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Most Golden Visa problems on the property route are not immigration problems. They are conveyancing problems that surface at the visa stage, when they are expensive to fix.
Key takeaways
- The qualifying value is the value recorded on the title deed.
- Joint ownership must give each applicant a qualifying share in their own name.
- Mortgaged purchases need the lender's position documented up front.
Title and registration
Confirm the property is registered in the applicant's personal name, in a freehold area, with the title issued before the visa application is filed. Company-held property does not carry a personal residency entitlement.
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Off-plan
Accepted only in defined circumstances and with the developer and payment stage evidenced. Assume off-plan does not qualify until the specific project and completion position are confirmed.
Spouse and children
Dependants are sponsored under the primary holder once the ten-year status is issued. Budget the medical, Emirates ID and sponsorship costs per person rather than treating them as incidental.