It is a statutory residency granting privileges unavailable under ordinary iqama: residing without a sponsor, owning property, conducting business, and bringing family members. It is issued in categories with differing conditions and financial requirements, and the most common reason for refusal is incomplete documentation rather than ineligibility.
Assessing your eligibility and identifying the right category before applying · Preparing and reviewing the application file and supporting documents · Addressing grounds of refusal and re-applying · Legal advice on property ownership and conducting business under the residency · Adding family members · Advice on renewal or changing category.
Permanent Premium Residency · Fixed-term Premium Residency · Investor category · Specialised talent category · Entrepreneur category · Property owner category · Adding dependants and family members.
Before applying if your situation is not straightforward — income from multiple sources, an existing business, or documents issued abroad requiring attestation. And after a refusal, because re-submitting the same file usually produces the same outcome.
Applications are submitted to and assessed by the authority competent for Premium Residency under the approved conditions and categories. Property ownership and business activity are also subject to the related regulations — see real estate and company formation.
We begin by matching your circumstances against the conditions of each category rather than applying for whichever looks closest, because the wrong category is a common cause of refusal. We then review documents for translation, attestation and validity — the details on which many otherwise eligible applications fail.
A refusal costs more time than good preparation does. We review the file before submission rather than after, with fair and competitive fees set by category and complexity.
Yes — residing and conducting business without a sponsor is among its principal privileges, in accordance with the category granted.
It permits property ownership subject to the prescribed regulatory controls and the exceptions applying to certain areas.
Incomplete documentation, or applying under a category whose conditions do not fit the applicant's circumstances — rather than ineligibility itself.
Yes, dependants may be added under the conditions applicable to each category.
Send us your case details on WhatsApp and we will set out the right route and the expected fees before any commitment.
