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How To Sponsor Family In UAE
Are you living in the UAE and want to bring your family to live with you. The UAE government allows expatriates to bring their family members such as spouses, children, and parents under certain rules. This process is simple, but you need to follow certain rules and requirements. Here’s an easy guide to help you know how you can bring your family to live with you in the UAE.
Residence Visa for Family Members
Both bosses and workers who have a valid UAE residence visa can bring their family to live with them. In the past, only certain professions could be sponsored, but now, any profession can be sponsored. Now, if you make AED 4,000 per month or AED 3,000 with a place to live, you can bring your family to live with you. They need to pass a medical check if they are 18 or older.
UAE FAMILY VISA RULES
The UAE family visa rules say that your education or job won’t affect whether you can get a visa for your family. Instead, the money that people wanting to bring their family to the country will be looked at. No matter what your job is, you can support your family if you have enough money and a valid visa. Before you make a decision, make sure to check your visa status in the UAE to see if you can sponsor your family.
Before 2019, only people with specific jobs could bring their family to the UAE. Since 2019, men working in the UAE can support their wives and children if they earn at least AED 4,000 a month or AED 3,000 with a place to live.
Women in Abu Dhabi have to meet some different requirements if they want to bring their families to live with them. A woman needs to have a proper work permit and make at least AED 5,000 every month.
In Dubai, a woman needs to earn at least AED 4,000 to be able to support her family. She also needs permission from the GDFRA to approve her request.
SALARY CRITERIA TO SPONSOR VISA FOR FAMILY IN UAE
- You need to earn at least AED 4,000 per month to bring your spouse or children to live with you in Dubai/UAE. If you’re a man, you can also include the value of accommodation to meet the requirement of AED 3,000. The applicant can have any job as long as they meet the salary requirement.
- Women in the UAE can support their husbands.
- There are no job restrictions for bringing your family to live in Dubai.
- Men whose wives support them can also request permission to work in Dubai/UAE.
- A mother can support her children in some situations if the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship and Ports Security (UAE ICP) agrees and checks that it’s okay.
- According to a decision made by the UAE government in January 2021, international students studying at universities in the UAE are allowed to bring their families to live with them. If you want to bring your family to the UAE as a student, you need to have a good place for them to live.
Key Sponsorship Requirements
- You need to earn at least AED 4,000 or AED 3,000 with a place to live.
- Medical fitness: All family members who are 18 years old or older need to go to approved health centers in the UAE to take and pass medical tests.
- In some special situations, a mother can bring her children to the country with the approval of the Identity and Citizenship Authority.
- You need to apply for your dependents’ residence visa within 60 days after they arrive in the UAE on an entry permit.
- You can help bring your parents to stay with you for a year, no matter how long your visa is valid for.
- Medical Consideration: People with inactive pulmonary tuberculosis are considered healthy if they get treatment and follow-up care.
Sponsoring Your Spouse and Children
In order to bring your wife and children to live with you, you need to meet the basic requirements for sponsoring them. You need to give your wife a certified marriage certificate in Arabic or translated to Arabic by a certified translator.
- Sponsoring Two Wives: In some cases, a Muslim resident can support two wives, as long as they follow ICP’s rules.
- Unmarried daughters can be sponsored, with no age limit.
- Children can receive sponsorship until they turn 25. Children and adults with special needs can be sponsored at any age.
- Babies: You need to get them sponsored within 120 days of their birth to avoid penalties.
- Stepchildren can be sponsored by meeting GDRFA’s requirements, which include giving a deposit and getting permission from their biological parent.
Required Documents
To sponsor your wife and children, you’ll need:
- Application form (online or via a registered typing office)
- Photos of wife and children
- Passport copies of wife and children
- Medical clearance certificate for those above 18
- Salary certificate
- Copy of your employment or company contract
- Registered tenancy contract
- Attested marriage certificate
VISA FOR FAMILY IN UAE VALIDITY AND RENEWAL
- The visa is valid for two to three years.
- If the sponsor’s visa lasts for three years, then the sponsored relatives will probably also get a visa for three years. This does not apply to parents and grown-up sons who get a visa to live in the UAE for one year. Similarly, if the person who is supporting the visas of their family has their visa cancelled, then the family’s visas will also be cancelled.
- When your visa to stay in a place ends or is taken away, you have 30 days to get a new one. If the sponsor does not renew the visa for their family members, then their family members will be considered illegal residents. They might have to pay a fee for staying too long.
Cancellation and Grace Period
The family can live in the country because of the sponsor’s visa. If the person supporting the visa is no longer allowed to stay, their family’s visas will also be cancelled. Dependents can get 6 more months to get a new residence permit after their old one expires or is canceled.
In order to bring your parents to this country, you need to sponsor both of them together unless there are special reasons like if one of them has passed away or they are divorced. You have to show that you are the only one providing for them and get medical insurance for them. In Dubai, you need to earn at least AED 20,000 in order to bring your parents to live with you.
