The UAE’s Golden Visa is a special type of a long-term residence visa in the Arab Emirates. It is granted for five or ten years to foreign entrepreneurs, investors, property owners and academics. The Golden Visa allows expats to live and run business freely in the UAE, open a local bank account and become a tax resident in the country with a comfortable tax regime.
On 8 September, Tranio’s client Svetlana and her family bought a two-storey four-bedroom apartment on the secondary market of Alanya for 150,000 euro — the money Svetlana got after selling a two-bedroom apartment in the centre of Samara.
Kirill approached Tranio with a request to find investment property in Dubai. He had already been living in two cities — Moscow and Dubai — for the past few years. This spring, our client made the final decision to settle in the UAE, buy an apartment there and relocate his business to the Emirates.
Many foreigners buy property in Dubai during the construction phase in order to benefit from the growth of its value after the building’s commission. Tranio's client Stanislav did the same and chose for his investment an under-construction project Safa Two by DAMAC. Stanislav bought four apartments worth several million US dollars and closed the deal remotely.
In the spring of 2021, Maksim, an investor from Russia, invested 3.2 million euro in a coastal villa in Bodrum. Revalued in June 2022, the villa has risen in price by 19% in euro. The investment did an excellent job at protecting the capital even without rentals. Maksim with his wife and child are spending their second season there, inviting friends and relatives, travelling to Turkey on a visa-free basis.
Tranio has revealed the most demanded residence-by-investment programmes based on customer request statistics from July to September 2022. The Greek, Portuguese and Latvian “golden visas” turned out to be the top-3 investment choices.
I should warn you, my deal took place during a time of rapid change, not only in foreign policy and economics, but also in my personal life. Over the past 6 months, I have managed to do the following: decide against buying an apartment in Turkey; change my mind and buy it under the influence of external circumstances; change my plans for this apartment; get a job in another country (not Turkey).
The UAE offers a programme of getting UAE residency (a long-term visa) by investment. The UAE programme has its specifics, allows for investment options, and imposes certain criteria on eligible investors in 2023.
Vladimir recites how he and his wife have managed to pass under the old rules of Turkish citizenship by investment programme at the very last moment before the minimum threshold has been increased from 250,000 to 400,000 US dollars.
This article provides an overview of the property market in Dubai for investment purposes. In particular, Tranio will explain about the legal framework for foreign investment and the role of national regulatory arms, as well as discuss main investment schemes, the potential yields and tax rates in the Dubai real estate market.
Initially, Maria and Arthur viewed Dubai only as one of possible locations where they could invest in real estate and earn high yields.
In April, at the start of sales in a boarding house under construction in Alanya, Tranio's clients and employees bought several apartments in the 50,000–60,000 euro price range with a rental yield of 7% per annum in euro.
Cross-border property investors ramped up to or surpassed the pre-COVID-19 level of activity in most countries by the end of 2021.
Dubai and Abu Dhabi are two of the UAE’s largest cities that are the most popular among international investors. In general, Dubai is more attractive for expats who account for about 85% of its population. Abu Dhabi, in its turn, is more often сhosen for property investment by Emirati nationals and those from the neighbouring Gulf countries.
Dubai is the capital of the eponymous emirate, the largest of the seven emirates of the country in terms of population. The city is home to 3.5 million people. Notably, about 85% of Dubai’s residents are expats.