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Applying For A Residence Visa - Child

You must apply for a UAE residence visa for a newborn baby within 120 days of his/her birth. If you fail to do this, you will have to pay a Dhs.100 fine for each day beyond the deadline. This process is the same as for a family residence visa (see Moving to Dubai), with documents required including a birth certificate, passport and Resident ID application form. All children regardless of age must have a Resident ID; children aged 15 or younger, however, are not required to have the biometrics (fingerprinting), and the fee is reduced to Dhs.50. Also, children are only required to take the medical test from the age of 15 onwards.

Male children can be sponsored by their parent up to the age of 18, and thereafter to the age of 21 only if they are enroled in a full time university or college degree. A female child can be sponsored by her parent as long as she remains unmarried. This process is the same as a family residence visa, but steps can vary between a child and spouse. 

Prerequisites

  • Parent has a UAE residence visa.
  • Parent has a minimum monthly salary of Dhs.4,000 or Dhs.3,000 with accommodation allowance.

What to bring

  • Two passport-sized photos of the child. 
  • Passports of the sponsor and the child (originals and copies).
  • Sponsor’s employment contract, attested.
  • Sponsor’s salary certificate, attested. 
  • Sponsor’s residence visa (original and copy).
  • Tenancy contract in the sponsor’s name or company, if provided by employer.
  • Proof of health insurance for the child. 
  • Attested birth certificate. 

Procedure

  • General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA).
  • If your child is over 15 years old, take him/her for a medical test. 
  • Submit your application at the Family Entry Permit counter at the GDRFA along with supporting documents. 
  • Family member’s passport with residence visa stamp can be collected within three to five days, or you can pay Dhs.15 to have it couriered to you. 

NOTE: Child sponsorship is valid for one year and fees are Dhs.100

 

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