UAE Golden Visa
Ten-year residency in a zero-income-tax jurisdiction — and the programme we know best, because it is ours.
The UAE Golden Visa is, for many internationally mobile families and entrepreneurs, the most compelling long-term residency in the world: a ten-year, renewable permit in a jurisdiction with no personal income tax, no minimum-stay requirement, and the freedom to be absent indefinitely without forfeiting status. Moore Law is based in Dubai, holds residency here, and — through its Real Estate division and associated construction practice — works in the property market that anchors the visa’s principal route.
The strategic case. The Golden Visa removes the need for an employer sponsor, allows the holder to sponsor a full family (spouse, children, and both the applicant’s and spouse’s parents), and imposes no minimum stay. Combined with the UAE’s zero personal-income-tax environment, it is as much a planning instrument as a residency.
Principal routes (indicative, 2026).
- Real estate — property of at least AED 2,000,000 (approximately USD 545,000), based on Dubai Land Department valuation. Mortgaged and off-plan properties qualify, subject to a bank no-objection certificate; the former 50% down-payment requirement has been removed.
- Public investment or deposits — AED 2,000,000 in qualifying instruments or a fixed deposit.
- Entrepreneurs — an approved project valued from AED 500,000.
- Specialised talent and professionals — qualifying salary and credentials (a basic salary threshold around AED 30,000 per month applies to several professional categories).
Validity. Ten years, renewable, provided the qualifying condition is maintained (for the property route, retaining at least AED 2,000,000 in UAE real estate).
Eligible dependants. Spouse, children of any age, and parents of both spouses, each receiving the same ten-year visa.
Tax. No UAE personal income tax. For Danish, Nordic and other European clients, the interaction with exit taxation and continued reporting obligations must be planned deliberately — which is precisely the cross-border counsel we provide.
Moore Law’s role. This is our home market. We identify and verify qualifying property, confirm DLD valuation before purchase, manage the ICP/GDRFA application, sponsor family members correctly, and structure the residency alongside your tax position and any corporate presence in the UAE. Few advisers can offer the legal, tax and real-estate elements from inside the jurisdiction; we can.