The Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs

The Golden Visa offers top entrepreneurial talent worldwide to live, work and invest in the UAE for up to 10 years.

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What is a Golden Visa?

Abu Dhabi Golden Visa is for global top talent who are working, studying, or have innovations or investments in key sectors to grow, excel, and succeed in the emirate. The Abu Dhabi Golden Visa enables top talent to live, work, and invest in Abu Dhabi for up to 10 years without requiring a sponsor.

The Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs
Innovation, entrepreneurship, and advancing sectors are priorities for Abu Dhabi’s knowledge-based economy. For entrepreneurs based in Abu Dhabi looking to scale up, the Abu Dhabi Golden Visa grants them residency for up to 10 years and includes sponsorship for spouses and children.

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How to apply?

Founders can apply for the Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs through the Abu Dhabi Residents Office (ADRO) website: https://adro.gov.ae.

Upon submission of an application via ADRO’s TAMM portal, Hub71, now the appointed competent authority to endorse the Golden Visa – Tech Entrepreneur Category, will undertake a review and provide ADRO with a confirmation of its endorsement decision.

Following this, ADRO will review the application, providing a final confirmation on the nomination status and advising on the subsequent steps.

For updates on the status of your application, you can contact ADRO at [email protected] and Hub71 at [email protected].

In addition, the Abu Dhabi Resident Office offers onboarding services to Golden Visa holders. To learn more, please visit Products And Services.

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Who is eligible?

HUB71 startup founders and co-founders are eligible to nominate themselves for the Abu Dhabi Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs. Applicants must hold a valid Emirates ID.

To be eligible, entrepreneurs must meet one of the following criteria:

  • Have a business in approved sectors, classified as an SME, with annual revenue over AED 1,000,000.

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  • Obtain approval from an incubator, the Ministry of Economy, ICP, or a local authority for a pioneering business project in the UAE.

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  • Have previous businesses worth at least AED 7,000,000, with approval from relevant authorities.

For further information on the required documents, please visit Abu Dhabi Residents Office.

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FAQs

FAQs

Launched by the UAE Government in 2019, the Golden Visa enables successful applicants to live, work, study and invest in the UAE without a UAE national sponsor.

The Golden Visa is a long-term residence visa valid for up to ten years and is renewable, depending on the visa category, provided that the eligibility criteria are met.

As the appointed authority, Hub71 reviews applications submitted through ADRO TAMM portal. Hub71 evaluates these applications and provides an endorsement confirmation to ADRO, a critical step in the visa application process. Subsequently, ADRO conducts a final application review and communicates the decision and next steps to the applicants.

All Hub71 startup founders and co-founders are eligible to apply for the Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs through ADRO.
For full details on eligibility, please visit https://adro.gov.ae

Initially, you must submit various documents through the Abu Dhabi Residents Office's (ADRO) website. These documents may include bank statements, government entity nominations, and other category-specific materials relevant to the Abu Dhabi Golden Visa. After submission, the application is reviewed by Hub71 for the Entrepreneur Category, followed by an evaluation and final approval by ADRO.

For applicants within the UAE, valid medical insurance is a mandatory requirement when applying for the Abu Dhabi Golden Visa. For more information about the specific details and options for medical insurance, applicants can refer to Nas.

The Abu Dhabi Golden Visa allows for the sponsorship of spouses, children (regardless of age), and parents, varying according to the specific visa category. Once you receive your Abu Dhabi Golden Visa, you can initiate the process of sponsoring family members. For guidance on how to sponsor family members, visit ICP Smart Services.

The Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs can be extended to three of the entrepreneurs’ executive directors. Executive directors must be nominated by their entrepreneur through a “promise to stay/endorsement” letter that proves they will remain under the service of the startup for the duration of the Golden Visa.

The founder must submit the endorsement letter directly to Hub71. Once approved by Hub71, the employer must contact one of the below certified typing centers.
Email address: [email protected]
Email address: [email protected]

Your existing sponsor can cancel your current residence visa. You cannot process the application on your own. An individual sponsoring their spouse, children, and other dependents must cancel the dependents’ visas first before they cancel their own.

Launched by the UAE Government in 2019, the Golden Visa enables successful applicants to live, work, study and invest in the UAE without a UAE national sponsor.

The Golden Visa is a long-term residence visa valid for up to ten years and is renewable, depending on the visa category, provided that the eligibility criteria are met.

As the appointed authority, Hub71 reviews applications submitted through ADRO TAMM portal. Hub71 evaluates these applications and provides an endorsement confirmation to ADRO, a critical step in the visa application process. Subsequently, ADRO conducts a final application review and communicates the decision and next steps to the applicants.

All Hub71 startup founders and co-founders are eligible to apply for the Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs through ADRO.
For full details on eligibility, please visit https://adro.gov.ae

Initially, you must submit various documents through the Abu Dhabi Residents Office's (ADRO) website. These documents may include bank statements, government entity nominations, and other category-specific materials relevant to the Abu Dhabi Golden Visa. After submission, the application is reviewed by Hub71 for the Entrepreneur Category, followed by an evaluation and final approval by ADRO.

For applicants within the UAE, valid medical insurance is a mandatory requirement when applying for the Abu Dhabi Golden Visa. For more information about the specific details and options for medical insurance, applicants can refer to Nas.

The Abu Dhabi Golden Visa allows for the sponsorship of spouses, children (regardless of age), and parents, varying according to the specific visa category. Once you receive your Abu Dhabi Golden Visa, you can initiate the process of sponsoring family members. For guidance on how to sponsor family members, visit ICP Smart Services.

The Golden Visa for Entrepreneurs can be extended to three of the entrepreneurs’ executive directors. Executive directors must be nominated by their entrepreneur through a “promise to stay/endorsement” letter that proves they will remain under the service of the startup for the duration of the Golden Visa.

The founder must submit the endorsement letter directly to Hub71. Once approved by Hub71, the employer must contact one of the below certified typing centers.
Email address: [email protected]
Email address: [email protected]

Your existing sponsor can cancel your current residence visa. You cannot process the application on your own. An individual sponsoring their spouse, children, and other dependents must cancel the dependents’ visas first before they cancel their own.