn't tied to its expiry.
from $1,650
2–4 weeks

UAE property visa: 2 years and the 10-year golden visa2 tiers

A UAE residence visa for buying property. Completed housing in Dubai gives a 2-year visa with no minimum price; under shared ownership a share from AED 400,000 is required. A property from AED 2,000,000 gives a 10-year golden visa — it counts property in any emirate, what matters is the price of the property rather than the amount paid, and off-plan housing qualifies.
from $4,900
2–6 weeks

Emirates ID on the basis of a UAE company

Residence for the owner through a company registered in the UAE. Suits you if the business is already open or is being opened alongside.
from $1,400
1–3 weeks

Green Visa

Qualifications, freelance work or a share in a company. A self-sponsored residence permit: the employer does not hold the visa.

Retirement Visa

Age and proven income or assets.

Blue Visa

A contribution to environmental protection.

Student Residence Visa

The validity of the visa and the renewal procedure are not stated on the u.ae page — check with the ICP or the GDRFA.

Jobseeker Visit Visa

Filing through the digital channels around the clock, and also at Customer Happiness and Amer centres.

Standard Work Residence Visa through an employer

The u.ae page gives only basic information and refers you to the ICP (Issuing residency permit) and GDRFA Dubai services for details. The procedure for the medical examination, the Emirates ID and the MOHRE work permit is not described there.

Self-employment / Freelance Work Permit

The validity of the self-employment permit itself is not stated on the u.ae page.

Humanitarian residence permit (2-year)limited

Zones of armed conflict. Individual closed decrees (Syria, Yemen). There are no refugee programmes; homosexuality is criminalised.

Golden Visa for public investment

Investment

Grounds: Investment in the UAE economy. No service offer — a directory entry.

Financial requirement

Capital from AED 2,000,000, or tax payments from AED 250,000 a year

Timelines and rights

Validity

10 years, renewable

Right to work

Employment and business without a separate employer's permit

Residence conditions

Not cancelled by an absence from the UAE of more than six months — unlike an ordinary residence visa

Golden Visa for entrepreneurs

Investment

Grounds: Your own project in the UAE. No service offer — a directory entry.

Financial requirement

A project from AED 500,000

Timelines and rights

Validity

5 years, renewable

Right to work

Employment and business without a separate employer's permit

Residence conditions

Not cancelled by an absence from the UAE of more than six months — unlike an ordinary residence visa

Golden Visa for executives

Investment

Grounds: Position and income level. No service offer — a directory entry.

Financial requirement

5 years of experience and a salary from AED 50,000 a month

Timelines and rights

Validity

10 years, renewable

Right to work

Employment and business without a separate employer's permit

Residence conditions

Not cancelled by an absence from the UAE of more than six months — unlike an ordinary residence visa

Golden Visa for outstanding students

Investment

Grounds: Academic results. No service offer — a directory entry.

Financial requirement

There is no financial threshold — a GPA from 3.8 is what counts

Timelines and rights

Right to work

Employment and business without a separate employer's permit

Residence conditions

Not cancelled by an absence from the UAE of more than six months — unlike an ordinary residence visa

Golden Visa for humanitarian figures

Investment

Grounds: Humanitarian work and volunteering. No service offer — a directory entry.

Financial requirement

There is no financial threshold — from 5 years of work or 500 hours of volunteering

Timelines and rights

Right to work

Employment and business without a separate employer's permit

Residence conditions

Not cancelled by an absence from the UAE of more than six months — unlike an ordinary residence visa

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