Good fit
Founders or partners who need a UAE free-zone company, can provide ownership and business documents, and want a renewable five-year residence permit tied to their partner/investor status.
United Arab Emirates · Startup / Entrepreneur · Investor / Golden Visa
Free-zone company and Green Residence - partner/investor
A company-owner route pairing DMCC free-zone company formation with Dubai's Green Residence permit for an investor or partner in a commercial project.
Status note. This fixture combines an official DMCC free-zone company setup path with the Dubai GDRFA partner/investor Green Residence service. The government portal's broader Green Visa pages remain supplementary and are not used for claims here.
Decision fit
Who this pathway serves
Important limits
Applicants seeking a passive residence route without a company or commercial-project role, or those who need a published universal setup cost, family entitlement, or permanent-residence outcome.
Minimums · 1 of 9 fields sourced
Eligibility
Age
Work experience
Language
Education
Selection threshold
CompetitionUnknown - confirm with the official source
Health and character
Medical examYes
Police certificateUnknown - confirm with the official source
Costs · 1 of 2 fields sourced
Funds and fees
Settlement funds
No settlement-fund table is published.
Application fees
- 200 AEDGDRFA residence permit fee
Outcomes · 1 of 7 fields sourced
Residence, work, and family
Permanent residence
WorkYes
ContextThe retained company-setup and Green Residence service pages do not establish a permanent-residence pathway.
Family
ContextThe retained DMCC and GDRFA service pages do not establish the family sponsorship conditions for this fixture.
Citizenship
ContextThe retained company-setup and Green Residence service pages do not establish a citizenship pathway.
Processing time
ContextDMCC says company formation typically takes around 10 working days depending on documents and approvals. GDRFA lists 48 hours as the expected completion time for the residence service.
Sources
Official sources
Citations
Field provenance
Setup costs
"Initial setup costs typically range from AED 10,345 to AED 84,515"
Residence visa steps
"you will need to visit the UAE to complete required steps such as the medical fitness test and Emirates ID biometric registration"
Residence visa steps
"you will need to visit the UAE to complete required steps such as the medical fitness test and Emirates ID biometric registration"
Information only, not legal advice. Rules, fees, and processing times change. Confirm the linked official pages before acting.