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UAE Start-up Residence Visa

The UAE start-up route links residence to establishing and maintaining a qualifying local company. The jurisdiction, licence, activity, office arrangement, ownership and immigration quota must be selected as one coherent business setup.

Reference timelineAbout 1 month
Eligibility or fundsCompany setup and operating capital
Residence requirementAvoid absence exceeding the status-maintenance limit
Status outcomeBusiness residence route
Family assessmentEligible family may be included
Tax and complianceConfirm before filing

What is the UAE Start-up Residence Visa?

The UAE start-up route links residence to establishing and maintaining a qualifying local company. The jurisdiction, licence, activity, office arrangement, ownership and immigration quota must be selected as one coherent business setup.

JK GLOBAL reviews route eligibility, supporting evidence, family scope, filing sequence and post-approval obligations as one coordinated residence plan.

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Eligibility and programme benefits

Core Eligibility

  1. Establish or hold a qualifying mainland or free-zone company.
  2. Obtain the correct commercial licence and immigration establishment records.
  3. Document ownership, operating funds and genuine business activity.
  4. Complete medical, identity, insurance and residence issuance steps.

Programme Benefits

  1. Residence can be aligned with ownership and management of the local company.
  2. Eligible family members may be sponsored.
  3. Offers a platform for local operations and regional business development.

Five steps connect eligibility review with filing and status maintenance.

  1. 01

    Eligibility and route review

    Confirm the applicant profile, route basis, family scope, timing and the conditions that need priority review.

  2. 02

    Application plan

    Set the financial, employment, business, income, study or talent evidence plan required by this route.

  3. 03

    Documents and due diligence

    Prepare identity, civil-status, financial, professional and background records in one consistent evidence file.

  4. 04

    Filing and authority review

    Coordinate forms, fees, appointments, biometrics, interviews and any further-document requests that apply.

  5. 05

    Approval and status maintenance

    Complete entry or activation steps and track the residence, investment, work, study or renewal conditions after approval.

Place status, family arrangements and long-term planning on one timeline.

Family status

Check spouse, child and other dependant eligibility separately, including work, study, age and documentary conditions.

Arrival and relocation

Connect entry timing, accommodation, schools, medical cover, banking and tax onboarding to the status timetable.

Renewal and long-term planning

Retain evidence of the route conditions and review renewal or longer-term residence options before key deadlines.

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Verify the conditions.
Then plan the filing.

Share the applicant profile, family members, financial or professional background and target timing. We will help organise the points that should be verified first for this programme.

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