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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 ★ 8.0

Golden Visa's AED 2 Million Threshold Is Becoming a Structural Floor Under Dubai Property Demand

Industry executives say Dubai's AED 2 million Golden Visa investment threshold is now shaping where overseas buyers set their budgets, with one brokerage reporting that 85% of…

3 September 2026 HIGH
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Visas & Residency ★ 7.2

Young UAE Professionals Trade Rent for Ownership as Golden Visa Reshapes Buyer Base

Rising rents and residency pathways like the Golden Visa are pulling buyers aged 25 to 35 into the Dubai property market, according to developers and industry figures speaking to…

28 September 2026 MEDIUM
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Visas & Residency ★ 7.5

UK Departure Notifications Rise 32% as Tax Changes Bite: What It Means for Dubai

HMRC data shows the number of UK taxpayers formally notifying their departure rose 32% to 69,000 in the 2025/26 tax year, up from 52,000 the year before. For overseas investors…

29 September 2026 MEDIUM
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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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