United Arab Emirates permanent residence: security and reach.
How far this permit travels, the days it costs to keep, and where it leads — years to permanent residency and citizenship. The whole deal, with official sources.
How secure it is
“Days to keep” — the physical-presence rule that keeps the status alive — is the column no other index publishes. It’s also exactly what Countly counts.
None specified — no forced cancellation for long absence, in contrast to the 180-day rule for ordinary residence visas
Loss of the underlying qualifying basis (e.g., selling the qualifying property/investment, ceasing the sponsored business/role), visa…
staying past 183 days typically makes you a tax resident — a different count, also worth tracking.
What it unlocks beyond United Arab Emirates
How many days must you spend to keep United Arab Emirates residence?
None specified — no forced cancellation for long absence, in contrast to the 180-day rule for ordinary residence visas
How long from United Arab Emirates residence to citizenship?
This status does not add visa-free access beyond the passport itself — its value is in rights, path and security.
Your permit has a day counter. So does Countly.
Track the presence days that keep your residence permit — and your tax residency — alive. Automatically and privately.
Countly keeps a verifiable ledger of your presence days: for the permit, and for the tax line right behind it.