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Golf Gate Golden Visa
Where a Completed DAMAC Hills Apartment Sits Against the Threshold
Golf Gate is finished and registers as a title deed rather than an Oqood, which removes the usual off-plan waiting game. The price is the constraint instead: both apartment typologies start below the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property threshold for the 10-year Golden Visa. Here is exactly where each one lands.
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Golf Gate Golden Visa Facts
Golf Gate is a 351-apartment freehold tower by DAMAC inside DAMAC Hills, registered with the Dubai Land Department as project 2358 on 11 February 2022, built from 3 May 2022 on plot 2128 in Al Hebiah Third, and carried in the register with a completion date of 15 December 2024. The RERA inspection of 12 February 2025 recorded 100% progress against 90.28% at the previous reading, and the Dubai Development Authority had already issued the Building Completion Certificate on 23 September 2024, so a purchase here registers directly as a title deed with no Oqood conversion to wait for. That is the part most buyers assume is the obstacle, and at Golf Gate it is not. The obstacle is the price: 1 bedroom apartments start at AED 900K ≈ USD 245K and 2 bedroom apartments at AED 1.55M ≈ USD 422K, both under the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K minimum property investment applied under the UAE Golden Visa program, so neither typology reaches the threshold at its entry price, subject to the regulations in force when you apply.
AED 2M ≈ USD 545K
AED 900K ≈ USD 245K
None at the stated entry prices
Freehold, open to all nationalities
Title Deed issued at Dubai Land Department registration
DAMAC
Data as of September 2026, based on Dubai Land Department project registration records, the RERA inspection report of 12 February 2025, and current Golf Gate release prices. Figures are updated quarterly.
Unit by Unit
Which Golf Gate Apartments Meet the AED 2M Threshold
This is the question worth answering honestly rather than optimistically, because the arithmetic is not close. The property route to the 10-year Golden Visa is assessed on a registered purchase value of at least AED 2M ≈ USD 545K, and Golf Gate is priced as an entry point into a golf community rather than as a residency instrument. Both typologies sit under the line at their starting prices, and the table below states by how much rather than leaving it implied.
| Unit Type | Built-Up Area | Starting Price | Qualifies Alone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom Apartment | ≈ 626 - 922 sq ft (58 - 86 sq m) | AED 900K ≈ USD 245K | No |
| 2 Bedroom Apartment | ≈ 1,133 - 1,284 sq ft (105 - 119 sq m) | AED 1.55M ≈ USD 422K | No |
| Neither typology reaches AED 2M ≈ USD 545K at its starting price, so a Golf Gate purchase at these entry levels does not meet the property threshold on its own. | |||
Why this matters: eligibility under the property route is assessed on the purchase value registered at the Dubai Land Department, not on the asking price, the size of the apartment or the amount paid so far. Both Golf Gate typologies start below AED 2M ≈ USD 545K, so a purchase at the published entry prices does not satisfy that route by itself, whatever the floor or the outlook. Confirm the registered value on your specific unit and the criteria in force before you plan any application around it.
Payment Plan and Timing
What a Finished Building Changes About Application Timing
DAMAC published Golf Gate on a sale-linked schedule: 15% deposit due immediately, eleven installments of 5% falling between 3 and 33 months from the date of sale, and 30% on completion, with a 4% DLD registration fee additional to the purchase price. Because the tower is already complete, that schedule now runs after delivery rather than against a construction programme, and the terms on a specific apartment depend on whether it is developer stock or a resale.
My read on the timing: the two application windows that shape off-plan purchases elsewhere do not really exist here. An off-plan buyer waits for Oqood registration, then for whatever paid-value condition is commonly applied at the time, and finally for the title deed at handover. A Golf Gate buyer skips all three stages, because title registers immediately at the Dubai Land Department on a certified building. What does not change is the value test. Until the registered purchase value on a unit reaches AED 2M ≈ USD 545K, the speed of registration is irrelevant to the property route, and requirements are updated from time to time, so confirm the conditions in force before committing to any application plan.
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The Project
The Completed Tower Behind the Threshold Question
Residency planning is one lens on a property, and rarely the only one. The full Golf Gate guide covers what the purchase actually buys: the two apartment typologies, layout spreads, the leisure podium, and where a tower sits inside a community built mostly of villas.

Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills: A Tower Above a Two-Pool Podium
Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills stacks 351 one and two bedroom apartments over a leisure podium with golf course views.
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Requirements, Process, and Benefits in Full
The rules of the Golden Visa program are the same for every Dubai property, so they live in the dedicated guides below rather than being repeated here.
Golden Visa Requirements: AED 2M in Real Estate Registered in Your Name
Golden Visa requirements for property investors: real estate worth at least AED 2M, ownership proof, mortgages, off-plan rules and documents.
Read the requirements guideApplying for the Golden Visa in Seven Steps, From Purchase to Approval
For a property investor, the seven steps run from the purchase to the visa, usually within weeks of ownership being confirmed.
Read the application guideGolden Visa Benefits: Residency, Family Sponsorship and Long Periods Abroad
Golden Visa benefits: residency without an employer, long periods abroad without losing status and the right to sponsor your family.
Read the benefits guideInsights
Project Insights for Golf Gate Buyers
Residency is one file among several on a completed building. The inspection record tells you what the regulator signed off and when, the escrow account tells you where your money sits until it is released, and the snagging report tells you what the apartment itself is hiding. Work through the three below before you commit.

Golf Gate Golden Visa Guide
This page: where each Golf Gate typology sits against the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K threshold and what a finished building changes.

Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills: Closed Tower Inspection Record
Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills, DAMAC's 351-apartment tower in Al Hebiah Third, read 100% at the 12 February 2025 inspection.
View Golf Gate Construction Updates
How Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills Kept Buyer Money in Escrow
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank carried escrow for Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills, DLD project 2358, a tower of 351 units.
Verify the Golf Gate Escrow Account
Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills Snagging Above a Leisure Podium
Golf Gate at DAMAC Hills holds 351 one and two bedroom apartments over a leisure podium with two pools.
Read the Golf Gate Snagging Inspection GuideStructure
Explore the DAMAC Hills Structure
An apartment inside a villa community behaves differently from one in a tower district, and the resale pool that sets your exit price is the community, not the building. Compare the surrounding stock, read the masterplan, and check the developer record before you decide.

DAMAC Hills Villas & Townhouses for Sale
Browse the villa and townhouse stock around the golf course, where price points differ sharply from apartment entry levels.
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DAMAC Hills: Villas, Townhouses and Apartments Around Trump International Golf Club
DAMAC Hills is a Dubailand community wrapping villas, townhouses and apartments around a championship golf course, with an active resale market.
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Founded in 2002, DAMAC has delivered 48,000 homes and is known for large-scale master communities, luxury residential projects and branded collaborations.
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Golf Gate Golden Visa Frequently Asked Questions
Not at the current entry prices. The property route requires a registered purchase value of at least AED 2M ≈ USD 545K, and Golf Gate 1 bedroom apartments start at AED 900K ≈ USD 245K with 2 bedroom apartments at AED 1.55M ≈ USD 422K, so neither typology reaches the threshold on its own. The full criteria are set out in the Golden Visa requirements guide.
AED 2M ≈ USD 545K is the minimum property investment applied under the program, assessed on the purchase value registered at the Dubai Land Department. The residency term is 10 years and renewable under the conditions in force at the time of renewal. What the visa does and does not cover is explained in the Golden Visa benefits guide.
1 bedroom apartments start at AED 900K ≈ USD 245K and measure approximately 626 to 922 sq ft (58 to 86 sq m). 2 bedroom apartments start at AED 1.55M ≈ USD 422K and measure approximately 1,133 to 1,284 sq ft (105 to 119 sq m). Both starting prices sit below the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property threshold.
A title deed. The Dubai Land Department records project 2358 as finished, the Dubai Development Authority issued the Building Completion Certificate on 23 September 2024, and the registered completion date is 15 December 2024, so ownership registers directly rather than passing through Oqood and a later conversion. The inspection record behind that status is documented on the Golf Gate construction updates page.
Yes. Golf Gate stands on plot 2128 in Al Hebiah Third and is freehold, open to all nationalities, with ownership registered at the Dubai Land Department in the buyer's name. Registered ownership is a precondition of the property route to residency. Buyer payments run through the project's DLD-registered escrow account with Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, detailed on the Golf Gate escrow account page.
The developer plan is a 15% deposit due immediately, eleven installments of 5% falling between 3 and 33 months from the date of sale, and 30% on completion, with a 4% DLD registration fee additional. Paid-value conditions are commonly applied to off-plan applications and are updated from time to time, but they are secondary here: the building is complete, so the registered purchase value governs, and at Golf Gate entry prices that value sits below the threshold. The off-plan mechanics are covered in the off-plan Golden Visa guide.
No. For buyers who purchase through this advisory, the VIP application service, covering document preparation, submission, and status follow-up, is included at no charge. Only the official government fees apply, as published by the issuing authorities at the time of application.
No. A purchase at the stated entry prices does not even reach the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property threshold, and where a purchase does reach it, approval still depends on satisfying every requirement in force at the time of application, including ownership verification and standard background checks. The sequence of steps is set out in the Golden Visa application guide.

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