Renewing a residence permit for a retired foreigner
With the help of this service, a retired foreign national could have their residence permit renewed under the same terms as when it was first issued.
Foreign retired real estate owner:
1. A copy of the passport.
2. Ownership of the property or valuation of the property issued by the Land and Property Department.
A foreign retire who owns a deposit:
1. A personal photo.
2. A copy of the passport.
3. Certificate of financial deposit.
4. An acknowledgement to transfer the deposit within the country.
A foreign retired with an annual income:
1. A personal photo.
2. A copy of the passport.
3. Bank account statement for the last (6) six months.
4. A letter from an official authority stating the source of income.
1. A copy of the passport.
2. Ownership of the property or valuation of the property issued by the Land and Property Department.
A foreign retire who owns a deposit:
1. A personal photo.
2. A copy of the passport.
3. Certificate of financial deposit.
4. An acknowledgement to transfer the deposit within the country.
A foreign retired with an annual income:
1. A personal photo.
2. A copy of the passport.
3. Bank account statement for the last (6) six months.
4. A letter from an official authority stating the source of income.
Digital channels (website/smart application):
1. Log in to the smart services system through (UAE Pass or username).
2. Search for the service to be applied for.
3. Fill in the application data, where applicable.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).
Customer Happiness Center:
1. Visit the nearest Customer Happiness Center.
2. Get the automated turn ticket and wait.
3. Submitting the application that fulfils all conditions and documents (if any) to the customer service employee.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).
Amer Service Center:
1. Visit the nearest Amer Service Center.
2. Get the automated turn ticket and wait.
3. Submitting the application that fulfils all conditions and documents (if any) to the customer service employee.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).
1. Log in to the smart services system through (UAE Pass or username).
2. Search for the service to be applied for.
3. Fill in the application data, where applicable.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).
Customer Happiness Center:
1. Visit the nearest Customer Happiness Center.
2. Get the automated turn ticket and wait.
3. Submitting the application that fulfils all conditions and documents (if any) to the customer service employee.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).
Amer Service Center:
1. Visit the nearest Amer Service Center.
2. Get the automated turn ticket and wait.
3. Submitting the application that fulfils all conditions and documents (if any) to the customer service employee.
4. Pay the service fee (if any).
Residence permit fee: AED200
Extra charge :
Knowledge Dirham: AED10
Innovation Dirham: AED10
Fee inside the country: AED500
Delivery: AED20
Note The issuance fee increases by AED100 annually whenever the residency is over two years.
Extra charge :
Knowledge Dirham: AED10
Innovation Dirham: AED10
Fee inside the country: AED500
Delivery: AED20
Note The issuance fee increases by AED100 annually whenever the residency is over two years.
1. The period of service of the foreigner before his retirement is at least (15) fifteen years, whether inside or outside the country, and he has completed (55) fifty-five Gregorian years of age.
2. One of the two conditions must be met:
a. To be the owner of one or more real estate within the country, the value of his real estate or the total value of his real estate is not less than (1,000,000) million Dirhams, whether this value is the purchase or market value, provided that the competent authority in the emirate carries out the evaluation, and that he has a deposit of no Its value is less than (1,000,000) million dirhams inside or outside the country, provided that it is transferred and deposited in any financial institution in the country within (60) sixty days from the date of issuance of the residency, except for the event that he invests the value of the deposit inside the country.
B. The fixed annual income of the retiree shall not be less than (240,000) two hundred and forty thousand Dirhams or its equivalent in foreign currencies, whether the source of the income is inside or outside the country, provided that a bank statement for the last (6) six months from the date of applying for residence is submitted.
3. Subject to condition (a) if the property is mortgaged, the mortgaged title deed is accepted, provided that the value paid to release the mortgage from the total value of the mortgage is not less than (1,000,000) million Dirhams at the time of applying for residence.
2. One of the two conditions must be met:
a. To be the owner of one or more real estate within the country, the value of his real estate or the total value of his real estate is not less than (1,000,000) million Dirhams, whether this value is the purchase or market value, provided that the competent authority in the emirate carries out the evaluation, and that he has a deposit of no Its value is less than (1,000,000) million dirhams inside or outside the country, provided that it is transferred and deposited in any financial institution in the country within (60) sixty days from the date of issuance of the residency, except for the event that he invests the value of the deposit inside the country.
B. The fixed annual income of the retiree shall not be less than (240,000) two hundred and forty thousand Dirhams or its equivalent in foreign currencies, whether the source of the income is inside or outside the country, provided that a bank statement for the last (6) six months from the date of applying for residence is submitted.
3. Subject to condition (a) if the property is mortgaged, the mortgaged title deed is accepted, provided that the value paid to release the mortgage from the total value of the mortgage is not less than (1,000,000) million Dirhams at the time of applying for residence.
Digital channels (website/smart application):
The service is available 24/7
Amer Service Centre:
The service is available during the normal operating hours of AMER Centers
The service is available 24/7
Amer Service Centre:
The service is available during the normal operating hours of AMER Centers
48.0 Hour(s)
Service details last updated on:
01/06/2023
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