A real estate investor can obtain a golden visa for 10 years.
The golden visa is a long-term residence visa that enables successful applicants to live, work, study and invest in the UAE without an Emirati or UAE national sponsor.
Golden visas present the additional benefit of enabling bearers to attain 100% ownership of their business on the UAE mainland.
Upon receiving the golden visa, the applicant may begin the process to sponsor family members.
Golden visa holders are exempt from the rule which states that residents cannot be outside of the UAE for more than six consecutive months, however, golden visa holders cannot stay outside of the country for more than one year
No travel bans for the golden visa holders.
Conditions of obtaining the golden visa
Mortgage is permitted for real estate property (Off-plan or built) worth more than AED 2,000,000. The value of the investor’s capital needs to be at least AED 2,000,000. For instance, if a property is worth AED 5,000,000, the outstanding mortgage principal cannot exceed AED 3,000,000.
Must fully own a real estate property or properties of a minimal value of AED 2,000,000 without a mortgage.
Must maintain the investment for at least 3 years after the issuing of the Golden Visa.
In the event where the property is sold; the real estate investor must produce evidence that they have purchased another property within six months following disposal of the property, or they may transfer the Golden Visa to another category provided that they satisfy the legally established conditions for the other category.
Granting a visa is subject to the following conditions
The investor must invest in a property of a gross value of not less than AED 2 million.
The amount invested in real estate must not be on loan basis.
The property must be retained for at least three years.
That the investor’s financial liability is not burdened by civil claims or judgments that detract from his financial solvency.
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