UAE Golden Visa Categories
The UAE Golden Visa Categories carries 11 published figures read from 5 sources' own pages; the 10 published figures given by category run from 5 to 10 year, read 7 November 2026.
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- 89 to 10
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 5 to 6 | 3 figures |
| 6 to 7 | 0 figures |
| 7 to 8 | 0 figures |
| 8 to 8 | 0 figures |
| 8 to 9 | 0 figures |
| 9 to 10 | 8 figures |
5 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 7 November 2026.
By category and authority/emirate
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| category entrepreneurs | 5 year | 5 to 5 year | 1 |
| category humanitarian-pioneers | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 1 |
| category investors-public-investments | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 1 |
| category investors-real-estate | 5 year | 5 to 5 year | 1 |
| category exceptional-talent | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 1 |
| category outstanding-students-high-school | 5 year | 5 to 5 year | 1 |
| category outstanding-students-university | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 1 |
| category scientists-researchers | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 2 |
| category outstanding-students | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 1 |
| authority/emirate dubai-land-department | 10 year | 10 to 10 year | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
The sentence each figure was read from (11)
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa, read 2026-11-07:
Humanitarian pioneers and Frontline Heroes 10 years Certificates of appreciation, humanitarian contribution documentation, or at least 5 years of service
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa, read 2026-11-07:
10 years (public investments)
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa, read 2026-11-07:
Those with exceptional talent or rare specialisations 10 years
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa, read 2026-11-07:
10 years for top university students
- Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development - Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Scientists and Researchers, read 2026-11-07:
DURATION: 10 YEARS
- GDRFA Dubai - Issuing a golden residence permit (Top students, graduates), read 2026-11-07:
The residence permit is valid for 10 years and is non-extendable if the same conditions are met.
- GDRFA Dubai - Issuing Golden Residence Permit (Specialized Scientists), read 2026-11-07:
The residence permit is valid for 10 years and can be extended if the same conditions are met
- Dubai Land Department - Golden Visa application (Investor), read 2026-11-07:
10 year residency permit
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa, read 2026-11-07:
Entrepreneurs 5 years Proof of innovative or technical projects, documents proving project value, letter from a business incubator or relevant authority in the emirate
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa, read 2026-11-07:
5 years (real estate investments)
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa, read 2026-11-07:
5 years for high school achievers
Read in full, publishes no figure
5 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- ICP - Golden Visa service, read 2026-11-07: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- ICP - What is Golden Residency?, read 2026-11-07: every candidate on the page was refused
- UAE Ministry of Culture - Golden Visa (creative talent), read 2026-11-07: every candidate on the page was refused
- Abu Dhabi Residents Office - Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Specialists, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- TAMM Abu Dhabi - Request for Golden Visa Nomination, read 2026-10-24: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
5 of the 10 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 5 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in year (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 11 figures, never sentences; 31 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per Golden Visa category per authority: the threshold in AED, the evidence the authority names, the term in years, the emirate and the authority that states it - so the cross-authority comparison is the figure nobody publishes: which categories the federal authority and each emirate state identically, where an emirate adds a nomination step the federal page does not mention, and which thresholds changed since the previous read.
The calculator's verdict is generated from this table, never typed into it.
31 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (11)
- UAE Government Portal - Golden visa(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Dubai Land Department - Golden Visa application (Investor)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GDRFA Dubai - Issuing a golden residence permit (Top students, graduates)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GDRFA Dubai - Issuing Golden Residence Permit (Specialized Scientists)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ICP - Golden Visa service(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- ICP - What is Golden Residency?(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- UAE Ministry of Culture - Golden Visa (creative talent)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development - Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Scientists and Researchers(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Abu Dhabi Residents Office - Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Specialists(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- TAMM Abu Dhabi - Request for Golden Visa Nomination(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- icp.gov.ae(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The UAE Golden Visa Categories carries 11 published figures read from 5 sources' own pages; the 10 published figures given by category run from 5 to 10 year, read 7 November 2026.
5 of the 10 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category entrepreneurs: median 5 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category humanitarian-pioneers: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category investors-public-investments: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category investors-real-estate: median 5 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category exceptional-talent: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category outstanding-students-high-school: median 5 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category outstanding-students-university: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category scientists-researchers: median 10 year across 2 sources, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, category outstanding-students: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
UAE Golden Visa Categories, authority/emirate dubai-land-department: median 10 year across 1 source, read 7 November 2026.
Cite as: "goldenvisacalculator.com UAE Golden Visa Categories", updated 2026-11-08, https://goldenvisacalculator.com/datasets/uae-golden-visa-categories/.
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Questions this data answers
Which UAE Golden Visa category can I qualify under, at what threshold, on what evidence, and for how many years?
The UAE Golden Visa Categories carries 11 published figures read from 5 sources' own pages; the 10 published figures given by category run from 5 to 10 year, read 7 November 2026.
Where do the figures in the UAE Golden Visa Categories come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 7 Nov 2026). 10 named sources were read and 5 publish a figure; the 5 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.