Golden visa eligibility checker
Answer a few questions and see which golden visa categories might fit you, with the criteria the authorities publish and the official links to apply or check.
This checker compares your answers with published criteria. It cannot approve or refuse anyone. ICP, GDRFA Dubai and the nominating bodies decide each case, criteria change, and some categories need a recommendation first. Always confirm with ICP's own eligibility check.
Runs on your phone. Nothing you answer is uploaded or saved.
What the golden visa gives you
A long-term residence that you renew as long as you still meet the conditions. No employer or other sponsor is needed.
You can sponsor your spouse and children, whatever their age, according to the 2022 executive regulations announced by the UAE Government.
The usual rule that a residence lapses after six months outside the UAE does not apply to golden visa holders.
Check your eligibility on ICP's smart services, or with GDRFA Dubai for Dubai residents. Some categories need a nomination or recommendation first, for example from the Ministry of Culture for creative people.
Fees listed by GDRFA Dubai
Official links
Sources, all checked on 27 October 2026: the UAE Government portal u.ae, "Golden visa" (updated 28 Jul 2026); ICP, "Golden Residence" (icp.gov.ae); GDRFA Dubai service pages for golden residence for investors, entrepreneurs, top students and graduates, exceptional talents, frontline heroes and humanitarian pioneers (gdrfad.gov.ae), which give the conditions, the fees and the processing times shown here; the Abu Dhabi Residents Office, "Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Specialists" (adro.gov.ae) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development page for skilled professionals (added.gov.ae), which give the skilled professional criteria (MOHRE level 1 or 2, a bachelor's degree, at least AED 30,000 a month); the Ministry of Foreign Affairs news release of 19 April 2022 on the executive regulations of the law on entry and residence of foreigners (mofa.gov.ae), for property bought with a bank loan or off-plan, the entrepreneur routes, scientists, and the family benefits. Where sources differ (for example on how long some categories last), we say so. Guidance only, not legal advice: the authority decides.