{"id":"uae-retirement","name":"UAE Retirement Residence Visa","type":"RBI","status":"operational","country":"United Arab Emirates","country_code":"AE","url":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/immigration/uae-retirement-visa","min_investment":{"amount":null,"currency":"AED","route":"Age 55+ with 15 years of work: annual income of AED 180,000 (AED 240,000 in Dubai), or property of AED 1 million AND savings of AED 1 million"},"qualification_basis":"financial_means","investment_routes":null,"family_pricing":null,"processing_time":null,"visa_free_count":187,"passport_index_rank":null,"key_destinations":null,"travel_access":null,"minimum_stay":null,"tax_note":"income tax: 0%; CGT: 0% (personal); corporate rate applies to businesses; wealth tax: 0%; inheritance tax: 0%","path_to_citizenship":"No statutory route to citizenship through residence.","highlights":["5-year renewable residence for retirees aged 55+","Annual income of AED 180,000 (AED 240,000 from Dubai), or AED 1m property plus AED 1m savings"],"atomic_answer":"The UAE issues a 5-year renewable residence visa to retirees aged at least 55 who worked at least 15 years and either earn at least AED 180,000 a year (AED 240,000 when applying from Dubai) or own property of at least AED 1 million and hold savings of at least AED 1 million (u.ae, updated 28 Jul 2026).","fees":null,"last_updated":"2026-10-08","data_freshness":null,"mirabello_index":null,"regulatory_status":{"fatf_list":null,"eu_tax_list":null,"us_sanctions":null,"oecd_crs_high_risk_scheme":true,"as_of":"2026-06","note":"Factual status as published by the FATF and the EU Council. Inclusion reflects AML/CFT or tax-governance work programmes, changes regularly (several reputable jurisdictions have been listed and delisted), and its practical impact varies by use-case. Always linked to the official source.","sources":["https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/sub-issues/international-standards-on-tax-transparency/residence-citizenship-by-investment.html"],"oecd_crs_note":"Names JURISDICTIONS whose investment-migration schemes meet OECD risk criteria for circumventing Common Reporting Standard tax reporting (low/no personal income tax on offshore assets + <90 days physical presence). It is a tax-transparency monitoring list, NOT a statement on programme legitimacy; in practice financial institutions apply additional residence/tax checks to documents from these schemes."},"processing_stages":null,"required_documents":null,"biometric_enrolment":null,"dependant_additions":null,"nationality_naturalisation":null,"retirement":{"route_name":"UAE residence visa for retirees (5 years, renewable)","region":"Middle East","tags":["retirement","passive-income"],"income_requirement":{"amount":180000,"currency":"AED","period":"year","basis":"either","per_dependant":null,"variants":[{"amount":240000,"currency":"AED","period":"year","condition":"visa applied for from Dubai"}],"note":"Annual income of at least AED 180,000 or its equivalent in foreign currency, from inside or outside the UAE; AED 240,000 when applying from Dubai. Applicant must be at least 55 at retirement and have worked at least 15 years inside or outside the UAE."},"net_worth_or_deposit_option":{"amount":2000000,"currency":"AED","kind":"property_and_savings","required":false,"note":"Alternative to the income test: property of at least AED 1 million AND financial savings of at least AED 1 million (both, per u.ae read 2026-10-08)."},"eligibility":{"min_age":55,"min_work_years":15},"stay_requirement":{"days_per_year":null,"rule":null,"stated_by_official_source":false,"note":"No minimum-stay rule appears on the u.ae retiree page (read 2026-10-08). That is not proof that none exists; confirm before relying on it."},"foreign_income_tax":{"treatment":"exempt","label":"No personal income tax: foreign income is not taxed.","note":"No personal income tax; no individual tax registration or reporting. A 9% corporate tax applies only to business activity above AED 1m turnover — employment wages, personal investment income and personal real-estate income are excluded.","source":"https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/united-arab-emirates/individual/taxes-on-personal-income (secondary)","tax_residence_caveat":"Tax follows tax residence, not the permit: the treatment applies once you are tax-resident there. Information, not tax advice."},"path_to_pr":"No permanent residence category: a 5-year residence visa, renewable while the conditions are met.","path_to_citizenship":"No statutory route to citizenship through residence.","official_source":"https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/Types-of-visas/Residence-visa/residence-visa-for-the-retired","legal_basis":"UAE Government portal u.ae, \"Residence visa for the retired\" (page updated 28 Jul 2026)","as_of":"2026-10-08"},"record_kind":"retirement_route","region":"Gulf","provider":"Mirabello Consultancy","source":"Mirabello Consultancy","verified_by":"Mirabello Consultancy (IMC member, ACAMS certified)","book_a_consultation":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/contact-us-for-your-free-consultation","terms":"https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","disclaimer":"Provided by Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. for general information only, indicative and subject to change without notice; not legal, financial, tax, or immigration advice, nor an offer or solicitation. Programmes are operated and governed solely by the respective sovereign governments. No warranty of accuracy or completeness; Mirabello accepts no liability for reliance on this information. © Mirabello Consultancy Ltd. This data and its selection, structure and provenance are Mirabello's proprietary compilation — permitted for interactive, attributed use only; systematic bulk extraction, scraping, or redistribution to rebuild a competing dataset is prohibited (acceptable-use terms: https://mcp.mirabelloconsultancy.com/v1/terms). Terms: https://www.mirabelloconsultancy.com/ai","data_updated":"2026-10-08T16:34:28.879Z","foreign_income_tax":"exempt","income_requirement":"180000 AED/year (either)","claims_provenance":{"foreign_income_tax":{"source_url":"https://taxsummaries.pwc.com/united-arab-emirates/individual/taxes-on-personal-income","source_tier":"secondary","verified_at":"2026-10-08","confidence":74,"review_due_at":"2027-01-06"},"income_requirement":{"source_url":"https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/visa-and-emirates-id/Types-of-visas/Residence-visa/residence-visa-for-the-retired","source_tier":"official","verified_at":"2026-10-08","confidence":92,"review_due_at":"2027-01-06"}}}