United Arab Emirates legal history
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Only listed events are shown; completeness has not been established.
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Coverage by tax category
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- Self-employment: Unknown
- Capital gains: Unknown
- Dividends and interest: Unknown
- Crypto: Unknown
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- Wealth tax: Unknown
- Property tax: Unknown
- Inheritance, gift and estate: Unknown
- Corporate and business tax: Unknown
- Consumption / VAT: Unknown
- Exit and transfer tax: Unknown
- Other taxes: Unknown
Computed tax on fixed baskets
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Nominal rates and thresholds
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Data updates we recorded
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- 2026-11-10: Cost-of-living index (New York = 100): 65 → 69.79. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Virtual Work Residence (1 year). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Standard employer-sponsored residence (2 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Property owner residence (non-golden). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — outstanding graduate (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — humanitarian pioneer (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — frontline professional (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — federal tax contributor (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — business capital (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: GCC citizen residence without a visa. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Family-sponsored residence. Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Blue Residence — environmental investor (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Blue Residence — environmental contributor (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route no longer listed: Retirement Visa (5-year, 55+). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Retired foreigner residence (5 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route no longer listed: Green Visa (5-year, self-sponsored). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Green Residency — skilled worker (5 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Green Residency — investor or partner (5 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Green Residency — freelancer or self-employed (5 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route no longer listed: Golden Visa (10-year). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — specialized professional (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — real estate (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — public investment (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — exceptional talent (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route added: Golden Residency — entrepreneur (10 years). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Residence route no longer listed: Freelance / Remote Work Visa (1-2yr). Legal effective date not verified
- 2026-11-09: Now covered: citizenship data for United Arab Emirates. Legal effective date not verified