Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Your first key
to the UAE.
Company formation, residency visas, property, banking and the whole of life admin — run as one project, by one team, with every step visible to you as it happens.
How this works
Three ways in. The same infrastructure behind all of them.
The reason you're coming changes which door you walk through — and almost nothing about what has to happen next. Underneath the three paths sits one team, one process, and one place to see where everything stands.
Relocating for work
You have the job. We handle everything the job doesn't.
Employment residence visa — typically 2 years, sponsored by your employer
Starting a company
A licence, a visa, and a bank account that actually opens.
Investor / partner residence visa — 2 years, renewable
Buying property
Buy well first. The visa follows the asset.
Golden Visa — 10 years, renewable, via the AED 2,000,000 property route
What we handle
Everything between the decision and the settled life.
Engage a full path, or a single service. Both are priced honestly and delivered by the same team.
Residency
Residence visas & Emirates ID
Entry permits, medicals, biometrics and Emirates ID, tracked end to end.
Residency
Golden Visa
The 10-year route — property, salary, business or talent.
Business
Company formation & trade licence
Mainland or free zone, chosen for your activity rather than a commission.
Business
Bank account opening support
Personal and corporate introductions, with the file prepared properly.
Property
Property purchase & rental
Buying or renting, with someone on your side of the table.
Life admin
Ejari, DEWA & utilities
Tenancy registration and the services that depend on it.
Life admin
Driving licence
Direct conversion where you're eligible, the fastest test route where you're not.
Life admin
School placement
Curriculum matching, assessments and waitlist strategy.
Life admin
Health insurance
Compliant cover for you and your dependants, before the deadline.
Residency
Family & domestic staff sponsorship
Bringing your household onto your residency.
Why FirstKey
The difference is that someone is actually holding the whole thing.
One project, not eight vendors
Most people arrive in the UAE managing a formation agent, a broker, a PRO, an insurance salesperson and a bank relationship manager who don't speak to each other. We hold the whole sequence and you hold one relationship.
Advice before transactions
We tell you which jurisdiction fits, which visa route you're actually closest to, and when a purchase is a bad idea. We are not paid a commission by the free zone or the developer to say otherwise.
You can see where everything stands
Every service you've engaged, every document submitted, every approval received and every renewal ahead — visible in your portal, updated as it happens rather than when you chase.
Pay as milestones complete
Pay in full up front if you prefer the simplicity, or release payment as each service is delivered. The choice is yours and it's set out in writing before anything begins.
Your portal
Stop asking where things stand.
Every client gets a login. Inside it: each service you've engaged, its current stage, what we're waiting on, what we need from you, every document filed, and every renewal date ahead. Our team updates it from the admin side as each step completes — so the answer to “what's happening?” is always one tap away.
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In progress
- Trade licence issued
- Establishment card
- Entry permit approved
- Medical fitness test
- Emirates ID
- Corporate bank account
Illustrative view
Straight answers
The two numbers everyone confuses.
Mixing these up is the fastest way for an advisor to look unreliable to anyone who has done ten minutes of their own research. So, plainly:
10-year Golden Visa
AED 2,000,000
The property investment threshold for the 10-year Golden Visa, assessed on a Dubai Land Department certified valuation. Up to three properties can be combined to reach it, each within an approved freehold area. Mortgaged and off-plan property can qualify once the certified value reaches AED 2 million. There is no minimum-stay requirement.
Buying property →2-year investor / partner visa
Tied to your company
The 2-year renewable visa that attaches to a company you own or part-own. The requirement is tied to your documented share capital in the entity, not to a flat property figure — from January 2026, a floor of AED 48,000 of shareholding per applicant, with business substance also assessed at renewal. The AED 2 million number does not belong here.
Starting a company →Please note
Figures on this page were reviewed in August 2026 and are subject to change by the relevant UAE authorities. Thresholds, eligibility rules and fees should be confirmed for your specific case before you commit funds. FirstKey Dubai coordinates with licensed partners and is not itself a visa-issuing authority, a licensed real estate brokerage, or a bank.
Begin
Tell us why you're coming.
A short brief, then a call. You'll leave it knowing which route fits, roughly what it costs, and how long it takes — whether or not you engage us.