# UAE Golden Visa — Investor (Public Investments)

- **Type:** visa
- **Status:** evergreen
- **City:** UAE-wide
- **Equity:** n/a
- **Cost:** ICP / GDRFA fees plus the investment
- **Duration:** 10 years, renewable
- **Apply:** https://gdrfad.gov.ae/en/services/8ea80da4-f43e-11eb-0320-0050569629e8
- **Page:** https://www.dxbstart.com/programs/uae-golden-visa-investor

The Golden Visa investor path (public investments) is the longer, self-sponsored residency for people who meet published capital tests — AED 2 million-class company, deposit, or property, or a tax-contribution threshold on the GDRFA page we cited. Apply through the GDRFA / ICP service. Evergreen. This is for investors, not for a pre-seed founder hoping a licence becomes a visa. If you are the operator, read the entrepreneur Golden Visa row instead.

## Desk take

A wealth and investment product. Do not apply as a substitute for earning the entrepreneur route. The numbers on the government page win arguments, not your consultant.

## Eligibility

For founders and investors with serious capital or a tax-paying UAE business — a distinct 10-year route from the entrepreneur path.
- Company investor/partner: your share of a UAE company's assets is worth AED 2,000,000+, proven by a certified financial report from a UAE-accredited audit firm, plus a valid trade licence
- Bank deposit route: AED 2,000,000+ frozen in a local UAE bank (or local sukuk/bonds) for at least 2 years
- Real estate route: one or more UAE properties worth AED 2,000,000+ (DLD-certified)
- Tax route: FTA letter showing your establishment(s) pay AED 250,000+ in annual UAE taxes
- Apply via GDRFA Dubai smart services (UAE Pass) or Amer centres; permit fee AED 1,100 + surcharges

## Questions

### Does property in my name qualify?

The GDRFA page lists the current property / deposit tests. They change. Read the live service, not a 2023 blog.

### Can I run a startup on this visa?

You can reside. Running a company still needs the right licence. Visa ≠ licence.


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Source: DXBStart — the working index of the UAE startup ecosystem. Canonical page: https://www.dxbstart.com/programs/uae-golden-visa-investor
More machine-readable resources: https://www.dxbstart.com/llms.txt
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