DUBAI – Foreign nationals working in the United Arab Emirates with valid residence visas can sponsor residence visas for their families.
The foreign employees can sponsor their families regardless of their job titles if they earn a minimum salary of AED 4,000 or AED 3,000 plus accommodation.
An expatriate resident is allowed to sponsor the residence visa for his wife and children if he meets the requirements.
To sponsor the wife, the applicant is required to prove an existing marital relationship by submitting an attested marriage certificate in Arabic or duly translated into Arabic by a certified translator, according to the UAE’s official website.
An expatriate resident can sponsor his unmarried daughter or daughters only with no restrictions with regard to her/their ages.
“A male or female resident can sponsor his/her son/s until he is 25. Sons of determination (those with special needs) can be sponsored with no restrictions with regard to his/ their age/s,” read official website.
Documents required to Sponsor wife and Children
Application form – either online or through a registered typing office
Passport copies of the wife and children
Photos of the wife and children
Medical clearance certificate of the wife and children above 18 years
Copy of the husband’s employment contract or company contract
Salary certificate from the employer stating the husband’s monthly salary
Attested marriage certificate
Registered tenancy contract.
