UAE golden visa.

The lowest minimum is AED 2,000,000, for property worth AED 2 million. Other routes: deposit of AED 2 million (AED 2,000,000) and company capital of AED 2 million (AED 2,000,000). Fees come on top.

4 routes: property worth AED 2 million, deposit of AED 2 million, company capital of AED 2 million and company paying AED 250,000 a year in tax. You need only one.

Golden visa holders can stay outside the UAE for longer than the six months that would cancel an ordinary residence visa. The official pages set no minimum number of days in the country.

The official pages do not describe a path to permanent residence. The golden visa itself is a long-term visa that can be renewed.

Ten years for the property route in Dubai and Abu Dhabi and for public investments. The UAE government portal still lists 5 years for property. Yes, it can be renewed.

Fees differ by emirate and route. In Dubai, the property route costs AED 9,884.75 in total at the Dubai Land Department, including the medical test, a 10-year Emirates ID and the permit.

The golden visa lets holders live, work or study in the UAE, and no sponsor is needed.

Open to citizens of any other country. Foreign investors who own property in the UAE or put money into a deposit or a company there, through one of the routes below.

A husband or wife, children and parents can be sponsored on the visa.

Online through the ICP or, in Dubai, GDRFA golden visa services. Dubai property owners apply at a Dubai Land Department service centre and must be inside the UAE; Abu Dhabi investors apply through the Abu Dhabi Residents Office. 7 to 10 business days for the Dubai property route at the Dubai Land Department.