Who can sponsor their family in UAE?

• Any Employee who is getting minimum AED 4000 or AED 3000 salary in UAE can bring their family on residence visa.
• Any type of profession employee can bring their family on residence visa.
• Residents are not allowed to sponsor their married daughter.
• Residents can sponsor their son on family visa up to 18 years, if he is studying then till 25 years age.
• If the father is living in UAE and meets the criteria to sponsor their children then mother is not allowed to sponsor their children.
• Muslims are allowed to sponsor their second wife if they meet the certain conditions.
• A woman can sponsor their family if her salary is minimum AED 8000 plus Accommodation.
• The woman should be a high skill profession like doctor, Nurse, teacher or engineer or any other profession under medical sector.
• Every person who is 18+ to qualify for residence visa they must pass the medical fitness test at any government approves medical centers.
• Residents can sponsor their step children subject to General Director of residents and Foreign affairs.
• Dependents will get only entry permit after opening of resident visa file and after their medical test the resident visa will be provided to them.

Documents required for family visa in UAE

Fee for Family visa in UAE

Steps to follow for family visa in UAE

There are several steps to follow to get visa stamp on your family member's passport. Here are the steps below to follow:
• Collection of documents

  The first steps to follow for the family visa is to arrange all the soft copy of above mentioned documents and Original Emirates ID of Sponsor.

• File submission

  Every member of family should have a new file entry from the GDRFA. After submission of all your required documents the GDRFA will generate a new file number on which basis the entry permit will be issued.

• Entry permit

  After generating your file number the GDRFA will issue Entry permit for all the Applicants.

• Entry to Dubai

  After getting the entry permit which can be send through email to the family members to book the ticket and to enter Dubai. Note: If the members are already in UAE on Tourist visa they must change status which can be an extra cost of Approx AED 1200 per member

• Medical test

  After Entry in UAE the all family members excluding the Children under age of 18 must go through the Medical test in any Government approved Medical centers.

  Required documents
  • Typed Medical Application form
  • Passport Copy
  • Valid Entry permit
  • Passport size photos with white background
• Emirates ID
  
  

  When your Medical Report is passed you can submit the Emirates ID form with these required documents

  • Original Passport
  • Valid Entry Permit
  • Original Emirates ID of Sponsor
  • Copy of passed medical report through online
• Insurance
  
  

  As per the Dubai Health Authority all residents should have medical insurance plan approved by Dubai health Authority for process of Visa stamping in issuing Residency.
  Your family members are not under any company while you are the sponsor of your family so its is your responsibility to provide the insurance to your family to issue residency visa.
  Personal insurance per person can be bought for minimum AED 500 to approx AED 1500 per year.
  Taking Health insurance in UAE is very beneficial for everyone. Insurance give you protection against any unwanted health issue.

• Stamping Visa on passport
  
  

  After entry to Dubai your medical and Emirates ID should be processed within 60 days from entry date for stamping the residency visa on your Passport.

Total processing time for family visa in UAE

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My articles are immersed for more than ten years with the aim of assisting and empowering Labours, Residents, Investors and Tourist who are going through unique challenges in the United Arab Emirates.

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