Yes. Once you set up a company in the UAE, you can sponsor your own residence visa as the owner — this is the investor or partner visa. Your company can also sponsor employees and your family, and how many visas you can hold depends on your free-zone package or mainland office size.
When you own a UAE company, the business becomes your sponsor and you apply for an investor (or partner) residence visa on the strength of your trade licence. It lets you live in the UAE, open a personal bank account, rent long-term, and sponsor others.
The residence-visa process runs in a set order once your licence is issued. It usually takes a couple of weeks, and most of it can be done inside the UAE.
There's no single limit — it depends on your setup. In a free zone, your visa allocation is tied to the package you choose, so a bigger package or more desk space means more visas. On the mainland, your quota is generally linked to your office size, with more square metres allowing more visas. If you know you'll hire or bring family, we size your package for it from day one so you're not stuck later.
A standard investor or partner residence visa is typically valid for 2 years and is renewable. If your investment is large enough, you may qualify for a 10-year Golden Visa instead, which we can help you assess.
Yes. Once your own residence visa is in place, you can sponsor your spouse and children, and in some cases parents or domestic staff, subject to income and documentation conditions. We handle the family applications alongside yours.
For the medical and the Emirates ID biometrics, yes — though a change of status usually saves you from leaving the country partway through. What can and can't be done from abroad: Do I need to be in the UAE to start a company?
The spread is wider than most pages admit, and it turns on your package or your office size. Full answer: How many visas can I get with my UAE licence?
Tell us who you need to sponsor — yourself, your team, your family — and Bizvisor will manage the entire visa process for you, from entry permit to Emirates ID.