Licensed UAE residency advisory
From the Golden and Green visas to work, investor, remote-working and retirement routes — we assess your eligibility, advise on the route that genuinely fits, and coordinate the process through to your residence visa and Emirates ID.
Licensed corporate services provider and DNFBP-registered advisory firm · Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi. We advise and coordinate; ICP and the GDRFA decide every application.
ICP · GDRFA
The UAE offers several distinct residency routes — the typically ten-year Golden Visa, the five-year Green Visa, standard work and investor residence, and remote-working and retirement options — each with its own eligibility criteria, duration, and sponsorship rules. The route that suits a salaried professional relocating for a job is rarely the one that suits a property investor, a founder, or a retiring couple. Choosing well at the outset avoids applying for the wrong category, or paying for a route you did not need.
TRUVIS approaches this advice-first. We assess your situation against the current criteria, recommend the route that genuinely fits your plans for living, working, or investing in the UAE, and only then coordinate the application.
Where you do not yet qualify — or where waiting would serve you better — we say so.
A UAE residence gives you a renewable, multi-year base in the country — five years on the Green Visa, around ten on the Golden Visa, and shorter renewable terms on standard work and investor visas — with the ability to live, work, study, or run a business in line with each route's conditions.
Several routes, notably the Golden and Green visas, do not require a UAE employer or national sponsor, which gives professionals, founders, and investors more independence over their own status.
Once you hold a qualifying residence, you can generally sponsor your family, subject to income and housing conditions.
Residency also underpins the practical side of relocating — opening bank accounts, signing tenancy agreements, and enrolling children in school. A UAE residence visa does not, by itself, make you tax-resident in the UAE; tax residency is assessed separately under its own criteria, and we can help you understand how the two relate.
Eligibility categories and thresholds are defined by ICP and reviewed periodically, so we confirm the category that applies to you — and that you meet its current criteria — before any application is filed.
Qualifying criteria — such as qualification level, classification, and income — apply and are set by the authorities, so we assess these with you first.
The exact criteria and terms are set by the authorities and change from time to time, so we confirm current eligibility before you commit.
| Route | Duration | Investment / criteria | Sponsor-free? | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Visa | Typically 10 years, renewable | Property generally from AED 2M; or investor, entrepreneur or specialised talent | Yes — no UAE employer or national sponsor | A substantial, durable connection to the UAE |
| Green Visa | 5 years | Skilled employees, self-employed professionals, freelancers and investors | Yes — no employer or national sponsor | Qualified professionals and independent workers |
| Standard work & investor residence | Typically 2–3 years, renewable | Employment with a UAE company, or owning / investing in a UAE business | No — tied to employer or business | Relocating for a job or running an SME |
| Remote-working & retirement | Renewable permit | Remote: overseas employer plus income; retirement: aged 55+ meeting financial conditions | Yes — no local employment taken up | Remote employees and retirees basing in the UAE |
Eligibility categories and thresholds are set by the authorities (principally ICP) and reviewed periodically; TRUVIS confirms the criteria that apply to you before any application is filed.
Take the eligibility check — 7 questions, about 2 minutes — and we'll point you to the routes worth a conversation, before you book anything.
We work through a clear, managed sequence: an eligibility assessment of your situation against the current criteria; preparation and review of your documentation; submission of the application to the relevant authority; and support through processing to the issue of your residence visa and Emirates ID. Throughout, you have a single point of contact and measured, plain-English advice.
Our advice is route-agnostic. We are not tied to selling any one visa, so we recommend the option that fits your circumstances — including telling you when a standard residence is more proportionate than a long-term visa, or when it is better to wait. Where residency connects to your wider setup, such as company structure or banking, we can advise on that picture too.
TRUVIS is a licensed corporate services provider and DNFBP-registered advisory firm based at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi. We guide and assist with your application; we are not a government body or government channel, and we do not issue visas, residence permits, or Emirates IDs. Those are issued solely by the relevant UAE authorities — principally ICP (the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security) and, in Dubai, the GDRFA — which decide every application. We do not guarantee approvals or processing times.
We advise individuals and families weighing how to establish or extend their status in the UAE, including:
It depends on your circumstances — whether you are investing, employed, self-employed, running a business, working remotely, or retiring — and on your plans for your family. There is no single best route. We assess your situation against the current criteria for each option and recommend the one that genuinely fits, including telling you if you do not yet qualify or would be better served by waiting.
No. TRUVIS is a licensed advisory firm, not a government body or channel. We assess eligibility, prepare and review your documentation, and coordinate your application — but residence visas and Emirates IDs are issued solely by the relevant UAE authorities, principally ICP and, in Dubai, the GDRFA, which decide every application. We do not guarantee approvals.
Timelines vary by route, by authority, and by how complete your documentation is. Some routes can move relatively quickly once everything is in order; others involve several steps. Because the authorities control processing, we do not guarantee timeframes — our role is to prepare your application thoroughly so it is not delayed by avoidable gaps.
In most cases, yes. Once you hold a qualifying residence, you can generally sponsor your spouse and children — and in some cases parents — subject to income, housing, and documentation conditions. Because family-sponsorship rights differ between routes, we factor your family into the recommendation from the start.
Not always. Routes such as the Golden and Green visas do not require a UAE employer or national sponsor. That said, certain steps — for example medical testing and Emirates ID biometrics — generally require you to be in the UAE at the right point. We plan the sequence and timing with you so the process fits your travel.
Before you commit to any route — or pay for any service — our advisors will review your situation, tell you which UAE residency options you realistically qualify for, and set out the sensible next step. No obligation.