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قرار مجلس الوزراء رقم (65) لسنة 2022 بإصدار اللائحة التنفيذية للمرسوم بقانون اتحادي رقم (29) لسنة 2021 في شأن دخول وإقامة الأجانب (Cabinet Resolution No. 65 of 2022 issuing the Executive Regulation of the Entry and Residence of Foreigners Decree-Law)
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What the document holds
Cabinet Resolution 65/2022, executive regulation of Decree-Law 29/2021 (39 pages, Arabic; consolidated text that also mentions a later 'blue residence' annex, art. 77 bis, not included). Main text: visa and entry-permit types; residence permits (2 years standard; 5-year green residence for investors/partners, skilled workers with AED 15,000 salary, freelancers with AED 360,000 income; remote work USD 3,500 a month; retirees with AED 1 million property or deposit or AED 240,000 income, 5 years; property owners, AED 10,000 monthly income); family sponsorship (children to 25); 180-day absence rule with investors exempt; fines; repeal of Res. 8/2021; in force 3 Oct 2022. Annex on golden residence (pp. 29-39). Golden investor terms recorded earlier. Now recorded: green residence for investors and partners (are-green-residence-investor: 5-year validity art. 38(2), investment at ratios set by the ICP chairman with no amount art. 41(2), 60-day entry visa art. 33, investor exemption from the absence rule art. 60(9), launch event) and retiree residence (are-retiree-residence: 5 years art. 51; AED 1,000,000 property, mortgaged property paid off, or deposit; 60 days to move the deposit; age 55 or 15 years' service; AED 240,000 income option; 60-day entry visa art. 34(3); launch event). Out of scope (METHODOLOGY decision 15, routes resting on salary or income): skilled-worker and freelancer green residence, remote work, the property-owner residence of art. 53 (AED 10,000 monthly income, no property minimum); entrepreneur, talent, scientist, professional and student golden categories as before.
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Programmes (3)
- Golden visaLaunched 3 Feb 2019ActiveUAE
- UAE green residence for investors and partners (الإقامة الخضراء للمستثمر أو الشريك; Cabinet Resolution 65/2022 art. 41)Launched 3 Oct 2022ActiveUAE
- UAE residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit (تصريح إقامة الأجنبي المتقاعد; Cabinet Resolution 65/2022 arts. 51-52)Launched 3 Oct 2022ActiveUAE
Rules and prices (25)
- Yearly tax contributionowner of a company paying at least this much federal tax a year (10-year golden residence)AED 250,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Yearly tax contributionpartner whose share of the company's federal tax is at least this much a year (10-year golden residence)AED 250,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Bank depositinvestor: deposit in an investment fund or national banks operating in the UAE (10-year golden residence)AED 2,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Business investmentinvestor establishing a company in the UAE (10-year golden residence)AED 2,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Business investmentpartner in an existing or new company, share of at least this value (10-year golden residence)AED 2,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Donationfinancial supporters of humanitarian work (golden residence, humanitarian pioneers category); support of at least this valueAED 2,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Property purchasereal-estate investor, one or more properties (10-year golden residence); loan from a local bank named by the local authority allowedAED 2,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Off-plan property purchasebuyer of one or more off-plan units from local companies approved by the local authority (10-year golden residence)AED 2,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Validity of the entry visaeligible applicant from outside the UAE: multiple-entry entry visa, renewable for 6 more months6 monthsSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Validity of the family residence permitfamily of a golden residence holder: spouse, children regardless of age, and parents (renewable)10 yearsSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Residence permit validityall golden residence categories (renewable)10 yearsSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Maximum time allowed abroadinvestors holding valid residence permits: exempt from the 180-day absence ruleSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Golden visa
- Residence permit validitygreen residence holder (all green categories, including investors and partners): residence without a sponsor or employer, renewable for equal periods on the same conditions5 yearsSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Green residence for investors and partners
- Validity of the entry visaentry visa for work issued to green residence applicants (investor or partner in a commercial licence): stay while the residence permit is processed60 daysSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Green residence for investors and partners
- Maximum time allowed abroadinvestors holding valid residence permits: exempt from the rule voiding a permit after more than 180 days abroadSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Green residence for investors and partners
- Business investmentinvestor or partner in a commercial project: value of the investment or partnership at the ratios set by a decision of the ICP chairman; capital in several licences is added upSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Green residence for investors and partners
- Bank depositretired foreigner with a financial deposit inside or outside the UAE (to be moved to a UAE financial institution)AED 1,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Property purchaseretired foreigner owning one or more UAE properties (purchase or market value, valued by the competent authority of the emirate)AED 1,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Property purchaseretired foreigner with a mortgaged property: amount of the mortgage already paid off at the time of applicationAED 1,000,000Since 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Residence permit validityretired foreigner: residence without a sponsor or host, renewable on the same conditions (exception to the 2-year standard in art. 38)5 yearsSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Years worked before retirementyears of service before retirement, in or outside the UAE (alternative: age 55)15 yearsSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Minimum ageretired foreigner aged at least 55 (alternative: at least 15 years of service before retirement)55 yearsSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Validity of the entry visaentry visa for residence without work issued to retired foreigners: stay while the residence permit is processed60 daysSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Deadline to make the investmentdeposit held outside the UAE must be moved to a UAE financial institution within this time from the issue of the permit (not required if the deposit amount is invested in the UAE)60 daysSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
- Minimum income requiredretired foreigner: fixed annual income from inside or outside the UAE, instead of property or deposit (bank statement for the last 6 months)240,000 AED per yearSince 3 Oct 2022 · UAE legislation 2022UAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
Timeline (3)
- United Arab Emirates moves golden residence rules into new regulation's annex3 Oct 2022Price changeUAE · Golden visa
- Green residence for investors and partners takes effect (Cabinet Resolution 65/2022)3 Oct 2022LaunchUAE · Green residence for investors and partners
- Five-year residence for retirees with AED 1 million in property or deposit takes effect (Cabinet Resolution 65/2022)3 Oct 2022LaunchUAE · Residence for retired foreigners with property or deposit
About the document
What it covers Executive regulation in force 3 Oct 2022 (gazette 731, 15 Jul 2022). Art. 77: golden residence governed by an annex; art. 79(2) repeals Cabinet Resolution No. 8 of 2021 on golden residence permits; art. 53: separate non-golden residence for property owners; art. 41: 5-year green residence for investors/partners. Six amendments, latest 3 Jun 2026.
Notes download blocked (Cloudflare; PDF at /ar/legislations/1601/download could only be viewed, not saved). Main text read in a browser (Arabic and English versions). The annex with the golden-residence thresholds (regulations/653) is a separate PDF that we could not save or read; see leads. Stored copy downloaded through a web browser on 2026-10-02.
Source id are-cabinet-res-65-2022 · accessed 2 Oct 2026