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UAE Golden Visa – Real Estate Investment
From
AED 2,000,000
Typical timeline
2 months
Family
spouse, children to 25, parents

Is this for you?

  • Minimum AED 2,000,000 property investment, across one or more properties wholly owned by you.
  • Property title deed; mortgaged property needs a no-objection letter from the local lending bank.
  • Off-plan property only from a developer approved by the competent local authority — in Dubai the Land Department requires a registered title deed in practice.
  • Valid passport and UAE entry permit (if applicable).
  • Clean criminal record.

Not for you if

  • Criminal record or pending charges.
  • Property value below AED 2,000,000.
  • Invalid or insufficient UAE health insurance.

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At a glance

Quick facts

Minimum investment AED 2,000,000; Typical timeline 2 months; 3 highlights

Minimum investment
AED 2,000,000
Currency: AED
Typical timeline
From application start
Highlights
  • Dubai
  • Golden Visa
  • Real Estate
Program

Program specifics

Last updated
Subject to regulatory change

Information is indicative and may change; confirm current terms with an advisor.

Program overview

Advising Indian families on residency abroad since 2009, from our Koramangala office in Bangalore.

What The Uae Golden Visa Actually Requires

The governing instrument is the Annex to Cabinet Resolution No. 65 of 2022. Golden residence is a 10-year renewable permit — the UAE has no permanent residency at all.

RouteThreshold
PropertyAED 2,000,000 (a local-bank mortgage is acceptable)
Public investment — deposit, company capital or partnership shareAED 2,000,000
Annual tax paidAED 250,000
Entrepreneur — pilot project revenueAED 1,000,000 a year
Entrepreneur — prior venture soldAED 7,000,000
Skilled workerfrom AED 30,000 a month

One thing to get right on off-plan property. The federal rule permits buying off-plan from an approved local developer. But the Dubai Land Department requires an e-Certificate of Title in practice, so the federal rule and Dubai's practice are not the same thing. XIPHIAS confirms the specific project with the Land Department before you rely on an off-plan purchase.

Your Indian Passport Is Safe On A Residency

Section 9(1) of India's Citizenship Act 1955 ends Indian citizenship only on the voluntary acquisition of another country's citizenship. Holding a residence permit, permanent residence or a long-term visa does none of that.

So every route on this page is safe to hold. What differs between countries is the endpoint — and we will tell you plainly where a route can never become a citizenship, where it can, and what taking that step would cost you.

A Warning About The Lifetime Golden Visa You May Have Read About

The UAE has no lifetime golden visa and no nationality-specific golden visa. On 8 July 2025 the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security publicly denied reports of a "lifetime golden residency for a number of nationalities" offered from outside the UAE through consultancies on relaxed conditions. The Authority stated that:

  • golden residency categories, conditions and controls are set only by official laws, legislation and ministerial decisions
  • all golden residency applications are managed exclusively through official government channels inside the UAE, and no advisory entity, inside or outside the country, is an approved party in the process
  • the reports had come from a consultancy office in another country, and described conditions with no basis in law
  • legal action would be taken against those spreading the rumours in order to obtain money unlawfully
  • applicants should not pay any sum or hand over personal documents to anyone claiming to provide that service

The official nomination service for golden residence is run by the government, is free of charge, and is not restricted by nationality. Golden residence is granted for ten renewable years under Cabinet Resolution 65 of 2022, and the property threshold is AED 2,000,000. If anyone offers to sell you a UAE lifetime golden visa, that is the moment to stop.

XIPHIAS advises only on the golden residence categories the UAE publishes.

Talk To An Immigration Consultant In Bangalore

XIPHIAS Immigration has guided Indian families abroad since 2009, from our office in Koramangala, Bangalore. We were named Best Immigration Consultant by The Times of India in 2022. Our immigration consultants in Bangalore will take you through the legal requirements, costs and timeline for the UAE golden visa.

Sources

Verified against government sources on 30 September 2026.

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