A foreign employee should satisfy the aforementioned prerequisites to provide sponsorship for family members. The family members include a wife and children. And these prerequisites are formulated by the GDRFA. (General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs)

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Procedure to sponsor wife

the overseas resident is required to produce the original marriage certificate as proof of marriage. The marriage certificates must be in Arabic or a translated one.

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Procedure to sponsor daughters

An overseas employee or employer is permitted to residence sponsor visa to the daughter, only if she is not married. The rule applies irrespective of the number of daughters.

 

 Procedure to sponsor sons

An upper age limit of 18 is applicable when it comes to sponsoring sons. An overseas resident can offer sponsorship to his son beyond the age of 18 on educational grounds. The sponsor is allowed to offer sponsorship if the son pursues an education in an overseas country or in the Emirates.

 

Procedure to sponsor a parent

An overseas employee or employer is permitted to residence sponsor visa to their parent, the applicant must have a minimum salary of AED 20,000 monthly. And provide an Original Tenancy Contract under the applicant's name which consists of minimum of Two Bedrooms.