إعادة كتابة قواعد تأشيرات دبي ٢٠٢٦: المشاريع قيد الإنشاء الآن مؤهلة للحصول على التأشيرة الذهبية

One of the biggest demand levers of ٢٠٢٦ is a rule change most buyers still haven’t fully registered. Dubai has rewritten the property-to-residency rulebook — and it’s squarely in favour of off-plan buyers.

What changed

In February ٢٠٢٦, the ٥٠% equity requirement was removed for the ١٠-year Golden Visa property route. Previously you effectively needed to have paid down half the value; now mortgaged and off-plan units qualify from the moment they’re registered with the DLD , regardless of how much you’ve paid. The AED ٢ million threshold can also be aggregated across multiple properties. Separately, in April ٢٠٢٦ the two-year investor visa dropped its AED ٧٥٠,٠٠٠ minimum for sole owners.

Why this is huge for off-plan

It means you can buy an off-plan property on a payment plan today — putting down a fraction of the value — and secure ١٠-year UAE residency for yourself and your family at registration, rather than waiting years to pay it down. Residency is now attached to a far larger, and far more accessible, slice of the market.

Thinking about which off-plan purchase qualifies you for the Golden Visa? Talk to our team — we’ll walk you through the current requirements. (Always confirm the latest specifics with ICP/GDRFA before you commit.)

Sources: DLD and UAE government updates via market advisers, ٢٠٢٦. Presented by OffPlans.com.