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Employment visa

Your UAE employer sponsors your residence visa once you accept a job offer.

Who it suits
Professionals with a job offer
Residence
2 years, renewable
Usually takes
2 to 4 weeks

When a UAE company hires you, the employer applies for your work permit and residence visa. We don’t replace your employer’s HR team. We help with what sits around it: attesting your degree, reading the contract, and getting your family settled.

What you’ll need

  • A signed offer letter
  • Passport and passport photo
  • An attested degree certificate, required for many roles
  • A medical test in the UAE

How it goes

  1. 1 Read and sign the offer
  2. 2 Attest your degree in your home country and in the UAE
  3. 3 Your employer applies for the work permit and entry permit
  4. 4 Medical test and Emirates ID biometrics
  5. 5 Residence visa issued, then sponsor your family

Rules, thresholds and government fees change. We confirm the current requirements with the issuing authority before you pay anything.

Want to go ahead with this route?

Tell us a little about your situation. We’ll confirm whether you qualify and what it will cost.

Office
Al Habtoor Business Tower, Level 21, Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE, PO Box 29805
Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 18:00 (UAE time)

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