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Serro at The Heights Golden Visa

Three Villa Types, Each Priced Above the Residency Line

The entry villa at Serro is priced at three times the Golden Visa threshold of AED 2M ≈ USD 545K, so for most buyers the planning question is timing, not price. This page sets each villa type against the threshold, lines the 80/20 payment plan up with the filing windows, and explains the Oqood route before the March 2030 handover.

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AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63MStarting Price
AED 2M ≈ USD 545KGolden Visa Threshold
0.5%DLD Register Reading
March 2030Handover Date

Eligibility Snapshot

Serro at The Heights Golden Visa Facts

Serro at The Heights by Emaar is a freehold cluster of 383 villas that Emaar Properties is building on the southern edge of The Heights Country Club & Wellness. The Dubai Land Department project register lists it as project 4237, registered on 25 November 2025 with construction started on 19 March 2026, and shows a reading of 0.5% for the inspection of 09 June 2026, when the site was at enabling works. For residency planning, the pricing settles the threshold question early: 3, 4 and 5 bedroom villas start at AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63M, AED 8.10M ≈ USD 2.21M and AED 10.00M ≈ USD 2.72M, so even the smallest layout sits well clear of the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property value used for the UAE Golden Visa, subject to the rules applied on the date you file. What remains open is timing: handover is expected in March 2030, and until then your ownership is held as an Oqood registration that becomes a title deed at handover.

Golden Visa Threshold

AED 2M ≈ USD 545K

Serro Starting Price

AED 6M ≈ USD 1.63M

Lowest Qualifying Unit

3 Bedroom Villa, AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63M

Ownership

Freehold, open to all nationalities

Registration Type

Oqood now, Title Deed at March 2030 handover

Developer

Emaar Properties

Data as of September 2026, from the Dubai Land Department project register (reading dated 09 June 2026) and current Emaar Properties pricing for Serro. Figures are refreshed every quarter.

Unit by Unit

Which Serro Villas Meet the AED 2M Threshold

At many Dubai addresses the Golden Visa line decides which unit a buyer can even consider. At Serro it decides nothing: the 3 bedroom villa, the smallest layout on offer, is priced at three times the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K minimum, and the margin grows with the 4 and 5 bedroom types. That leaves the choice to rest on what the household needs, such as the extra roof floor on the larger villas, and on how much of the price you are ready to commit before 2030.

Unit TypeSize RangeStarting PriceQualifies Alone
3 Bedroom Villa≈ 3,340 sq ft (310 sq m)AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63MYes
4 Bedroom Villa≈ 4,302 sq ft (400 sq m)AED 8.10M ≈ USD 2.21MYes
5 Bedroom Villa≈ 5,760 sq ft (535 sq m)AED 10.00M ≈ USD 2.72MYes
All three Serro villa types clear the threshold individually at current starting prices.
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What gets assessed: eligibility is commonly judged on the registered purchase value in your contract, not on a brochure figure, so a 3 bedroom villa registered at AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63M stays above the line throughout construction. A Serro villa bought later on the secondary market is judged the same way, and any unit registered under AED 2M ≈ USD 545K falls short on its own, so check the value on your own contract before filing.

Payment Plan and Timing

Golden Visa Timing on the Serro 80/20 Payment Plan

Emaar's schedule of record for Serro is an 80/20 plan: a 10% down payment at booking (plus the 4% DLD fee), seven further 10% instalments dated from March 2026 to January 2029, and the final 20% in March 2030. Before handover, a property-based file from an off-plan buyer usually rests on the Oqood registration Emaar completes after booking, together with evidence of the registered value and of any paid-value condition that the Dubai Land Department and the residency authorities apply when you file.

My read for Serro: because the plan runs on fixed dates, you can see in advance when your paid share grows, which makes the two filing windows easy to plan. As arithmetic on the launch schedule, cumulative payments reach 30% with the September 2026 instalment, 50% with September 2027 and 80% with January 2029; by the 09 June 2026 inspection the schedule had called 20% against a 0.5% register reading, and its first construction-linked row falls in March 2028. Families who want residency during the build can file on the Oqood-registered contract once the paid-value condition in force is met. Buyers with no deadline can wait for March 2030, when the title deed gives the simplest possible file. The March and September 2026 dates have already arrived, so confirm with Emaar at SPA how the schedule applies to a booking made today, and recheck the off-plan condition before submitting, since it is revised from time to time.

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Application service at no fee: when you buy a Serro villa through me, the Golden Visa application is handled for you, from preparing the documents to filing and tracking its status, and I charge nothing for that service. Government fees still apply, at the rates the issuing authorities set.

Read the Off-Plan Property Golden Visa Dubai guide

The Project

The 383-Villa Emaar Cluster Behind Your Residency Plan

The visa runs for ten years, so the villa behind it should suit a decade of daily life. The Serro project guide sets out layouts and plot areas, the full payment calendar, amenities, and where the cluster sits within The Heights masterplan.

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Serro at The Heights: Villas on the Southern Edge

Serro at The Heights is an Emaar cluster of 383 villas with three to five bedrooms beside Serro 2 and Salva.

View the Serro at The Heights Project Guide

Golden Visa Guides

Golden Visa Requirements, Application and Benefits

Nothing in the program's rulebook changes from one Dubai villa to the next, so the general criteria are covered once, in the three guides below.

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 Dubai Golden Visa requirements guide

Applying 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 UAE Golden Visa application guide

Golden 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 Dubai Golden Visa benefits guide

Insights

Serro at The Heights Buyer Insights for Golden Visa Planning

Residency through Serro depends on more than a price above AED 2M ≈ USD 545K. The build has to reach March 2030 for the title deed, and every instalment should land in the right account along the way. The two resources beside this page cover both for Serro specifically.

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Serro at The Heights Golden Visa Guide

This page: how each Serro villa type measures against the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K threshold and when off-plan buyers can file.

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Serro at The Heights: Southern Edge Villa Construction Updates

Serro at The Heights sets 383 Emaar villas on the southern edge, first read at 0.5% in June 2026.

View Serro at The Heights Construction Updates
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Serro at The Heights: The Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Escrow on File

Serro at The Heights escrows 383 units at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank under DLD project 4237, 0.5% certified after June 2026.

Verify the Serro at The Heights Escrow Account

Structure

Explore The Heights Around Serro

A villa that anchors a ten-year residency keeps its value through the community and the developer behind it. Compare Serro with other villas across The Heights, see the masterplan that shapes demand in the south of the city, and read Emaar's delivery record before you commit to a Golden Visa purchase.

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The Heights Villas for Sale

Compare villas for sale across the clusters of The Heights, Serro's neighbours included, by layout and price.

See The Heights Villas for Sale
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The Heights Country Club & Wellness

The masterplan around Serro: its wellness centre, lakes, trails and the road links that shape long-term demand.

Explore The Heights Country Club & Wellness Community
Emaar Properties developer showcasing Downtown Dubai skyline with Burj Khalifa and surrounding residential and commercial towers at dusk Presented by Tohid Fetrat

Emaar Properties: Burj Khalifa, Downtown Dubai and Twenty Master Communities

Emaar, founded in 1997, built Burj Khalifa and Downtown Dubai and has delivered over 85,000 homes across twenty master communities.

View the Emaar Properties Developer Profile

FAQs

Serro at The Heights Golden Visa Frequently Asked Questions

All three. At Serro at The Heights, 3 bedroom villas start at AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63M, 4 bedroom villas at AED 8.10M ≈ USD 2.21M and 5 bedroom villas at AED 10.00M ≈ USD 2.72M, each above the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K property value used for the Golden Visa. Eligibility is judged on the registered purchase value, so a secondary-market unit registered below that figure would not qualify by itself. The general criteria are set out in the Dubai Golden Visa requirements guide.

It is commonly possible. Serro at The Heights is under construction, and an off-plan file usually relies on the Oqood registration of the purchase plus evidence that the registered value and any paid-value condition in force on the filing date are met. Buyers who would rather file on completed ownership can wait for the title deed issued at handover, expected in March 2030. Both routes are compared in the Off-Plan Property Golden Visa Dubai guide.

Emaar's schedule of record for Serro at The Heights is a 10% down payment at booking with the 4% DLD fee on top, seven further 10% instalments dated March 2026 to January 2029, and 20% in March 2030. On that schedule, cumulative payments reach 50% with the September 2027 instalment and 80% with the January 2029 instalment, so a buyer can read off in advance when a paid-value condition would be reached. The dates that apply to a new booking are confirmed with Emaar at SPA, and instalments go into the project's DLD-registered escrow account described in the Serro at The Heights escrow account guide.

In principle, yes. Serro at The Heights by Emaar is freehold and open to all nationalities, and ownership is registered with the Dubai Land Department, first as Oqood and later as a title deed, which is the registered ownership a property-based application relies on under the rules in force when it is made. Villa types, plot areas and prices are detailed in the Serro at The Heights project guide.

Joint ownership is commonly accepted, with each owner's share of the registered value assessed against the AED 2M ≈ USD 545K threshold under the rules in force at application, and arrangements between spouses may be treated differently. As simple arithmetic, an equal two-way split of a 3 bedroom villa at Serro at The Heights registered at AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63M gives each owner a share of AED 3.00M ≈ USD 817K. How the shares are recorded should be settled before the SPA is signed.

A mortgaged property can commonly be used, typically with a letter from the lending bank and subject to the conditions in force at application, which may look at the amount already paid rather than the price alone. At Serro at The Heights most buyers pay Emaar's plan directly during construction, because mortgage options before handover are limited, so bank finance usually becomes relevant around the March 2030 handover.

The program commonly lets the holder sponsor a spouse and children, and in some cases parents, under the rules in force when the application is made. The 3, 4 and 5 bedroom villas at Serro at The Heights, from AED 6.00M ≈ USD 1.63M, suit households that plan to relocate together, and dependants are usually added through the same process. Sponsorship is covered in detail in the Dubai Golden Visa benefits guide.

The property route currently grants a 10-year residency that can be renewed, and renewal commonly depends on still holding qualifying property at that point. A buyer who files on the Oqood registration for a Serro at The Heights villa keeps the same asset when the title deed is issued at the March 2030 handover; only the form of the ownership record changes. Conditions are those in force at each application and renewal.

No service fee applies for buyers who purchase a Serro at The Heights villa through this advisory: document preparation, filing and status tracking for the Golden Visa application are provided free. Government fees apply, at the rates the issuing authorities set when the application is filed.

No. A qualifying purchase at Serro at The Heights makes a buyer eligible to apply, while approval rests with the authorities and depends on meeting every requirement in force on the application date, including identity, ownership and security checks. The visa is a residency permit and does not confer citizenship. The build's readings on the Dubai Land Department project register are followed on the Serro at The Heights construction updates guide.

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