Want to know more about types of stays in the Emirates

Conditions for obtaining residency differ from one country to another, including the tourist visa, residence visa, and entry permits. The ease of residence procedures in the UAE and the speed of issuance varies, as residence options in the United Arab Emirates reach 6 different types.

TYPES OF RESIDENCE

Anyone who wants to live, work or study in the UAE must know how to obtain residency in the Emirates, and its types: work visa in the Emirates, corporate sponsorship, spouses work visa, investor visa in the Emirates, businessmen visa, and free business visa UAE The terms of residence in the Emirates 2019 differ according to its type and duration.

WORK VISA AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP

It is necessary to issue the Emirates Business Visa to everyone who wishes to work in the country, where companies from the private sector or free zones prepare all necessary papers related to the employee, to begin completing the only part required of it, which is medical examinations, and send them to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation for verification, as it is sent Through the “facilitation” centers or joint facilities in the electronic application program or through smart applications.

The required documents:

1. A personal photo of the worker with a white background
2. A copy of the worker’s passport
3. A copy of the academic qualification must be attached, certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the event that the educational qualification is requested (diploma above secondary or university qualification or equivalent)
4. Attach a letter of approval from the competent authority if required (pharmacist, nurse, teacher)

Submission period:

The validation period for the work visa in the UAE takes 5 working days.

SPOUSES WORK VISA

The UAE residence laws have defined how to obtain residency in the UAE, including the possibility of granting it from one of the spouses to the other, whether he is an employee or an employer so that one of them is the sponsor of the other, and this includes male children under 18 years old and unmarried girls. The UAE visa requires a letter from the husband not to object to the recruitment of the wife or vice versa, while the employee is required to fulfill some conditions, including that he holds a valid residence permit and that his monthly income should not be less than 4 thousand dirhams or 3 thousand dirhams and housing.

• The cost of the visa: The company that works for one of the spouses to pay all expenses related to the visa
• If a wife is staying with her husband and wants to work, she must obtain a no-objection letter from her husband and then obtain a work card and a work permit from her recruitment company
• A wife can guarantee her husband if she works in a qualified profession – for example, a school, a doctor, an engineer, or equivalent jobs. A qualified wife must have a minimum salary of AED 5,000
• Residence period: one or two years for the employee, 3 years for the employer

The required documents:

1. Residence visa application
2. Husband’s salary certificate
3. Notarized lease
4. The last water and electricity bill
5. Passport copy of the wife and children
6. Valid work visa for the sponsor
7. Present the marriage contract duly certified
8. Personal photos with a white background for the wife and children
9. The original medical fitness certificate for the wife and children after reaching the age of 18
10. A copy of the husband’s work contract or the company contract if he was an employer
11. A salary certificate from the employer stating the minimum required for the monthly salary in the concerned emirate

REAL ESTATE INVESTOR VISA

The conditions for an investor visa in the UAE are summarized if he owns a real estate in the state, or he obtains a commercial license from the Land and Property Department, where the UAE has applied a long-term residence visa system, for five or ten years, which is renewed automatically, when the same conditions are met, for certain categories Includes investors, entrepreneurs, and talented people.

• This visa is not a visit visa and the property owner cannot work dependent on this visa, although it is a form of a commercial license.
• Residence period: 6 months and two years in the event of obtaining a commercial license

The required documents:

1. Sponsor’s passport  (compulsory)
2. Color personal photo  (required)
3. A bank statement to prove the deposit  (optional),
   a 3-year bank deposit of 10,000,000 dirhams
4. Notarized company founding contract  (optional) A
   share of 10,000,000 AED or 6,000,000 if there is another real estate investment of 6,000,000 AED
5. A report from an accredited auditing company  (optional)
   to demonstrate that the investments are neither lent nor pledged
6. A letter from the Real Estate Registration Department  (optional)
   to prove that the property is not loaned or mortgaged

BUSINESS VISA

Several bodies in the United Arab Emirates are working to provide the Emirates businessmen visa at reduced costs to all those involved in investment projects in it, in order to obtain residency in the United Arab Emirates, such as Dubai Silicon Oasis and also Dubai Internet City, and also includes a long-term residence visa system for businessmen The same conditions as the investor.

• Residence period: 5 years with the ability to qualify for permanent residence if the conditions are met

The required documents:

The documents required to issue a 6-month visa until the issuance of long-term residence:

• Sponsor’s passport  (compulsory)
• Color personal photo  (required)
• Proof of long-term residence  (compulsory)

ENTREPRENEUR VISA

In addition to employees, business owners, and investors, independent workers can obtain a residence visa for self-employment, provided that they hold a commercial license to work in this field.

• Visa cost: The price of a free residence in the UAE ranges between 2,500 and 16,000 AED, depending on the region in which you want to work.

DUBAI FREE ZONE VISA

As for if you have established your own business in the UAE, all you have to do is find a local sponsor in order to obtain residency in the United Arab Emirates, and once you complete the project creation process, you can contact the Ministry of Labor and the local immigration department to create a file for employee recruitment, as then you start with a request A certain number of visas for employees.

ENTRY PERMITS AND TOURIST VISAS

There are many types of visas in the Emirates and entry permits, including:

TOURIST VISA RESIDENCE LAW 2020

Not all countries require a visitor visa to enter the territory of the Emirates, while the UAE requires some countries to obtain a visitor visa, as the person must specify the period of stay and the number of entry times, so visas allow the visitor to stay in the country for a period of 30 days, and other long-term ones that allow the holder To stay for 90 days.

While the government of the Emirate of Dubai issued, in the beginning of 2020, a decision stipulating the amendment of the UAE tourist visa system for all nationalities, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, “may God bless him,” announced the extension of the UAE visa Tourist for five years.

TRANSIT VISA

Transit visas are divided into two types, a 48-hour transit visa, which is free of charge, and one for 96 hours for 50 AED. It is only extracted by the national airlines of the Emirates.

ENTRY PERMIT AND PATIENT ESCORT

The UAE allows foreign patients to enter for treatment in its government and private hospitals, as these hospitals undertake procedures for issuing entry permits for the purposes of treatment.