Spouse Visa UAE

If you are residing in any state of the UAE and you wish that your spouse or marriage partner will also live with you, then the UAE spouse visa is the best option. You can sponsor for the permanent residency visa of the partner. There are particular requirements in this category, and the sponsor must fulfill the demands of this spouse visa. All the rules and regulations of the spouse visa are set by the GDRFA (General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai).

Read the content below, and you will get all the relevant information for the spouse visa of the UAE. The criteria of the spouse visa, documents required for it, the primary process of applying for the permanent visa of the spouse and the conditions for sponsorship are mentioned in the below content.

So, let’s start:

Eligibility for the sponsor of the SPOUSE

  • If the person sponsors his spouse, then he should have a minimum salary of AED 3000 to AED 4000.
  • The person must also have the proper accommodation facility for the spouse.
  • If the sponsor is getting AED 10,000, then the rules and regulations for the spouse are very flexible.

How to sponsor your spouse in UAE

Following steps will provide you with the necessary information about “How to sponsor your partner in UAE.” Read the following content, and you will get all the information about the sponsorship criteria in the UAE:

How will the husband sponsor wife?

  • The husband can be a sponsor of his wife if his salary is more than AED 4000.
  • He must also have a living facility for his wife.
  • The particular criteria for sponsoring more than one wives for the Muslims require specific terms and conditions. If the person fulfills the demands, then he can sponsor more than one wife for the residency visa of the UAE.

How can a wife sponsor her husband in the UAE?

  • The wife can also sponsor for the residency of her husband if she has at least AED 4000 salary.
  • If she also has the accommodation facility, then AED 3000 is also enough for sponsoring the residency visa of the husband.
  • The wife must be a teacher, doctor or an engineer if she wants to sponsor her husband.
  • For highly paid wives who have the salary AED 10,000, the rules and regulations are not so strict for sponsoring the husband than those who get AED 3000. For the women who get minimum AED, 10,000 can apply for all family members along with husband as they have permission from DNRD.
  • If the husband wants to work in the UAE, then the residency visa doesn’t allow to do work. If he wants to do the job, then he must get the employment visa from the GDRFA and has to cancel the residency visa. It is according to law and regulations.

Fees required for the spouse visa:

All the applicants must know the prices for the spouse visa in the UAE.

Applicant has to submit AED 310 either manually or online for the Application fee. It doesn’t include typing fees. The cost is for per family member.

AED 15 are optional for courier company subsidiary. These charges come in Empost label.

Documents required for submission of the spouse visa application

Attach the below-mentioned documents for the spouse visa:

  1. The first requirement is the filling of the application form. You can fill the application form online as it is an easy method and also save your precious time. The sponsor submits the form.
  2. The Sponsor must submit the salary certificate if he/she is the government employee.
  3. In case of the sponsor is not the government employee, he/she must provide the attested job contract with the private firm. The GDRFA requires the salary certificate for the proof of the salary of the spouse.
  4. The applicant has to submit a copy of the passport of the partner. Also, the real passport is required by the GDRFA.
  5. The person must attach three passport size photographs of the applicant with a white background. The picture must show eighty percent of your face. Size of the photograph must be six by six cms. It means pixels must be minimum 600 by 600.
  6. The applicants for the UAE residency visa must be medically fit. So, the applicant must provide a medical report from the legalized hospital and doctor.
  7. The spouse visa also requires that the person is not suffering from any ailment. The applicants who have AIDS or TB are not allowed to enter the UAE. They will never get the spouse visa of the UAE. A medical test is done at the right hospital. In the test, a typical chest X-ray is done. Also, blood tests are taken to make sure that the person is medically fit.
  8. In case of the sponsorship by the spouse, the person has to submit the marriage certificate that is attested by the authorities in the UAE. The attestation by the UAE authorities was in the case when the marriage ceremony was in the UAE.
  9. The married couple has to submit their utility bills in case of applying the visa of their offspring.
  10. A person has to submit the ID card of UAE, labor card of the sponsor and the tenancy contract.
  11. A person has to submit the bank statement. The period of bank statement changes for the type of resident. For the new residents, the requirement by the GDRFA is one-month bank statement while for the old residents, they are required to submit the bank statement of 90 days.

The procedure of applying for the residency visa:

  1. First, take the medical check-up of the applicants from the authorized hospital.
  2. Get your documents to type from the typing center and receive your application form. This form will require the fees which is AED 310.
  3. Now, you have to submit the application form of the residency visa and the relevant documents such as the copy of passport, copy of the entrance permit, medical certificate, etc. to the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Dubai (GDRFA).
  4. If the partner of the sponsor is not in the UAE at the time of the application submission, then he/she has to complete their medical tests and UAE ID procedure during their 60 days stay in the UAE.
  5. According to the GDRFA rule, the UAE provides primary medical insurance. So, the applicant must get it during the stay in the UAE.
  6. If the partner is in the country at the time of the visa application, then there is no need to exit from UAE. Only, the fee is required for visa status alternation. Visa is changed from a temporary residency to the permanent one, so the person has to pay AED 510.
  7. If the spouse is not in the UAE, then firstly the sponsor for the entry permit and then the application for the permanent residency is submitted to GDRFA.

NOTE:

All the terms and conditions are listed according to the rules and regulations by the GDRFA (General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs-Dubai). These terms and conditions may change after some time. So, before applying for the spouse visa in the UAE, the person must check if there are changes in the criteria and requirements of the spouse visa.