Real estate investors
A five-year route for qualifying real estate investors with ownership of UAE properties valued at at least AED 2 million, supported by the relevant land registration authority.
UAE Golden Visa
Plan Your Long-Term Future in the UAE
The UAE Golden Visa offers eligible applicants long-term residence without a sponsor. Credit Link helps you identify the most relevant category, understand the evidence required and coordinate the application journey with clear expectations from the start.
- Initial eligibility assessment
- Property, business and professional routes
- Personalised document checklist
- Application coordination for you and eligible family members
Golden Visa
What Is the UAE Golden Visa?
The Golden Visa is a long-term UAE residence programme for qualifying investors, entrepreneurs, exceptional talents, specialised professionals, outstanding students and certain other eligible categories.
Depending on the category, Golden Residence may be valid for five or ten years and renewable while the applicable conditions continue to be met. It allows the holder to live, work, study and invest in the UAE without a traditional sponsor.
Eligibility is evidence-based. Owning a company, buying a property or holding a senior job title does not automatically result in approval. Credit Link helps you understand the route before you start collecting or attesting documents.
Golden Visa Routes We Can Help You Explore
Investors in public investments or businesses
A ten-year route may be available to qualifying investors who meet prescribed investment or business-capital conditions, including investments of at least AED 2 million in certain cases.
Entrepreneurs
A five-year route may be available for founders of qualifying innovative, technical or future-focused projects with evidence from the relevant authority or an accredited UAE business incubator.
Exceptional talents and specialised professionals
Ten-year routes exist for eligible doctors, scientists, inventors, creatives, executives, athletes and specialists in priority scientific or engineering fields.
Buying or financing a UAE property? Credit Link can also help you explore residential finance and non-resident finance. A mortgage and a Golden Visa are separate applications.
If you are establishing a new business, our company formation team can help you choose and set up an appropriate UAE structure.
What we do
How Credit Link Helps
01
Category and eligibility review
We compare your facts with the current published categories and identify the route that appears most relevant.
02
Personalised document checklist
We provide a checklist based on the category and emirate, including identity, property, company or professional evidence.
03
Document preparation and coordination
We help organise application forms, authority letters, attestations, translations and insurance where required.
04
Application tracking
We coordinate the submission route, monitor requests for additional information and keep you informed.
05
Family application support
Where permitted, we help coordinate residence applications for eligible family members.
06
Connected UAE support
Credit Link can also assist with company formation, business banking and property finance as separate services.
How it works
Your Golden Visa Journey
Step 1
Initial review
Tell us about your property, investment, company, profession, achievements or academic record.
Step 2
Confirm the authority and requirements
We confirm the current process and issue a tailored checklist for your category and emirate.
Step 3
Prepare the evidence
We review documents for completeness and coordinate required letters, attestations or translations.
Step 4
Submit and respond
The application is submitted through the relevant channel. We help coordinate responses to authority requests.
Step 5
Complete residence formalities
Following approvals, remaining steps may include medical fitness, Emirates ID, health insurance and residence issuance.
Checklist
Typical Documents
Do not arrange costly attestations until the relevant route and required format have been confirmed.
- 01Valid passport copy
- 02Current UAE visa and Emirates ID, if applicable
- 03Recent photograph
- 04Proof of UAE address or tenancy/property ownership, where required
- 05Valid health insurance or evidence requested by the authority
- 06Marriage and birth certificates for family applications
- 07Land department property-ownership letter and title documents
- 08Commercial or industrial licence and Memorandum of Association
- 09Investment fund or bank confirmation
- 10Degree certificates, employment contract or experience evidence
- 11Recommendation or accreditation letters for specialised talent routes
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions
How long is the UAE Golden Visa valid?
Depending on the category, Golden Residence is generally valid for five or ten years and may be renewed if the applicable conditions continue to be met.
What property value is required for a UAE Golden Visa?
The published real estate investor threshold is generally AED 2 million in one or more UAE properties, evidenced by the relevant land registration authority.
Can I get a Golden Visa for a mortgaged property?
Potentially, depending on the current rules of the relevant authority and the financing bank. We confirm the applicable documentary route before you apply.
Can I apply for a Golden Visa from outside the UAE?
Some initial steps may be possible from overseas, but the complete process can involve entry, medical fitness, biometrics and other in-country formalities.
Can I sponsor my family with a Golden Visa?
Golden Visa holders can generally sponsor eligible family members, subject to current immigration rules and approval.
Does buying any UAE property guarantee a Golden Visa?
No. The property must meet the applicable value, ownership and documentary conditions, and the authority must approve the application.
Does forming a UAE company automatically qualify me?
No. A trade licence alone does not automatically meet Golden Visa requirements. Investor or entrepreneur routes have additional conditions.
Can senior executives apply for a Golden Visa?
Eligible executives may apply under a specialised professional or talent route if they satisfy the current education, experience, employment and salary requirements.
How long does Golden Visa processing take?
Timing depends on the category, emirate, authority workload, document readiness and whether further evidence is requested.
Can Credit Link guarantee Golden Visa approval?
No. Approval is solely at the discretion of the relevant UAE authority. We help assess the route and prepare a complete application, but we do not promise outcomes.
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