Nine UAE visa reforms speed up approvals and widen eligibility (opens in new tab)

A sweeping update to the UAE’s visa rule-book introduces 48-hour tourist-visa processing, scraps the property-visa minimum for sole owners, adds new Blue- and Golden-visa categories and links residency renewals to unpaid traffic fines. The digitisation drive streamlines travel planning and opens fresh residence routes for talent, investors and sustainability specialists—key considerations for companies moving staff into Dubai.