https://visas.dst.llc/ UAE visa and residency rules as they change, each entry checked against the authority that announced it. en Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://visas.dst.llc/news/what-a-dubai-visit-visa-asks-of-the-person-sponsoring-it/ https://visas.dst.llc/news/what-a-dubai-visit-visa-asks-of-the-person-sponsoring-it/ Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Visit visas GDRFA Dubai has set out what a resident must earn to bring someone over: Dh4,000 for a parent or child, Dh8,000 for a sibling, Dh15,000 for a friend. https://visas.dst.llc/news/dubai-issued-66078-golden-visas-in-six-months/ https://visas.dst.llc/news/dubai-issued-66078-golden-visas-in-six-months/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Golden visa GDRFA Dubai’s half-year figures: 66,078 golden visas, 29,456 five-year multiple-entry tourist visas and more than seven million visa and residency transactions between January and June. https://visas.dst.llc/news/europes-new-travel-permit-slips-to-2027/ https://visas.dst.llc/news/europes-new-travel-permit-slips-to-2027/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Travel eu-LISA has accepted that ETIAS cannot launch by the end of 2026. The biometric Entry/Exit System it depends on went fully live in April and is producing waits IATA has put at three to six hours. https://visas.dst.llc/news/dubai-tourist-visas-inside-48-hours/ https://visas.dst.llc/news/dubai-tourist-visas-inside-48-hours/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Visit visas GDRFA confirmed a two-working-day turnaround on 30- and 60-day single-entry visas. It is a processing change, not a new visa type. https://visas.dst.llc/news/medical-visas-get-a-single-front-door/ https://visas.dst.llc/news/medical-visas-get-a-single-front-door/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Medical visas GDRFA and the Dubai Health Authority signed an MoU on 3 June to link visa, insurance and provider systems. The smart medical visa itself is still in development. https://visas.dst.llc/news/entry-visa-opens-to-six-more-nationalities/ https://visas.dst.llc/news/entry-visa-opens-to-six-more-nationalities/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Residency The ICP has added Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Kenya and South Africa — and six new countries of residence. Dh100 for 14 days, Dh250 for 60. https://visas.dst.llc/news/two-year-investor-visa-minimum-dropped/ https://visas.dst.llc/news/two-year-investor-visa-minimum-dropped/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Residency The Dh750,000 property minimum on Dubai's two-year investor visa has been dropped for sole owners — a change that appeared in the Dubai Land Department's Cube Center without a formal announcement.