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UAE Family Visa

Dependent

UAE Family Visa Dependent

Live happily in the UAE with your family.
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Family residence permit ensures living together with your loved ones

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Ensuring lawful stay and compliance with regulations

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ABOUT
UAE FAMILY VISA
DEPENDENT

ABOUT
UAE FAMILY VISA DEPENDENT

Utilize the Dependent Visa to live joyfully in the UAE with your loved ones.
The UAE’s welcoming attitude towards foreign talent and investors makes it easier for family members to join expatriates.
Before applying for a Family Visa Dependent in the UAE, consider the following:
  • The sponsor must obtain an Emirates ID and process their own visa before applying for a dependent visa.
  • Family members aged 18 years and above must complete a medical fitness exam at an authorized UAE medical facility.
  • A mother can sponsor her children in special cases approved by the ICP.
  • A resident sponsor has 60 days to apply for dependents’ residence visas after they enter the UAE under an entry permit.
  • A resident can sponsor their parents annually regardless of the sponsor’s visa duration.
  • Profession type is no longer a condition for sponsoring family visas.
  • Residents with dormant or inactive tuberculosis are considered medically fit and granted a one-year ‘Health Fitness Certificate for Residence.’

Conditions for
UAE FAMILY VISA
DEPENDENT

Conditions for
UAE FAMILY VISA DEPENDENT

Expatriates can sponsor first-degree relatives if they are legally employed, self-sponsored, have a valid residency permit, or own a company registered in the UAE.

The fundamental prerequisites are:
  • You must be a UAE citizen or a valid residence visa holder.
  • Male employees must earn a minimum salary of AED 4,000 or AED 3,000 plus accommodation to sponsor their wife and children.
  • Female employees must earn a minimum salary of AED 5,000 plus accommodation to sponsor their husband and children. An NOC from the husband is required for children’s visa applications.

Expatriates can sponsor relatives under these
conditions:

Expatriates can sponsor relatives under these conditions:

Only if she/they are unmarried, with no age restrictions.

Until he is 25; sons of determination (special needs) can be sponsored without age restrictions.

A residence visa must be applied for within 120 days of birth.

Subject to GDRFA’s conditions, including a deposit and a no-objection certificate from the biological parent.

Requires a deposit as a guarantee for each parent, sponsorship of both parents, proof of sole support, and medical insurance for parents.

DOCUMENTS

REQUIRED

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

Common documentation needed for a Dependent Family Visa in the UAE:
  • Sponsor’s passport and residence visa
  • Sponsor’s original Emirates ID
  • Sponsor’s Arabic salary certificate or Labour contract
  • Sponsor’s residential documents (tenancy contract/title deed and recent DEWA bill)
  • Passports and photos of dependents
  • Proof of relationship (marriage/birth certificate, fully attested and legally translated into Arabic)
  • Additional documents depending on the dependent type

Types of Family Visa Dependent

Types of Family

Visa Dependent

Two-Year Residence Visa
Processing Time: 1-2 weeks
One-Year Residence Visa
Processing Time: 1-2 weeks
Two-Year Residence Visa
Processing Time: 1-2 weeks
Two-Year Residence Visa
Processing Time: 3-5 weeks
One-Year Residence Visa
Processing Time: 1-2 weeks

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HOW WE CAN HELP?

Get in touch with us now for a quote on a UAE Dependent Visa Package! At CASSA, we simplify your UAE dependent visa application process. We provide expert assistance with all required documents, attestations, and translations.
Our services cover every aspect of the application, from inquiry to visa approval, including:

Our services include:

  • Assessment of individual situations
  • Review of required documents
  • Entry permit application submission
  • Medical tests arrangement
  • Emirates ID arrangement
  • E-residence visa submission
  • Emirates ID issuance and delivery
  • Timely updates

Why Choose CASSA?

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Over 95% of our clients receive their visas within two weeks.
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We have assisted over 2,000 families in reuniting and residing in the UAE.
Our team has extensive knowledge of UAE immigration laws and regulations.