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Transfering A Residence Visa - Maid
If your maid is transferring to a new job rather than returning to her home country, you are responsible for transferring the maid’s residence visa to the new sponsor. The maid’s visa may also be transferred from a UAE-resident family to a public sector job, to a new family sponsor and residence, or from an employer’s family to another.
Prerequisites
- The maid has a valid UAE residence visa, labour card and up-to-date sponsorship stamp.
- New sponsor’s salary should not be less than Dhs.10,000.
- New sponsor must meet the criteria as outlined by GDRFA.
See Applying for a residence visa (maid)
What to bring
- Passport-sized photos of maid (two)
- New sponsor’s employment contract stating that their salary is over Dhs.10,000 (copy).
- Current sponsor’s passport and Resident ID (original and copy)
- New sponsor’s passport and Resident ID (original and copy)
- Maid’s passport, Resident ID and labour card
- Maid’s medical certificate (original and copy)
- Maid’s former employment contract
- General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs.
- Complete residence visa transfer form at any typing centre; both the new and old sponsor must be present.
- Submit all documents to GDRFA’s Residency section along with maid’s passport and labour card.
- New sponsor must pay Dhs.5,080 to issue a new residence visa with sponsorship, plus a Dhs.2,030 security deposit.
- Once maid’s sponsorship is cancelled/transferred, the refundable cash deposit of Dhs.2,030 is returned to the former sponsor.
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