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Golden Visa · United Arab Emirates

The UAE Golden Visa through a home in Dubai

A 10-year UAE residence through property in Dubai worth AED 2,000,000 or more. Guidance from Nexora’s teams in Erbil and Athens, with homes listed by a licensed Dubai broker.

Residence through property

The Golden Visa through property

Both routes begin with owning a home in Dubai.

Golden Visa

AED 2,000,000

Property value, from

The UAE Golden Visa through property

  • One property or several in Dubai, worth AED 2,000,000 or more, wholly owned in your own name
  • Issued by Dubai’s authorities, the Dubai Land Department and GDRFA Dubai, as a 10-year residence permit, renewable
  • Your spouse, children and parents can be sponsored
  • No minimum stay: the visa does not lapse because you spend more than six months outside the UAE

The value measured is the purchase value registered with the Dubai Land Department.

Residence

2 years

Property owner residence

Dubai’s 2-year property owner residence

  • A lower option than the Golden Visa, from the Dubai Land Department
  • The Dubai Land Department currently sets no minimum property value for a sole owner
  • A co-owner’s share must be worth at least AED 400,000

The Dubai Land Department calls this service Investor Residence (Taskeen). We confirm its current conditions before you commit.

The property

Which homes qualify

The value that counts

The purchase value registered with the Dubai Land Department, which may differ from the asking price on a listing. A valuation from a valuer licensed by the Dubai Land Department may also be accepted.

Joint ownership

If you own a home jointly, your own share must be worth at least AED 2,000,000.

A mortgaged home

A mortgaged home can be used, with a letter from the bank showing that at least AED 2,000,000 has already been paid.

Off-plan homes

The federal rules include them, but Dubai’s own service asks for a title deed, so we confirm each case with the Dubai Land Department before you commit. Off-plan homes are not listed here yet.

Keeping the property

A hold (lien) is registered on the property so that you keep owning it for the life of the residence, and GDRFA Dubai reserves the right to refuse its sale in that time. Keep the property for as long as the visa relies on it.

UAE Golden Visa

Who is included

Spouse

Included

Children

Included, adult children if unmarried

Parents

Included

Health insurance

Required for sponsored family

Your spouse, children and parents can be sponsored on your Golden Visa. Children over 18 must be unmarried, and health insurance is required for the family members you sponsor.

See who the Greece Golden Visa includes

Applying

How applying works

In person, inside the UAE

You apply in person, inside the UAE, at an approved centre, and nobody can apply on your behalf. We prepare your file in advance.

Government fees

The Dubai Land Department lists about AED 9,885 for the main applicant and about AED 5,775 for each family member, plus a one-off file fee (September 2026).

Timing

The Dubai Land Department states 7 to 10 working days after your file is submitted.

Buying costs in Dubai

Dubai Land Department registration of 4% of the price (2% + 2%, shared as the sale contract says), a title deed fee of about AED 250, and a trustee fee of AED 4,000 plus VAT on purchases of AED 500,000 or more.

Live listings

Homes in Dubai

Ready homes in Dubai, listed by Rich Key Properties, a licensed Dubai broker. The list is live, so a home that is sold or withdrawn drops off it.

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Dubai homes on this page are listed and marketed by Rich Key Properties (RICHKEY PROPERTIES L.L.C), a real estate brokerage licensed by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency of the Dubai Land Department, ORN 36052. Nexora Residency is not a real estate broker licensed in Dubai and does not act as broker, agent or seller. Viewings, offers, contracts and payments are handled only by the licensed broker. Before paying any money, check the broker and the advertising permit on the Dubai Land Department website or the Dubai REST app.

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Tell us your budget, your family and your timing, and we will explain the route that fits and prepare your Golden Visa file.

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Sources and review date

Updated 26 September 2026. UAE residence rules and fees are set by the UAE and Dubai authorities and change; the authorities decide. Nexora prepares and coordinates your file; your adviser confirms the rules and fees that apply to you before you commit. Home details and photographs are as supplied by the listing broker.