UAE residence visa with your free-zone company
Investor/partner residence visa attached to your UAE free-zone company: e-channel registration, entry permit, medical, Emirates ID, and visa stamping, handled through the same free-zone partner that filed your company. Requires an in-person UAE visit for biometrics. Valid 2 years; renewal runs through the free zone at the prevailing rate.
- Tier
- REPUTABLE
- Formation
- 14 business days
- KYC
- Tier 2
- Settlement
- BitSettle
What's included
- E-channel registration for your free-zone company
- Entry permit application
- Medical test booking and coordination (in the UAE)
- Emirates ID registration
- Visa stamping (2-year investor/partner visa)
- End-to-end liaison with the free-zone authority that filed your company
What's NOT included
- The free-zone company itself (IFZA, RAKEZ, or Meydan formation SKUs, sold separately)
- Travel: the medical test and biometrics require you in the UAE in person
- Dependent/family visas (can be added through the same free zone after your visa issues)
- Visa renewal after the 2-year term (handled through the free zone at the prevailing rate)
- A UAE tax residency certificate: a residence visa alone does not make you a UAE tax resident; day-count and economic-ties rules apply
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Operator-grade use case
The visa is why most people form in the UAE. A free-zone company makes you eligible to sponsor your own 2-year investor/partner residence visa: bank-account eligibility, an Emirates ID, and a real foothold in the jurisdiction. We attach the whole process to the same free-zone partner that filed your company, so there is one corridor instead of two vendors pointing at each other.
Plan one trip. The medical test and biometrics are in-person in the UAE; everything before and after runs remotely through us. Most customers complete the in-country steps in 3 to 5 working days.
Honest caveat: a residence visa is not tax residency. The UAE applies day-count and economic-ties tests before issuing a tax residency certificate, and your home country applies its own exit rules. If your goal is changing tax residence rather than having a UAE base, get cross-border tax advice first; the visa is a component, not the whole answer.
What you'll need to hand us
- Email address
- Country of residence
- Intended use statement (free-text)
- Government-issued photo ID (passport or national ID)
- Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or government letter, dated within 90 days)
- Source-of-funds attestation (drop-down + free text)
- Optional: PEP and adverse-media screening consent
- Everything in Tier 1
- Beneficial owner declaration for every party with 25%+ ownership
- Source-of-wealth documentation (tax return, employment letter, salary, asset proof)
- Manual enhanced-due-diligence reviewer notes from our KYC partner
Common questions
- Do I have to travel to the UAE?
- Yes, once. The medical test and biometrics are in-person requirements. Most customers complete the in-country steps in 3 to 5 working days; everything before and after runs remotely through the same free-zone corridor that filed your company.
- Does the visa make me a UAE tax resident?
- Not by itself. The visa gives you residence rights and Emirates ID eligibility. A tax residency certificate has its own day-count and economic-ties tests, and your home country applies its own exit rules. If changing tax residence is the goal, plan it with cross-border advice; the visa is one component. General information, not tax advice.
- Can my family get visas too?
- Yes, after your own visa issues you can sponsor dependents through the same free zone. Dependent visas are a separate process at the free zone's prevailing rates; we can route the referral when your visa completes.