Golden Residency — Public Investment

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What investment option or options qualify?

Qualifying public-investment options are a financial deposit of at least AED 2,000,000 with an investment fund or a national bank operating in the UAE; a UAE establishment or company with capital of at least AED 2,000,000; a partnership in an establishment or company with a financial share of at least AED 2,000,000; owning an establishment or company paying at least AED 250,000 annually in federal taxes; or a partner shareholding corresponding to at least AED 250,000 annually of the tax paid. The capital must be fully owned by the investor and not from a loan.

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https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/uae-golden-residency/
The investor must have a financial deposit of at least AED 2,000,000 with an investment fund or one of the national banks operating in the UAE.
https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/uae-golden-residency/
The investor must establish an establishment or company in the UAE with a capital of at least AED 2,000,000.
https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/uae-golden-residency/
The investor must be a partner in an existing or newly established establishment or company, with a financial share of at least AED 2,000,000.
https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/uae-golden-residency/
The investor must own an establishment or company that is committed to paying the taxes due to the Federal Government, amounting to at least AED 250,000 annually.
https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/uae-golden-residency/
The investor must be a partner in an establishment or company that is committed to paying the taxes due to the Federal Tax Authority, provided that the value of the investor’s shareholding corresponds to an amount of at least AED 250,000 annually of the total tax paid.
https://icp.gov.ae/en/services/uae-golden-residency/
The invested capital must be fully owned by the investor and must not be derived from a loan.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The stated minimum is a capital of AED 2 million placed in a qualifying public investment. As a stated alternative under the same investor category, contribution to an establishment that pays the government at least AED 250,000 annually in taxes also qualifies. The official source does not state government fees.

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u.ae Golden visa page, Eligible Categories table
Minimum capital of AED 2 million; property ownership or contribution to an establishment paying at least AED 250,000 annually in taxes

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

GDRFA Dubai states that withdrawal of the deposit or investment is not permitted throughout the Golden Residency period (10 years); for bank deposits an official bank certificate must show the deposit is frozen for at least two years; the Authority may take measures to ensure holders keep meeting the conditions throughout the permit's validity, and the financial deposit may not be refunded during the 10-year period. Golden Residence holders are exempt from the 180-day rule; the residency is void only if it expires while the holder is outside the country.

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Limits of the record

These are GDRFA Dubai statements; a federal ICP statement of the maintenance period for public investments is not in the captured sources.
GDRFA gives both a two-year frozen-deposit certificate and a 10-year no-withdrawal rule; how they interact is not explained.

https://www.gdrfad.gov.ae/en/services/8ea80da4-f43e-11eb-0320-0050569629e8
Withdrawal of the deposit or investment is not permitted throughout the Golden Residency period (10 years).
https://www.gdrfad.gov.ae/en/services/8ea80da4-f43e-11eb-0320-0050569629e8
Attaching an official bank certificate proving the existence of the deposit and stating that it has been frozen for a period of no less than two years.
https://www.gdrfad.gov.ae/en/services/8ea80da4-f43e-11eb-0320-0050569629e8
The Authority reserves the right to take the necessary measures to ensure that individuals covered by the provisions of this resolution continue to meet the conditions stated therein throughout the validity period of the Golden Residence Permit (property may not be disposed of nor the financial deposit refunded throughout the 10-year residency period).
https://www.gdrfad.gov.ae/en/services/8ea80da4-f43e-11eb-0320-0050569629e8
Golden Residence Permit holders are exempt from the 180-day residency law, as the residency is considered void only if it expires outside the country.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

Holders of this Golden visa may sponsor family members, including spouses and children. The official source does not state the family members' work rights.

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u.ae Golden visa page, Eligible Categories table
the ability to sponsor family members, including spouses and children.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The public-investment Golden visa is granted for 10 years and described as long-term and renewable. Holders do not need a sponsor, and may stay outside the UAE for longer than the usual six-month limit without losing the residence visa. The official source does not state a citizenship direction or what happens to the investment at the end of the residency.

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u.ae Golden visa page, Eligible Categories table
10 years (public investments)
u.ae Golden visa page, Eligible Categories table
a long-term, renewable residence visa valid for 5 or 10 years
u.ae Golden visa page, Eligible Categories table
the privilege of not needing a sponsor
u.ae Golden visa page, Eligible Categories table
the ability to stay outside the UAE for more than the usual period of six months needed to keep their residence visa valid

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Golden Residency — Public Investment

What investment option or options qualify?

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

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