How to apply for Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Real Estate Investors?

The Real Estate Investor Abu Dhabi Golden Visa is ideal if you invest in or own property in Abu Dhabi. This visa also covers spouses and children.

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible if you fulfil the following criteria:

• Must own real estate which is/are purchased with a minimum total of AED 2,000,000.

• Must maintain the investment for at least 2 years after the issuing of the Golden Visa.

Additional notes:

• Mortgages through national banks are permitted for real estate properties worth more than AED 2,000,000.

• The value of the investor’s capital needs to be at least AED 2,000,000; for instance, if a property is worth AED 5,000,000, the outstanding mortgage principal cannot exceed AED 3,000,000.

Documents Required

To apply, you will need to provide: 

For Fully Owned Real Estate:

One of the following must be presented:

• Purchase Agreement registered with the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) or any other competent body in charge of real estate registration in the UAE to evidence the particulars of the landlord, the property, and the addressed value at the time when the real estate unit was purchased provided that said value is not less AED 2,000,000.

Or

• Real Estate Unit Value Certificate issued by the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) or any other competent body in charge of real estate registration in the UAE.

For Mortgaged Real Estate:

• Real Estate Unit Value Certificate issued by the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) or any other competent body in charge of real estate registration in the UAE.

• Search Certificate issued by the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT) or any other competent body in charge of real estate registration in the UAE evidencing that the property is not subject to a seizure by any judicial authority and has a value of at least AED 2,000,000.

For Off-Plan Real Estate:

• Purchase Agreement from one of the approved real estate developers to evidence the particulars of the landlord, the property, and the addressed value at the time when the real estate unit was purchased.

• Evidence that no less than AED 2,000,000 in payments till date have been made to the real estate developer.

How to apply for Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Real Estate Investors?

Click here to apply for your Golden Visa nomination through Abu Dhabi Residents Office

Additionally, applicants can also submit their application online through the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) at: https://icp.gov.ae.

Duration

• 10 years