Family visa — UAE
Full-cycle UAE family visa sponsorship — eligibility assessment, document preparation, entry permit filing, medical coordination, and residence visa stamping for your spouse, children, or parents.
What our clients face
New employment or company formation
You hold a UAE residence visa and want to bring your spouse, children, or parents to live with you in the Emirates. Typical triggers include a new employment contract or company formation, a salary increase that crosses the relevant sponsorship threshold, or a change in family status such as marriage or the birth of a child.
Salary and eligibility thresholds
The thresholds differ by dependant category: sponsoring a spouse or children requires a minimum salary of AED 4,000/month (or AED 3,000 plus employer-provided accommodation), while sponsoring parents requires AED 20,000/month. Golden Visa holders are exempt from minimum salary requirements for family sponsorship. There are also age limits for children: sons can be sponsored until age 18 (or until 25 if enrolled in a UAE-accredited educational institution), and daughters can be sponsored until marriage.
Rejected or delayed applications
Clients come to us when they need clarity on eligibility criteria, when an application has been rejected or delayed, or when dependants hold passports that require additional security clearance. The process runs through federal and emirate-level immigration authorities — ICP and GDRFA — and a single documentation error can reset the timeline by weeks.
Our approach
Eligibility assessment
Review of sponsor's visa type, salary, and tenancy contract against current ICP/GDRFA thresholds for the relevant dependant category (spouse, children, or parents).
Document preparation
Compile, attest, and translate all required certificates (marriage, birth, educational) including UAE Embassy and MOFA attestation guidance; translations must be completed by a UAE-licensed legal translation office.
Application filing
Submit entry permits through ICP/GDRFA (family visa applications are processed by federal or emirate immigration authorities regardless of whether the sponsor holds a mainland or free zone visa).
Medical and Emirates ID coordination
Schedule DHA/MOHAP medical fitness tests and biometrics appointments for dependants.
Visa stamping
Track approval, coordinate passport submission, and obtain the final residence visa stamp.
Ongoing compliance advice
Renewal timelines, status change notifications, and impact of sponsor's visa changes on dependant status.
Stages of work
Initial consultation
We review the sponsor's residency status, employment contract, salary certificate, and tenancy agreement to confirm eligibility against the applicable thresholds and identify any blockers, including age limits for children and the stricter requirements for parent sponsorship.
Document checklist and preparation
We provide a tailored list of required documents, advise on attestation requirements (home country, UAE Embassy, MOFA), and verify that translations are completed by a UAE-licensed legal translation office to meet ICP/GDRFA standards.
Entry permit application
We file the entry permit for each dependant through ICP or GDRFA and monitor the application until approval is issued.
Arrival and medical processing
Once dependants enter the UAE on their entry permit, we coordinate medical fitness examinations and Emirates ID biometrics within the 60-day entry permit validity window.
Residence visa stamping
We submit passports for final visa stamping, confirm the residence visa is issued, and provide a summary of renewal dates and compliance obligations going forward.
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