About Route to Residency

A second home, for every season of life.

Route to Residency is a private advisory in Dubai. We help families secure a second residence or citizenship, so that as life changes, their choices do not run out.

18
countries your family could call home
19
programmes to choose from
5
continents, from one office in Dubai
30
minutes for your first call, free of charge
Kara Gouyez
Kara Gouyez
Founder
A note from the founder

Life changes. Your family's choices should be free to change with it.

Most of us build our lives around one country. We work there, raise our children there and make our plans there. For a long time, that is all we need.

Then life moves on. Children grow up and settle on the other side of the world. A career that kept you in one city comes to an end. The place you picture growing old in is not the place you live now. What mattered at thirty is not what matters at sixty.

I started Route to Residency because I believe families should be free to follow those changes. To spend the winter near the grandchildren. To give a daughter the chance to study abroad, and to stay. To know that if the world shifts, as it sometimes does, another door is already open.

A second residence or citizenship is a second home. It is the peace of mind of knowing that your family has a choice.

That is what we help families find. We begin with your life, not with a programme, and we stay with you until you are home.

Kara Gouyez
Founder, Route to Residency
Lisbon, Portugal
The seasons of a life

What you need changes. So should your options.

Select a season to see what families look for then.

The world is your workplace.

Work and travel take you across borders. You want fewer visas, less waiting and the freedom to say yes when an opportunity comes.

—Travel without weeks of paperwork
—A base in a second country
—Room to take the next step
Places to call home

Picture your family here.

Eighteen countries, each with its own way of life.

A plan B

The world is unpredictable.
Your family's options need not be.

Nobody can say what the next ten years will bring. Knowing there is somewhere else your family is entitled to live brings a peace of mind that is hard to put a price on.

How we work with you

One route, four stops

Select a stop to see what happens there.

We start with your life.

—A free 30-minute call about your family and what you hope for.
—Who would be included, and when you would like to start.
—Nothing to prepare beforehand.
What you can expect from us

Four promises to your family

01
We listen first.
Your family and your plans come before any programme.
02
We are honest with you.
If a programme is not right for your family, we will say so.
03
We go at your pace.
A decision this large should never be rushed.
04
We keep it private.
Your family's affairs stay confidential.
Dubai office · Closed now
04:20Gulf time
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00
+971 50 305 6322 · WhatsApp +971 56 652 1314
hello@routetoresidency.com

Tell us about your family's plans.

We speak by video, phone or WhatsApp, wherever you are and at a time that suits you. A free 30-minute call is the place to start.

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