How to Get Family Visa in Abu Dhabi

Introduction: If you live in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Now you want to bring your family here. But you don’t know how to bring your family or what is the process. So, in this blog post we will discuss everything about how to sponsor a wife or children in the UAE

 

UAE VISA STATUS CHECK BY PASSPORT NUMBER

 

So, let’s begin. First you need to know the UAE family visa requirements. Check out below all the requirements. 

Family Visa Requirements in UAE

If you sponsor your family in Abu Dhabi, Dubai or any other state. You need to follow their rules & requirements. List of spouse visa requirements in UAE. 

 

  1. Valid visa copy

  2. Valid passport copy minimum 6 months 

  3. Valid Emirates id copy

  4. Minimum salary 4000 AED or 3000 AED with accommodation.

  5. Salary certificate ( investor no need) 

  6. If you are a investor you need to deposit 

  7. Salary agreement or labour approval agreement contract. If he/she is an investor then no need

  8. No Objection Certificate (if you are on a local sponsor visa or you have a local house visa) 

  9. Tenancy contract or Flat apartment agreement or Ejary 

  10. Marriage certificate attested in your home country then MOFA attested in the UAE and Arabic translated or legal translated.

 

Above all requirements must be needed to follow, if you want to sponsor your family in the United Arab Emirates. 

 

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How to Get Family Visa Abu Dhabi

How to sponsor wife or children in Abu Dhabi? If your visa is in Abu Dhabi, you can easily sponsor your wife. In case you have all the documents listed above, you can sponsor, otherwise you won’t be able to sponsor a visa. 

Documents requirement Wife or Children 

  1. Valid passport copy minimum six months (wife).

  2. Clear passport size photo (wife).

  3. If she is a visitor then need a visit visa copy 

  4. Birth certificate attested and translated (children).   

 I think you have all the documents. What are the next steps?  

 Open a Sponsor File

 if you want to get your wife or children visa under your sponsor. The first step is to open a sponsor file with the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICP). You just need to apply for a sponsor file, then wait for approval.

Apply for entry permit visa: 

When the sponsor file is approved then you will be able to apply for an entry permit visa. Now your spouse or child has come to the uae. 

Apply for Change status visa: 

 If your spouse lives in the UAE. then you need to apply for change status. Or your spouse lives outside or in your home country then no need to change status.

 Medical test: 

Complete your spouse or child entry permit visa then you can go to any approval visa medical center. You can go to the khalifa hospital located in Al wadha mall, Abu Dhabi or Capital Health Screening Centre – Al Jazira, Abu Dhabi . 

Health insurance: 

In Abu Dhabi health insurance must be needed. Sometimes your company provides health insurance. But if your company didn’t provide it then you need individual health insurance. 

 

Remember if your company provided health insurance is better for you. Otherwise if you make individual health insurance that time you need to pay 3000+ AED. You can contract with us and we are provided with the cheapest health insurance. 

You have 14 days for insurance after completing your change status visa. Otherwise you will get a fine 300 AED every month. 

How to check health insurance fine? 

 

Emirates ID & Residence Visa: 

After completing your medical test, health insurance then you will apply for Emirates ID & Residence visa. 

Note: in Abu Dhabi, you need to apply for an Emirates ID and Residence visa together. You can’t apply for only an Emirates ID or only residence visa. 

Fingerprint : 

Apply for your Emirates ID then take the emirates id application paper. And go to the medical center and give your fingerprint. After completing the biometric then wait for the emirates id. 

You need to check emirates id application status. Read the article about how to check emirates id application status

If your emirates id status “ returned for modification” then read another article How to solve emirates id status returned for modification

 

Get Emirates ID 

If you receive a message “ your emirates id card is printed done”. Then just wait for 2 or 3 working days. You will get your ID CARD. 

 

If your ID card is ready. You can download online id or digital version of EID. check out the blog post  How to get an online Emirates ID

 

Sponsor visa UAE for wife cost

If you need a full quotation you can contract with us. Our office is in Abu Dhabi, UAE. mobile number +971 564943560 email address:advisedtour@gmail.com 

 

Inside the country: 

Entry Permit visa  – 400.00 AED 

Change Status – 700.00 AED ( Outside country no need change status)  

Medical Test – 300.00 AED 

Health Insurance – Provided by your company.

Emirates ID (2 years) – 380 .00 AED 

Residence Visa (2 years) – 500.00 

Note: This includes our typing service charge 

 

Renewal time : 

Renewal time same to same process but no Entry permit visa and visa change status. 

Medical Test – 300.00 AED 

Health Insurance – Provided by your company.

Emirates ID (2 years) – 380 .00 AED 

Residence Visa (2 years) – 500.00 

 

UAE spouse visa processing time

Family visa timing 7 to 15 working days. Sometimes need 5 to 10 working days. 

Can I sponsor my wife without tenancy in UAE?

No. you can’t sponsor your wife without a tenancy contract or Ejary in the United Arab Emirates. Must be needed to have a valid tenancy contract otherwise you can’t apply for a visa.

Abu Dhabi family visa requirements

 

  1. Valid visa copy

  2. Valid passport copy minimum 6 months 

  3. Valid Emirates id copy

  4. Minimum salary 4000 AED or 3000 AED with accommodation.

  5. Salary certificate (investors no need salary certificate) 

  6. If you are an investor you need to deposit 

  7. Salary agreement or labor approval agreement contract. If he/she is an investor then no need

  8. No Objection Certificate (if you are on a local sponsor visa or you have a local house visa) 

  9. Tenancy contract or Flat apartment agreement or Ejary 

  10. Marriage certificate attested in your home country then MOFA attested in the UAE and Arabic translated or legal translated.

Can wife work on husband visa in UAE

 

There is no restriction on a wife’s ability to work on a husband’s visa in the United Arab Emirates. But need a No Objection Certificate (NOC). And need to follow the UAE rules & regulations.

 

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