Who is eligible for the UAE Golden Visa, and does it change tax residence?
The UAE Golden Visa grants long-term renewable residence to investors, entrepreneurs, specialised talent and qualifying property owners. It does not, by itself, end tax residence in your country of origin — that depends on the rules of the departure state. Prosilame handles both sides:
- Audit which eligibility route is legally sustainable on your facts before filing.
- Assemble and file the application through to visa issuance.
- Obtain the UAE Tax Residency Certificate where the residence conditions are met.
- Coordinate exit from the previous tax residence to avoid dual exposure.
- Extend sponsorship to spouse, children and dependants.
Common failure points
The situations we handle.
- Fragile residence status from the home country’s standpoint
- Golden Visa applied for without solid eligibility
- Confusion between administrative and tax residence
- Exit from home tax residence poorly anticipated
Deliverables
What you get.
Eligibility audit
Investment, talent, property or company: which route holds up legally.
File assembly
Complete preparation and filing through to visa issuance.
UAE tax residence
Obtaining the UAE tax-residence certificate and aligning it with your home country.
Family & dependants
Extension to spouses, children and staff under the applicable rules.
Our approach
Our approach to visas.
Residence in the UAE is far more than a stamp in a passport: it is a tool for personal and estate structuring. Set up badly, it leaves a tax residence elsewhere and an exposure you thought was gone; set up well, it secures your status and clarifies your position with your home country.
We first audit the eligibility route that holds legally in your case — investment, talent, property, company — then assemble and file the application through to visa issuance. We then handle the tax-residence side, obtaining the UAE certificate and aligning it with your country of departure, without overlooking extension to your family.
Eligibility & file
Determining the route that holds, assembling the file and filing through to issuance.
UAE tax residence
Obtaining the tax-residence certificate and aligning it with your home country.
Family & dependants
Extending the status to spouses, children and staff under the applicable rules.
Frequently asked
Visas & Golden Visa — your questions.
Does the Golden Visa automatically make me non-resident for tax elsewhere?
No. Exit from your home tax residence follows your country’s rules. We handle both sides to avoid double exposure.
What are the Golden Visa eligibility routes?
Investors, entrepreneurs, talents, professionals and certain property profiles. Eligibility is demonstrated by file.
How long is the Golden Visa valid?
Generally 5 or 10 years, renewable. The duration depends on the category.
Related practices and analysis
Related practices, and the analysis behind them.
A matter on visas & golden visa?
A 30-minute call to check which residence route your situation actually qualifies for.
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