The 5 UAE laws, decisions and regulations on golden visa in the Polaris Legal Library, each summarised from the official text with status, key provisions and penalties.
GDRFA Dubai Service: Issuing a Golden Residence Permit (Entrepreneurs)
Dubai's rule page for the entrepreneur Golden residence: a registered pioneering project earning AED 1 million a year, an incubator or Ministry-backed project earning AED 2 million, or a project sold for at least AED 7 million, plus a nomination letter from the Dubai Future Foundation; ten-year permit, fees from AED 1,100, five working days.
ICP Golden Residency Guide (10-year Golden Visa categories and requirements)
ICP's rule page for the ten-year Golden residence: investors in public investments or real estate (minimum AED 2,000,000 deposit, capital or property value), entrepreneurs (AED 1,000,000 annual SME revenue or approved plan), scientists and specialists, outstanding students, humanitarian pioneers, frontline professionals and exceptional talents, all self-sponsored with automatic renewal.
ICP Service: Entry Permit Issuance for Real Estate Investor Residency (AED 2 million property Golden Visa route)
ICP service card for the entry permit that starts the property-investor Golden residence: the property must be fully owned by the investor and worth at least AED 2,000,000 confirmed by the land registration department, with valid UAE health insurance and a passport valid six months; fees AED 300 in total and a two-day processing time, leading to a ten-year residence.
Cabinet Resolution No. 65 of 2022 Issuing the Executive Regulations of Federal Decree-Law No. 29 of 2021 Concerning the Entry and Residence of Foreigners
The visa rulebook: defines every entry permit and residence category, including Golden residence for investors, entrepreneurs, talents, scientists, students and humanitarian workers, Green residence for investors/partners, skilled workers, self-employed and freelancers, plus student, remote-work, retiree, property-owner and family permits, and the later-added Blue residency (Article 77 bis). Repealed the 1997 regulations and the 2021 Golden residence resolution.
Cabinet Resolution No. 88 of 2022 Concerning Fees for Services Provided by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security
The federal fee schedule for ICP services: entry visas, residence permits, Emirates ID cards, establishment cards and Golden residence permits (AED 1,100 each). Replaced four earlier fee resolutions and, per the portal, has been amended seven times since, most recently in 2026.
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