The government offers 3 visa options to Residence in the UAE without a job

Ahmed Moawad - | UAE

The government of the United Arab Emirates offers many options for visitors to live and reside in the country, while offering many facilities for those wishing to move to the Emirates. The government offers options for visas to live and reside in the Emirates without being restricted to a specific job in the country.

You can live in the United Arab Emirates and reside without working, with the ability to obtain an Emirates ID card and sponsor their family members, even if they do not work in the United Arab Emirates.

Residence in the UAE without a job

As we explained, the UAE government offers three different types of self-sponsored residence visas, which do not require you to have a job or business in the UAE.

1- Remote work visa for one year

Holders of this visa can live and reside in the UAE for one year, extendable. This visa allows you to work remotely for people outside the UAE on a virtual work visa and with self-sponsorship as well.

This visa also allows its holder to obtain residency for their families also remotely, but it is required that the monthly income be not less than 3,500 US dollars, with proof of work for an external organization, and the presence of health insurance covering the period of stay in the Emirates.

2- Real estate investor visa for two or 10 years

This visa depends on the size of your investments in real estate in the United Arab Emirates, and the holder of this visa can obtain a self-residence visa for a period ranging from two to 10 full years.

Investors in the UAE can also apply for a 10-year UAE Golden Residency Visa.

To apply for this visa, you must own a property whose financial value is no less than 750,000 thousand dirhams. Investors in the UAE can also obtain a golden residency visa if they own a property whose financial value is no less than 2 million dirhams.

3- Retirement visa in the UAE for 5 years

The resident must have worked for a period of no less than 15 years in or outside the United Arab Emirates, in addition to being at least 55 years old.

In addition to the necessity of owning real estate in the United Arab Emirates with a financial value of no less than one million UAE dirhams, in addition to financial savings in an Emirati bank of no less than 1 million dirhams.

It is also required that your monthly income be no less than 15,000 thousand UAE dirhams, along with submitting a bank statement for the last 6 months proving this.

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