Buying Dubai Property From Romania
What Romanian buyers actually need to know: full foreign ownership, no UAE tax on your rent, sending lei over, what ANAF expects, and real registered prices instead of portal talk.
We work with Romania buyers in English (Romanian appreciated).
Full ownership
Freehold zones are open to all nationalities. DLD/ADREC-registered title in your name.
No UAE tax on rent
No personal income tax on rental income and no annual property tax in the UAE.
Golden Visa from AED 2M
10-year renewable residency from AED 2M registered value, family included, off-plan eligible.
Buy remotely
A notarised, attested power of attorney lets you complete without flying out.
Getting the money there
Romania places no restriction on residents buying property abroad. Lei convert to dirhams as an ordinary international transfer, and on six-figure conversions a currency broker reliably beats the branch rate.
Romanian buyers are one of Dubai’s fastest-growing European groups, drawn by registered gross yields of 5–8% and a dollar-pegged market. Off-plan money is protected in DLD-supervised escrow; ready property transfers as registered title on the day.
What Romania expects from you
- Romanian tax residents are taxed on worldwide income, rent from a Dubai property is declarable to ANAF even though the UAE charges nothing on it.
- How the Romania-UAE tax treaty treats your rental income and any later gain is worth an hour with an adviser before completion.
- The UAE side stays clean: no annual property tax and no personal income tax on rent.
Pointers, not advice, confirm your position with ANAF or your own adviser before committing. We'll happily join that call.
Priced against the registry, not the brochure
Buying from Romania, your biggest risk is information distance. You can't walk the building, so you're relying on whoever is on the ground. Every recommendation we make carries the DLD/ADREC registered numbers behind it: what units in that building actually sold for, what tenants actually pay, never asking prices. That's the whole point of this brokerage.
Questions Romania buyers ask
Can Romanians own Dubai property outright?
Yes, full freehold in the designated zones, with title registered at the Dubai Land Department in your name. No local partner and no Romania-side approval needed.
Do I need to fly out to buy?
No. A notarised and attested power of attorney lets a representative complete for you, and direct flights from Bucharest make handover visits easy when you do want to come.
Does AED 2M get me the Golden Visa?
Yes, the 10-year renewable visa applies from AED 2M of registered value, off-plan included, with your spouse and children on it. See our Golden Visa page.
