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Is it possible to acquire a residence visa with no employment? Can you just live in Dubai for a year or longer and not have a job, but still have the right to live in the city?

Thanks.

If you own an apartment or property here then yes, you can get a visa, but only of course on completion.

Well slight correction, if you own property you the right to 'apply' for a visa, that's no guarantee of being granted one.

Chocoholic wrote:Well slight correction, if you own property you the right to 'apply' for a visa, that's no guarantee of being granted one.

If you don't have HIV or HEP-C and aren't wanted in a middle east country, and quite happy to pay the fee... you will get the visa.

Possible and legal: several options - investor visa, buy a property, buy a company, set up a company.

Possible but not legal: visit visa and repeated renewals but you can't open bank account, get internet connection etc, and after several times, the authorities might frown or block you depending on nationality.

Or no visa, just climb over the mountains between RAK and Oman (you might get jail and deportation if caught).

Dubai visas has more.

^ian^ wrote:you will get the visa.

Add "probably". As C says, owning a property does not give you the right to a residence visa.

harkev wrote:Is it possible to acquire a residence visa with no employment? Can you just live in Dubai for a year or longer and not have a job, but still have the right to live in the city?

Thanks.

If you are of working age and got no job you should not get a residency visa anywhere in the world!

Concord wrote:If you are of working age and got no job you should not get a residency visa anywhere in the world!

So anyone who retires before 65 should not be allowed to live anywhere except their home country?

bonk wrote:

Concord wrote:If you are of working age and got no job you should not get a residency visa anywhere in the world!

So anyone who retires before 65 should not be allowed to live anywhere except their home country?

Technically a retired person is not looking for work. If you are then you are a working person (not retired - regardless of the fact that you get a pension).

And Concs, what about genius people who've made their millinos and decided to retire early! Hell I'm not waiting till 65 to retire - screw that!

Chocoholic wrote:And Concs, what about genius people who've made their millinos and decided to retire early! Hell I'm not waiting till 65 to retire - screw that!

I could be rude regarding a "retirement" plan and the last 2 words of your post...


Anyways, the same applies if you retire early (have millions - not in zimbabwe currency) then you don't need a job (or residence) - and can get residency as investor/property owner, etc.

No job, no money, no residency. No ticki no shirty!

I know retired people who are still of "working age" (what you said first).

I know working people who are of "retired age" too .

^ian^ wrote:
If you don't have HIV or HEP-C and aren't wanted in a middle east country, and quite happy to pay the fee... you will get the visa.

or if your iraqi .. or .. or .. too many reasons immigration might reject your visa

I don't want to buy property as of yet, but I am trying to set up a Business in Dubai. I am having trouble with a few things, but have a meeting with a company to try and get me all the sponsors, trade licenses, and other things I need.

I was hoping in the mean-time I could pay for a visa so I could get an account, rent a property, buy a car, get internet... So forth.

For now I have to pay higher prices to live in a hotel appartment that I don't like.

But either way I am here for good, but want to make things easier than they are and don't want to have to leave every 90 days to get a new stamp on my passport.

I wouldn't mind having a job here, but I don't have a complete college education and only have experience in running my business in the states for 5 years.

Anymore suggestions people have?

My business... HERE IS MY PICTH... is www.MyDubaiMLS.com We have combined all the property searches into one database with our technology from an American company. We have everything for lease and sale in ALL of Dubai. Well over 30,000 properties are in our database and is updated daily.

Check it out and let me know if any of you are in the Real Estate business in Dubai and would like to try the service out.

harkev wrote:My business... HERE IS MY PICTH... is www.MyDubaiMLS.com We have combined all the property searches into one database with our technology from an American company. We have everything for lease and sale in ALL of Dubai. Well over 30,000 properties are in our database and is updated daily.

Check it out and let me know if any of you are in the Real Estate business in Dubai and would like to try the service out.

Now your spamming, please contact the Site Administrator for advertising rates.

sage & onion wrote:

harkev wrote:My business... HERE IS MY PICTH... is www.MyDubaiMLS.com We have combined all the property searches into one database with our technology from an American company. We have everything for lease and sale in ALL of Dubai. Well over 30,000 properties are in our database and is updated daily.

Check it out and let me know if any of you are in the Real Estate business in Dubai and would like to try the service out.

Now your spamming, please contact the Site Administrator for advertising rates.

I apologize for the "business pitch." The site administrators are welcome to delete that post as I was unaware it was not appropriate to do so.

Thanks again for everyone's info. I'll be sure to put it to good use.