UAE Golden Visa Cost for a Family: Lower-Bound Tables by Household Size

The tables cover three household scenarios: a single applicant, an applicant with a spouse, and an applicant with a spouse and two children under 18. Each scenario is costed under two routes to the UAE Golden Visa: buying one or more properties, including off-plan units from approved developers, worth at least AED 2,000,000; or holding at least AED 2,000,000 in an approved investment fund or UAE bank deposit. All figures are in AED only, with no currency conversion applied. Each row carries its own government or verified source and an as-of date of 29 September 2026. Totals are computed automatically from the dataset, not added by hand.

This page is built from My Golden Visa's core programme dataset, version 1.2.0, generated 30 September 2026, with figures current as of 29 September 2026. UAE government fees are revised periodically, so these figures are re-verified against the dataset on a regular schedule.

A deposit in an approved investment fund or a UAE bank carries the same visa, medical, Emirates ID and family-visa fees as the real estate route, but skips the Dubai Land Department charges entirely, since no property changes hands.

The gap between the two routes at every household size is AED 44,290, and all of it sits in Dubai Land Department charges: the investor visa processing fee, the 2% buyer-share registration fee, and the title deed, knowledge and innovation fees. An applicant who holds the minimum investment as a fund or bank deposit instead of a property never pays those rows. ^{[2]Dubai Land Department: property sale registration}

The 2% registration fee is calculated here at the AED 2,000,000 investment minimum. A property bought above that minimum carries a proportionally larger registration fee, since the 2% applies to the actual purchase price, not a fixed amount.

Both totals above are lower bounds. The following costs have no verified government or sourced figure in the current dataset, so they are deliberately left out rather than estimated:

• An AED 1,155 "Administrative Fees" line appears in the underlying fee record for the Investor Visa, but it is not clear whether this is a government charge or a service-centre fee, and no government source confirms it. It is excluded until that is resolved.
• Mandatory health insurance is a real cost of UAE residency, but no sourced premium figure for this household mix is in the dataset.
• The Family Visa fee rows above are the only sourced dependant cost; any separate dependant medical test or Emirates ID charge beyond those rows is not itemised in the dataset.
• Translation, legalisation and document costs, and any private legal or advisory service fees, vary by provider and are not government charges, so they stay out of these totals.

Because of these gaps, an applicant should treat the totals above as the floor of what the UAE Golden Visa costs, not the ceiling. My Golden Visa's advisors can walk through a full, itemised budget for a specific household, including the costs that fall outside this dataset, through a consultation.

The public investment route grants a visa valid for 10 years. ^{[1]UAE Government: Golden Visa residence visas}

The real estate route's validity is not stated here. Government sources currently disagree on the exact term for this route, and My Golden Visa's legal team is working to confirm the correct figure. An applicant evaluating the real estate route should confirm current validity directly with My Golden Visa or the relevant UAE authority rather than relying on a number from this page.

A UAE Golden Visa holder who becomes UAE tax resident pays no personal income tax. ^{[3]UAE Government: taxation} Value-added tax of 5% applies to most goods and services purchased in the UAE. ^{[3]UAE Government: taxation}

This is the standard individual tax position only. It does not cover corporate tax, free-zone tax treatment, property-related taxes, or tax obligations an applicant may still owe in their home country or elsewhere. An applicant's personal tax situation depends on residency status, source of income and home-country rules, so this page is not a substitute for advice from a qualified tax professional.

Figures come from My Golden Visa's core programme dataset, version 1.2.0, generated on 30 September 2026 from government sources and internally verified records, each dated 29 September 2026. Totals are computed automatically from the dataset, not summed by hand, and no figure here has been rounded, converted between currencies or combined with figures from outside the dataset. Visa, Emirates ID, medical and family-visa fees follow the Dubai GDRFA/ICP schedule; these fees are revised periodically by the issuing authorities, so the figures reflect the schedule as published as of 29 September 2026. Dubai Land Department fees apply to Dubai property only; other emirates may set different property-related charges. This page does not cover the UAE Golden Visa's eligibility categories, application steps or general benefits; the UAE Golden Visa programme page and the UAE Golden Visa guide cover those in full, and the general UAE Golden Visa cost overview covers cost for a single applicant outside the household-scenario format used here.