Golden Visa Support with PROXPAT

Golden Visa Categories We Help Review

Official UAE guidance lists Golden Visa pathways for investors, entrepreneurs, specialised talents, scientists, outstanding students and graduates, humanitarian pioneers, frontline heroes, and other eligible priority categories.

Our Golden Visa Services

Documents Commonly Required

Golden Visa documentation varies significantly by category. PROXPAT helps map the correct checklist before application.

Important Golden Visa Notes

• Category rules differ: Investors, professionals, students, entrepreneurs, and talents follow different evidence requirements.
• Eligibility is document-led: Strong supporting documents, valid certificates, and authority-recognised evidence are essential.
• Golden Visa is long-term residency: Official UAE guidance describes it as a renewable 5 or 10-year residence visa depending on category.
• Medical and Emirates ID still matter: Approved applicants may still need to complete residency formalities such as medical fitness and Emirates ID.
• Final approval is authority-based: PROXPAT prepares and coordinates, but approval depends on the relevant UAE authority.

Why Choose PROXPAT?

Eligibility and Document Risks to Review Early

Golden Visa applications are category-led. A strong profile can still be delayed if the evidence does not match the selected route, if documents need attestation or translation, or if family and immigration records are not ready for post-approval steps. Professional review is especially useful for investors, entrepreneurs, skilled professionals, doctors, specialists, and families with documents from multiple countries.

PROXPAT connects documentation services, immigration coordination, residency services, and Emirates ID services so the Golden Visa file is prepared as one complete residency journey. Final decisions remain with the UAE authorities; PROXPAT helps reduce avoidable document and category-fit issues.

The Two Routes Most Applicants Use

The Golden Visa covers several categories, but in practice most applications we handle come through one of two: skilled professionals employed in the UAE, and property owners. The evidence each needs is completely different, and applying under the wrong one is the most common reason a file goes nowhere.

Skilled professional route

For employees whose salary and qualifications meet the threshold the authority sets for this category. What the file needs:

The salary threshold for this route is set by the authority and has been revised before — it currently sits well above a typical professional salary, and the employment contract registered with MOHRE is what the authority checks against, not the offer letter. If your registered contract shows a lower figure than you actually earn, that gap needs fixing before you apply.

Property owner route

For owners of qualifying UAE property. What the file needs:

The mortgage NOC catches people out. If there is any finance on the property, the bank has to confirm both that it permits a visa against it and how much is paid off — and banks do not always issue this quickly.

Please note: eligibility criteria, salary thresholds and property investment levels for the Golden Visa are set by the UAE authorities and are revised from time to time. Confirm the current position before relying on it.

What It Costs

Indicative and rounded. Government fees are set by the relevant authority and revised from time to time. The property route costs considerably more because it carries Dubai Land Department and administrative charges alongside the visa itself. We confirm current figures before submitting, and government fees are paid at the authority's own cost.

Renewing a Golden Visa

A Golden Visa runs for ten years, but the labour card attached to it for employed holders is renewed on its own cycle. That renewal covers labour card typing, submission, labour insurance and labour fees, and comes to roughly AED 700 in government fees, with our service fee at AED 500 plus VAT.

This is the part holders most often miss. The visa itself is valid for a decade, so it is easy to assume nothing needs doing — and then find a transaction blocked because the labour card lapsed years into the term.

Where Applications Fail

Applying under a category you do not qualify for. The categories are specific, and an application that does not meet the threshold does not get negotiated down — it simply does not progress. We assess which route you realistically qualify under before anything is submitted.

A registered contract that does not match reality. The authority checks the MOHRE-registered contract, not what you actually take home. Allowances paid outside the registered salary do not count.

Attestation started too late. Degree certificates issued abroad need the full attestation chain, and that runs on the issuing country's timeline, not yours.

A missing NOC. Whether from a current sponsor or a mortgage bank, this is the document most often outstanding when everything else is ready.

Health insurance that has lapsed. Cover has to be valid at the point of application, and a policy expiring mid-process means resubmitting.