UAE issues 79,617 Golden Visas in 2022 as per GDRFA

Dubai: The number of golden visas issued in all categories increased to 79,617 in 2022, up from 47,150 in 2021، the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) said.

The year ended on a high-note, completing millions of transactions and providing customers with high-quality smart services.

The GDRFA also received a number of local and global awards, boosting Dubai’s reputation as one of the best destinations to visit and live in. In 2022, the directorate processed over 62.24 million transactions, including 46,965,715 entry and exit transactions through air, land and sea ports, up from 37,384,028 transactions the previous year. This included 9,852,218 visa transactions and 4,499,712 residency transactions, 40,642 electronic passport transactions, and 37,267 legal consultations, among others.

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The GDRFA achieved a 99 percent success rate in implementing its operational plan, with the Customer Happiness Index crossing 96 percent while the Partner Happiness Index reaching 100 percent.

About Golden Visa

The UAE’s ‘Golden visa’ is a long-term residence visa which enables foreign talents to live, work or study in the UAE while enjoying exclusive benefits which include:

• an entry visa for six months with multiple entries to proceed with residence issuance
• a long-term, renewable residence visa valid for 5 or 10 years
• the privilege of not needing a sponsor
• the ability to stay outside the UAE for more than the usual period of six months in order to keep their residence visa valid
• the ability to sponsor their family members, including spouses and children regardless of their ages
• the ability to sponsor unlimited number of domestic helpers
• the permit for family members to stay in the UAE until the end of their permit duration, if the primary holder of the Golden visa passes away.

For queries regarding visas, please contact Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) or the UAE’s embassies and consulates.

For Dubai visas, contact the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFAD).