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Visas & Residency ★ 8.6

UAE Golden Visa Streamlined: Mortgage Requirement Removed, Two-Year Visa Threshold Abolished

The UAE removed the 50% paid requirement for Golden Visa property applications in February 2026 and abolished the minimum property value threshold for the two-year investor visa…

February–April 2026 HIGH
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Visas & Residency ★ 8.8

Golden Visa AED 2 Million Reform at Scale: 158,000 Visas Issued in Dubai in 2023 — Near Doubling

The 2022 Cabinet reform reducing the Golden Visa property threshold from AED 5 million to AED 2 million became fully embedded in market behaviour through 2023. Dubai issued…

September 2022 (reform enacted); active through 2023 HIGH
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Visas & Residency ★ 9.8

UAE Golden Visa Overhauled: AED 2 Million Threshold, Off-Plan Properties Now Eligible

Cabinet Decision No. 65 of 2022 comprehensively overhauled the UAE Golden Visa programme in October 2022, reducing the property investment threshold from AED 5-10 million to AED 2…

October 2022 HIGH
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Visas & Residency ★ 8.6

UAE Green Visa Launched: 5-Year Self-Sponsored Residency for Skilled Professionals and Freelancers

The UAE Green Visa — a 5-year self-sponsored residency permit — became available for application in late 2022, operationalising the September 2021 Projects of the 50 announcement…

September–October 2022 HIGH
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Visas & Residency ★ 8.2

UAE Launches Retirement Visa and Remote Work Visa — First Long-Term Non-Employment Residency Pathways

The UAE launched a Retirement Visa on 2 September 2020 — a 5-year renewable residency for individuals aged 55+ with qualifying financial thresholds — alongside a Virtual Working…

2 September 2020 MEDIUM
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