Dubai family visa
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Having a valid Resident visa stamped on your passport and having a valid Emirates ID are the requirements in UAE to sponsor your family members. Additionally, your salary mentioned on the labor contract decides your eligibility to sponsor your family member. According to Dubai immigration any individual earning a salary of 4000 AED or more can sponsor their family members in a Residences visa. The other requirement is the Ejari tenancy contract of your apartment or a rental agreement on your name from any flat or residence.

There are certain other requirements depending on the situation:

• If a woman wishes to sponsor her husband and children, she needs to hold a residence permit listing her profession as teacher, engineer, nurse, doctor or any other profession in the medical sector. Her salary should be minimum 10,000 AED or 8,000 AED with accommodation. She will also need to submit any additional documents requested by the relevant authorities.
• Expatriates wishing to sponsor their parents need to keep a deposit as guarantee and provide proof that there is no means of care back home. The expatriate should earn the minimum mentioned salary (20,000 AED or 19,000AED and two-bedroom accommodation) and obtain an annual medical insurance policy for both parents with the minimum stated coverage per parent.
• If an expatriate wishes to sponsor his step children, there are certain conditions laid out by GDRFA that need to be followed. It is mandatory to have a written no-objection certificate from the biological parent and a monetary deposit for each child.
• A Muslim expatriate can sponsor two wives if the necessary tems and conditions laid out by the GDRFA are fulfilled
• Single mothers who want to sponsor their child must keep a deposit for each child and produce a written no objection certificate from the biological parent.
• An expatriate can sponsor his daughter only if she is/they are unmarried
• An expatriate can sponsor his son only until he is 18. If the son is studying in UAE or abroad after 18,sponsorship is given until the son is 21 years if proof is shown that he is pursuing education.

Here is the step by step process to complete family visa in Dubai

01 Collecting the documents (soft copies and Original Emirates ID)

Send the soft copies of the required documents and hand over the Original Emirates ID to us. If in case you do not want to come to our office we can collect it through courier.

02 File opening

A new file needs to be created in immigration system using the provided documents. Then they will proceed to creating the entry permit.

03 Entry permit

There are 2 types of entry permits. After the file has been opened, the entry permit application will be done based on your family member's location. If your family member is in Dubai, you can get first type of entry permit. If your family member is out of UAE, you have to process the second type of entry permit

• Entry permit – new – residence – (children/wife) – Resident sponsor working in private sector / free zone / government (inside)
• Entry permit – new – residence – (children/wife) – Resident sponsor working in private sector / free zone / government (outside)

04 If applicant is in Dubai, change status & if not in Dubai, enter Dubai

As soon as the entry permit has been approved if your family member is in Dubai, the status change application needs to be done. If they are out they can enter Dubai using the entry permit.

05 Medical

The medical exam for issuance of family residence visa needs to be done at any medical Centre that has been approved by Dubai Health Authority and Ministry of Health & Prevention. You can visit the nearest approved medical Centre in Dubai.

Necessary documents

• Valid Passport Copy.
• Valid Entry permit
• 2 Passport size photograph with white background

06 Emirates ID

To obtain an Emirates ID card, the eform on FAIC website will be filled and submitted with the documents mentioned below:

• Original passport
• Original valid residency or entry permit
• Original birth certificate or father’s passport or Emirates ID
• Passport and visa of the sponsor of the applicant (only for newborns)

07 Insurance

As per the rules of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), it is compulsory that all visa holders possess medical insurance plans approved by the DHA.

Source: Isahd

Personal medical policy for dependents with an annual limit of 150,000 AED and 20% coinsurance payable by the insured, can be purchased via local insurance providers.
Services can be hailed via accepted health centers, clinics, hospitals, etc. 20% coinsurance is payable by the insured with 500 AED payable per encounter and a total annual cap of 1000 AED. The insurer will bear 100% cost of treatment above these limits. Including coinsurance the charge of medicine and drugs has an annual limit of 1,500AED. 30% payable by the insured with regards to each and every prescription. No cover for drugs and medicines in excess of the annual limit. Restricted to a list of formulary products where available at the physician and the pharmacist

08 Stamping

The visa holder should either enter Dubai or perform a status change within 60 days from the date of issue of entry permit. They should then proceed to get Emirates ID and perform medical to go ahead with the visa stamping.