Good fit
Project owners who can document an innovative or future-oriented project, obtain the competent-authority or incubator letter, and prove a project value of at least AED 500,000.
United Arab Emirates · Startup / Entrepreneur
Golden Residence — entrepreneur
An entrepreneur route to complete UAE Golden Residency procedures for an innovative or future-oriented project valued at least AED 500,000 and supported by an accredited-auditor letter and competent-authority or incubator confirmation.
Status note. This fixture uses the ICP entrepreneur visa service, which describes a service to complete Golden Residency procedures for an innovative or future-oriented project.
Decision fit
Who this pathway serves
Important limits
Ordinary businesses without an innovation/future-oriented classification or without the required auditor and authority documentation.
Minimums
Eligibility
Age
No hard age floor or ceiling is modeled.
Work experience
Minimum: Not stated years
Language
Not stated
Education
Minimum: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Assessment: Unknown — confirm with the official source
The ICP service requires valid UAE health insurance, a passport valid at least six months, a competent-authority letter confirming innovative or future-oriented nature, and an accredited-auditor letter confirming project value of at least AED 500,000.
Selection threshold
Points: Not stated
Competition: Not stated
Health and character
Medical exam: Yes
Police certificate: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Costs
Funds and fees
Settlement funds
No settlement-fund table is published.
Application fees
- 100 AEDApplication Fees
- 100 AEDIssuance Fees
- 100 AEDSmart Services Fees
Outcomes
Residence, work, and family
Permanent residence
The entrepreneur service establishes a ten-year Golden Residency procedure, not a permanent-residence route.
Work: Unknown — confirm with the official source · Study: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Family
The retained entrepreneur service does not enumerate dependant eligibility or work rights.
Partner: Unknown — confirm with the official source · Children: Unknown — confirm with the official source
Citizenship
The retained entrepreneur service does not establish a citizenship route.
Processing time
The ICP service lists a two-day service completion duration and describes the service as completing Golden Residency procedures for ten years.
Modeled: Not stated–Not stated months
Sources
Official sources
Citations
Field provenance
Information only, not legal advice. Rules, fees, and processing times change. Confirm the linked official pages before acting.