DUBAI FAMILY VISA | Sponsor your family Member to stay in UAE using your own Residence Visa
Published at : December 01, 2021
Expatriate residents, both employers and employees, may sponsor their families in the UAE provided they have a valid residency permit.
The UAE Family Visa is a type of residence visa, and as such, you have to submit it on behalf of your family members after they are already in the country on an entry permit. You can submit the family visa application at the offices of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) of the relevant emirate.
Please note that it is easier for a male expatriate to sponsor his family members to the UAE than it is for a woman. If you are a man who is on the UAE on a Residence Visa, you can bring the following family members on a Family Visa to the UAE:
Your wife. If you are a Muslim resident, you may also sponsor two wives but you must meet certain terms set out by the GDRFA.
Your sons. You can sponsor your sons only if they are 18 or under. If the sons are over 18, you can still sponsor them but only if they are students, and only up to the age of 21. Additionally, if the sons are over 18, they must enter the UAE at least once every six months if studying abroad otherwise their UAE visa will be canceled.
Your daughters. You can sponsor your daughters only if they are unmarried.
Your parents. You can also sponsor your parents, provided you meet the following conditions:
You sponsor both parents unless one of them has passed away
You pay a deposit as a guarantee for each parent
You get your parents a medical insurance policy
You have a monthly salary of AED 20,000 or a AED 19,000 plus a two-bedroom accommodation
Your stepchildren. You may also sponsor your stepchildren if you get a written No Objection Certificate from the biological parent. The visa for stepchildren is valid for one year and renewable.
A woman can also sponsor her family although the criteria for a her to do so is higher than that for a man:
The family members she can sponsor are her husband and her children.
She has to earn a monthly salary not lower than AED 10,000 or alternatively AED 8,000 plus accommodation
She must work as an engineer, teacher, or a profession related to the medical sector
In certain cases (and only with approval from the DRND), if the woman has a sufficient monthly salary, she could qualify for sponsorship even if she isn’t employed in one of the aforementioned categories
If she has a husband who can sponsor the children instead, she is not allowed to do it herself. It must be the husband.
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The UAE Family Visa is a type of residence visa, and as such, you have to submit it on behalf of your family members after they are already in the country on an entry permit. You can submit the family visa application at the offices of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) of the relevant emirate.
Please note that it is easier for a male expatriate to sponsor his family members to the UAE than it is for a woman. If you are a man who is on the UAE on a Residence Visa, you can bring the following family members on a Family Visa to the UAE:
Your wife. If you are a Muslim resident, you may also sponsor two wives but you must meet certain terms set out by the GDRFA.
Your sons. You can sponsor your sons only if they are 18 or under. If the sons are over 18, you can still sponsor them but only if they are students, and only up to the age of 21. Additionally, if the sons are over 18, they must enter the UAE at least once every six months if studying abroad otherwise their UAE visa will be canceled.
Your daughters. You can sponsor your daughters only if they are unmarried.
Your parents. You can also sponsor your parents, provided you meet the following conditions:
You sponsor both parents unless one of them has passed away
You pay a deposit as a guarantee for each parent
You get your parents a medical insurance policy
You have a monthly salary of AED 20,000 or a AED 19,000 plus a two-bedroom accommodation
Your stepchildren. You may also sponsor your stepchildren if you get a written No Objection Certificate from the biological parent. The visa for stepchildren is valid for one year and renewable.
A woman can also sponsor her family although the criteria for a her to do so is higher than that for a man:
The family members she can sponsor are her husband and her children.
She has to earn a monthly salary not lower than AED 10,000 or alternatively AED 8,000 plus accommodation
She must work as an engineer, teacher, or a profession related to the medical sector
In certain cases (and only with approval from the DRND), if the woman has a sufficient monthly salary, she could qualify for sponsorship even if she isn’t employed in one of the aforementioned categories
If she has a husband who can sponsor the children instead, she is not allowed to do it herself. It must be the husband.
#husbandvisa#wifevisa#familyvisa#Dubai#UAE
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