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A UAE golden visa costs AED 1,100 for the GDRFA permit, plus AED 10 Knowledge, AED 10 Innovation, AED 20 delivery and AED 500 if you are inside the country. ICP charges AED 100 per year of residence, plus AED 100 application and AED 100 smart service. Dubai property owners pay one DLD total of AED 9,884.75. Medicals, the Emirates ID and family members come on top.
The price depends on three things: which authority files your residence, whether you own property in Dubai, and how many people you add. Here is each piece.
GDRFA Dubai fee lines
Every GDRFA golden issuance page, for investors, entrepreneurs, skilled professionals, talents, students and humanitarian pioneers, lists the same lines.
| GDRFA line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Residence permit fee | AED 1,100 |
| Knowledge Dirham | AED 10 |
| Innovation Dirham | AED 10 |
| Fee for applicants inside the country | AED 500 |
| Delivery | AED 20 |
Source: GDRFA golden residency issuance pages, checked .
Under the table GDRFA adds one sentence: the issuance fee increases by AED 100 a year whenever the residence is over two years. It does not say how this applies to a 10-year permit or show a final figure. Firms read it in different ways, which is why you will see different "official" totals online. We show the lines as GDRFA prints them and let the counter confirm the final amount.
ICP fee lines
| ICP line | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application | AED 100 |
| Golden residence, per year | AED 100 |
| Smart service | AED 100 |
Source: ICP Issuing Residency Permit card, Golden Residence block, checked . ICP files cover Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and the northern emirates. ICP lists 2 days.
The DLD property route, itemised
Property owners in Dubai pay a single package at a DLD accredited centre. DLD lists:
- Medical test at the centre: AED 700
- Emirates ID for 10 years
- Confirmation of the 10-year residency permit
- DLD fees
- Administrative fees
DLD total for the investor: AED 9,884.75. Payment is by bank transfer, card or cash, and DLD lists 7 to 10 business days. Source: DLD golden visa for investors page, checked . Property conditions are on the golden visa by property page.
Family member costs
| Person | DLD property route |
|---|---|
| Spouse or child, 10 years | AED 5,774.50 each |
| Parent, 10 years | AED 5,774.50 each |
| Opening the family sponsorship file | AED 318.75, once |
| Added per sponsored person | AED 100 |
Source: DLD golden visa for investors page, checked .
GDRFA and ICP do not publish a separate family line for the other routes, so family members on those files are priced at the counter. Who you can add is on the golden visa for family page, and parents have their own golden visa for parents page.
Medical, Emirates ID and other extras
- Medical fitness in Dubai: AED 270 normal, AED 700 VIP or Smart Salem, AED 1,020 VIP in 2 hours (Dubai medical fitness resolution).
- Emirates ID: AED 100 for each year of residence, plus AED 100 smart service fee (ICP).
- Golden entry visa extension: AED 1,000 for one more six months (ICP).
- Cancelling the permit on GDRFA: AED 100 plus AED 10 Knowledge and AED 10 Innovation.
- Health insurance: required on several routes, priced by the insurer.
- Attestation: degrees, marriage and birth certificates issued abroad, charged by the issuing country and MOFA.
What Dubai agencies charge
Agencies publish all-in prices: government fee plus their charge.
| Item | Published range |
|---|---|
| Residence permit stage, GDRFA routes | AED 2,711.75 to AED 2,992.90 (2 Amer centres) |
| Property route package | AED 9,984.75 to AED 10,575 (2 DLD registration agents) |
| Family member | AED 2,992.90 to AED 4,500 (2 firms) |
| Newborn | AED 1,592.90 to AED 4,600 (2 firms) |
| Golden Emirates ID | AED 1,075 to AED 1,268 (2 firms) |
Published prices of Dubai firms, checked . The family ranges mix GDRFA and DLD channels, so compare like with like.
Documents that change the price
- Passport and photo
- Proof for your route: title deed, bank certificate, salary certificate or nomination letter
- Attested marriage and birth certificates for each family member
- Health insurance certificates
- Dependency certificate from your consulate for parents (DLD route)
Processing time
GDRFA: 48 hours for skilled professionals, 5 days for investors and most other routes. ICP: 2 days. DLD: 7 to 10 business days. Urgent medicals cost more but shorten only the medical step.
Where people overpay or get refused
- Paying for the wrong channel. A Dubai property owner does not need a second GDRFA file.
- Missing the inside-the-country line. Budget AED 500 if you apply while in the UAE.
- Unattested family papers. The family file stops until they are fixed, and new fees may follow.
- Comparing package prices that include different things. Ask whether the medical, Emirates ID and insurance are in.
How it works with us
Send us your passport copy, your route and the list of family members on WhatsApp, or use the form on this page. A visa adviser works out every fee line for each person, including the medical and Emirates ID, and sends you one total price before you pay. The team then pays the government fees, files with GDRFA, ICP or the DLD centre, and follows each permit to issue. DubaiVisaDesk.com is a private visa service, so the authorities alone approve or refuse.
After a refusal, government and DLD fees are not refunded by the authorities. Before payment, your adviser tells you in writing which part of our price, if any, is returned in that case.
Official sources
- GDRFA golden residency services: fee lines and the AED 100 a year note.
- ICP Issuing Residency Permit card: ICP lines and time.
- ICP Emirates ID card: Emirates ID fee.
- ICP golden entry visa extension: the AED 1,000 extension.
- DLD golden visa for investors: the itemised package and family lines.
- GDRFA residence cancellation: cancellation fee.
