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Investment-Exploration Visit Visa

United Arab EmiratesStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This is a visit visa aimed at encouraging investors and entrepreneurs to explore business and investment opportunities in the UAE.

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What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The applicant must be a professional in the prospective business in their home country, and must be financially solvent, talented, or hold a high qualification.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not describe what documents demonstrate the applicant's professional background in the prospective business beyond the general eligibility wording.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

The applicant must fulfil a prescribed financial guarantee; the official page does not publish the specific amount required.

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Limits of the record
  • The page requires the applicant to 'fulfil the prescribed financial guarantee' but does not publish the amount of that guarantee.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

This is a single-entry visa valid for 60, 90 or 120 days, granted without requiring a sponsor or host. It only enables entry to explore opportunities; it is not itself a business licence or work/residence permit. The official source does not state the family position.

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What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

This is a single-entry visit visa valid for 60, 90 or 120 days; the official page does not state how or whether it leads into a longer-term business residence visa.

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Limits of the record
  • The official page does not describe a conversion path from this visit visa into a long-term business residence visa (such as the Green or Golden investor categories).

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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