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United Arab Emirates

Retirement Visa (5-year). Dubai’s five-year renewable retirement residence using fixed annual income of AED 240,000, for a retiree aged at least 55 with at least 15 years of employment before retirement. This specification excludes property and deposit applications.

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Retirement Visa (5-year)

Five-year renewable retirement residence in Dubai, followed by Emirates ID.

Who qualifies

  • Dubai’s five-year renewable retirement residence using fixed annual income of AED 240,000, for a retiree aged at least 55 with at least 15 years of employment before retirement. This specification excludes property and deposit applications.
    Dubai retirement residence: official requirements

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

1

Does it fit your family?

3 questions, from the program’s own rules.

How old are you?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Age
55 or older.
Time
Processing depends on complete documents and the issuing office’s workload.
Cost
Current government charges are confirmed before payment; translation and legalization costs are separate.
The hard part
Proving that the income, employment and personal circumstances meet the competent authority’s requirements.
3

This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    5 years, renewable for 5 years at a time.

Two passports
Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.
  • Time on this program does not count toward permanent residence or citizenship; the family would need to switch to one that does.
  • Five-year renewable residence for retirees over 55; it leads nowhere beyond renewal.
The law behind these dates
4

Living there.

Time you must spend there
Follow the entry, registration and expiry dates stated in the issued permission.
Tax
Tax treatment depends on where you live and earn income.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Read the competent authority’s official requirements.Open gdrfad.gov.ae ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • Proof of how you will support yourselves
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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Postern can’t run this for you yet.

Tell us the number of applicants in your household before this application can be offered.

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