A clear assessment of this route, an agreed preparation and implementation scope, and a team coordinating the dependencies through the application and handover.
- Financial requirements
- Investment routes include AED2m qualifying capital or property; professional categories have different tests
- Presence & absences
- Category and tax-residence tests are separate
- Timing & validity
- Current ICP investor categories: 10-year residence; application processing is a separate workstream
- Family considerations
- Spouse and children can be eligible under the relevant rules
Who this is for
- Investors satisfying the particular public-investment or real-estate category, with authority-accepted evidence.
- Applicants in an eligible professional, entrepreneur or talent category who obtain the required endorsements; the investment threshold is not universal.
What we help coordinate
- Assess your citizenship, current residence, family and objectives against the selected route.
- Organise the required evidence, identify document gaps and establish the preparation sequence.
- Coordinate the local provider, filing and appointment work expressly agreed in your proposal.
- Connect the application with separately scoped tax, company, banking or relocation work where it is needed.
- Identify the post-approval steps, renewals and records covered by your handover.
The engagement begins with an agreed written scope. Local legal, immigration and other provider work is identified separately where required.
Why work with us
- Jurisdiction-agnostic advice: compare the route with your actual objectives and alternatives.
- Personal and business consequences considered together, including the effect of where you will live and work.
- A coordinated implementation plan with agreed responsibilities and a documented scope.
Understand the full cost
- The programme’s financial requirement is Investment routes include AED2m qualifying capital or property; professional categories have different tests. This is separate from our service fee.
- Your quote identifies advisory and coordination work, any local professional representation, government charges and document costs separately.
- Provider availability and the exact scope are confirmed before engagement. Timelines depend on the route, evidence and responsible authority.
Eligibility & suitability
Who can qualify
- Investors satisfying the particular public-investment or real-estate category, with authority-accepted evidence.
- Applicants in an eligible professional, entrepreneur or talent category who obtain the required endorsements; the investment threshold is not universal.
Restrictions & unsuitable cases
- Property buyers whose asset, ownership, valuation or financing does not meet the selected category.
- Applicants treating residence approval as citizenship or as automatic foreign tax nonresidence.
Application process & timeline
An investor application has at least two evidence tracks: the qualifying asset and immigration formalities. The stages below are a planning sequence, not a universal authority processing promise.
01Select the category and issuing authorityBefore committing capital; preparation time varies.
Identify whether the claim is public investment, property, entrepreneurship or talent. Establish which emirate or federal authority will issue the residence and obtain its current checklist. Compare the commercial cost of maintaining eligibility against another route such as employment or remote work.
Documents & evidence
- Passport
- Category evidence summary
- Using an old five-year property summary as the current universal rule
- Buying an asset before checking the qualifying evidence
02Verify the qualifying investment or endorsementDependent on asset registration or endorsement; no universal target verified.
For property, reconcile purchase and ownership records with the land-authority certificate. For financial investment, reconcile beneficial ownership and the permitted source of capital. For a professional category, secure the required competent-body endorsement rather than substituting a CV.
Documents & evidence
- Title or investment certificate
- Financing and ownership evidence
- Required endorsement
- Joint ownership or finance inconsistent with the route
- Confusing gross property price with the qualifying amount
03Submit nomination or entry-permit applicationAuthority assessment; extra-information requests can extend it.
Use the applicable ICP or emirate channel and submit consistent identity and category documents. ICP publishes a real-estate investor entry-permit service to complete Golden Residency formalities. Existing residents may have a different status-adjustment sequence.
Documents & evidence
- Application
- Passport and photograph
- Authority investment letter
- Assuming an entry permit is the final residence
- Duplicate or inconsistent applications across authorities
04Complete medical, insurance and identity formalitiesAppointments and medical results determine this stage.
Complete the immigration medical requirements applicable to the applicant and arrange the appropriate health cover. Submit or update Emirates ID information and attend biometrics if required. Match the name, passport number and date of birth across the file before issuance.
Documents & evidence
- Medical results
- Health insurance
- Emirates ID application
- Expired medical results
- Insurance that does not cover the required people or period
05Receive residence and arrange family permitsAfter final approval; dependants require their own evidence.
Check the issued category, dates and passport details, then coordinate eligible family applications. Keep the official grant, investment evidence and renewal conditions in one file; the term shown on the grant governs the practical calendar.
Documents & evidence
- Residence grant
- Relationship certificates
- Family passports
- Treating all relatives as automatically eligible
- Failing to resolve certificate translations before family filing
06Maintain qualification and review tax residenceThroughout validity, before asset disposal and before renewal.
Retain evidence of the qualifying asset or continuing category, insurance and relevant notifications. Revisit the plan before selling, refinancing or changing professional status. Separately record travel and actual management activity for personal and company tax analysis.
Documents & evidence
- Annual investment and insurance records
- Travel record
- Company decision records
- Disposing of the qualifying asset without advice
- Using an Emirates ID as the only tax-residence evidence
Document checklist
Track your preparation in this browser. Final requirements depend on the route and filing authority.
Plan for every family member
| Family member | Age / eligibility | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Spouse | Legally recognised spouse | Individual residence issuance, identity and relationship checks remain required. |
| Children | No age limit stated for Golden Residency sponsorship | ICP expressly distinguishes Golden Residency family sponsorship from ordinary residence age limits. Check the child’s civil status and issuing authority requirements. |
| Parents | Included in ICP’s published Golden Residency benefits | Apply the authority’s parent-document and sponsorship conditions; not automatic citizenship or a personal Golden Residency grant. |
Before you commit
What happens after my initial inquiry?
Tijana and the team review your circumstances, check the route and provider fit, and explain the proposed next step. You receive a defined scope and quote before work begins.
Can you help compare this with another route?
Yes. We can scope a comparison around your income, business, family, travel and long-term plans before you commit to a jurisdiction or application.
Does the application resolve my tax position?
Tax residence, income treatment and departure-country obligations need their own review. We can include the relevant analysis in the wider engagement rather than leave those questions until after the application.
Which family members can apply?
Spouse and children can be eligible under the relevant rules
How long will the work take?
Current ICP investor categories: 10-year residence; application processing is a separate workstream We distinguish any official processing target or permission duration from document preparation, appointments and the overall engagement.
Discuss your move
Tell Tijana and the team where you live, your citizenships, who would move with you and your target timing. We will assess the fit and outline the next step. There is no charge for the initial inquiry.
Sources & research notes7 references
Programme requirements, process and family rules share the research records in the detailed guide.
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