Sera 2 at Rashid Yachts & Marina Golden Visa

All four. The 1 bedroom apartment opens at AED 2.10M ≈ USD 572K, the 2 bedroom at AED 3.10M ≈ USD 844K, the 3 bedroom apartment at AED 4.30M ≈ USD 1.17M and the 3 bedroom townhouse at AED 7.20M ≈ USD 1.96M, so no tier at Sera 2 sits below the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K minimum and nothing has to be paired with a second property. Eligibility is assessed on the registered purchase value, so a resale unit changing hands below the threshold would not qualify on its own. The full criteria are set out in the Golden Visa requirements guide.

Off-plan purchases are commonly accepted, supported by the Oqood registration Emaar completes after booking and by proof that the purchase meets the qualifying value and any paid-value condition applied at the time of application. Those conditions are updated from time to time, so the requirement current on the day of submission is the one that counts, not the one that applied at booking. Buyers who prefer the simplest possible file wait instead for the title deed issued at the November 2029 handover. The sequence is explained in the off-plan Golden Visa guide.

Sera 2 launched on 10% at booking, 70% across seven equal instalments during construction and 20% at completion in November 2029. Because 70% of the price falls due while the buildings go up, most buyers pass the commonly applied paid-value conditions well before handover, which is what makes an application during construction realistic rather than theoretical. The earliest dates on that launch calendar have already passed, so the balance outstanding on a unit booked today differs from the published schedule and should be confirmed in writing before any application is planned around it.

A mortgage does not by itself remove eligibility. The qualifying value is assessed on the registered purchase value rather than on the amount paid down so far, and every Sera 2 tier registers above AED 2M ≈ USD 545K. Applications on financed property are commonly supported by a letter from the lender confirming the financing arrangement, and the conditions applied to mortgaged property are those in force at the time of application, so the current requirement is worth confirming with both the lender and the issuing authority.

Where a unit is registered to more than one owner, the value counted toward each applicant is commonly that owner's own registered share rather than the full contract price, and how a spouse's share is treated is governed by the conditions in force at the time of application. On Sera 2 pricing an equal two way split leaves each owner above AED 2M ≈ USD 545K only on the 3 bedroom apartment at AED 4.30M ≈ USD 1.17M and the 3 bedroom townhouse at AED 7.20M ≈ USD 1.96M. The share recorded against each name is the figure to check before assuming two applications are possible.

The program allows a holder to sponsor a spouse and children, and sponsorship of parents and domestic staff is commonly permitted under conditions set by the residency authorities. Dependant permits are normally tied to the holder's own permit and run alongside it rather than independently. Age limits, numbers and the documents required for dependants are set by those authorities and updated from time to time. The current scope is covered in the Golden Visa benefits guide.

The current term of the property route is ten years, renewable. Renewal rests on continuing to satisfy the conditions in force at that point, which normally includes still holding a qualifying property, so an owner who sells the Sera 2 unit before the ten years are up should plan a replacement holding rather than assume the permit simply continues. Because the program terms are reviewed periodically, the conditions applied at a first renewal in the 2030s may not be identical to those applied at issue.

For an off-plan purchase the file is normally built around the passport, the registered sale contract and proof that the registered value meets the qualifying minimum; once the unit is handed over the title deed replaces the off-plan registration record. Medical screening, biometrics and Emirates ID issuance follow approval rather than preceding it. A purchase creates eligibility to apply and never an approval in itself: the decision rests with the issuing authority against the requirements in force on the day. The step order is set out in the application guide.

It is a long term residency permit, not citizenship, and it does not lead automatically to a UAE passport. It does not release the holder from the conditions attached to the permit, including the ownership condition tested at renewal, and it does not by itself settle tax residency, which is decided on separate criteria. What the visa does cover, and where the limits sit, is set out in full in the Golden Visa benefits 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.