Corridors
How capital moves before brokerage begins
Corridor pages are research. They link to the RERA-licensed UAE site only at the explicit next step.
Canada → UAE
Buying Dubai Property from Canada
Canadian urban residential property is closed to most foreign buyers until at least 1 January 2027 — while Dubai freehold zones remain open to all nationalities, with a property-linked Golden Visa still attached
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China → UAE
Buying Dubai Property from China
Chinese HNWIs are a top-tier and growing Dubai buyer group, drawn by the AED's USD peg as an RMB hedge, zero property tax, Golden Visa residency, and Belt & Road alignment
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India → UAE
Buying Dubai Property from India
Indians are consistently among the largest foreign buyer groups in Dubai real estate. The pull factors are structural: gross rental yields of 6.5–7% for Dubai apartments against roughly 2–4% in Indian metros; no rental income tax, no capital gains tax and no annual property tax in the UAE; a 10-year Golden Visa from an AED 2M purchase; geographic proximity and a large existing Indian community; and far greater liquidity — Indian metro property typically takes 6–12 months to sell, and 18–24 months in slower markets.
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Pakistan → UAE
Buying Dubai Property from Pakistan
Pakistanis are a large, long-standing Dubai buyer group — but this corridor is defined by CAPITAL CONTROLS the India and UK corridors handle very differently
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Russia → UAE
Buying Dubai Property from Russia
Russians rank among the top 5 nationalities buying Dubai property, driven by capital preservation against a weak ruble and a search for a stable, dollar-pegged store of value
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UK → UAE
Buying Dubai Property from the UK
UK nationals are among the largest Western buyer groups in Dubai, and the pull has intensified since April 2025
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Singapore → UAE
Comparing Singapore Duties with Malaysian Freehold — Research Only
Singapore rations foreign residential demand with a ~65% stamp-duty stack; Malaysia still offers genuine freehold ownership to foreigners — at a cost that rose sharply in 2026 — plus MM2H residency and a Johor–Singapore RTS growth narrative
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