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How to Sponsor Your Husband or Wife in UAE
(Spousal Visa)
In case you are planning to bring your spouse to Dubai and sponsor their residence visa, here’s
a guide to help you do so. Below is a list of requirements, quali cation and steps based on an
experience by one of our readers who have shared their experience with us. Please be guided
accordingly.
To sponsor your parents in the UAE, you can visit this guide.
To sponsor your child in the UAE, you can visit this post.
Disclaimer: Be advised that if you have submitted the documents listed on this page, this does
not guarantee that you will be granted a visa for your spouse. Information posted here only acts
as a guide based on a rst-hand experience by one of our readers who wanted to share their
story. Dubai Immigration rules may change. It is best to contact proper authorities such as DNRD
for their updates and for more information. Call DNRD at 800 5111 or visit their website
www.dnrd.ae.
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Once submitted, the Typing Center will submit the visa application online. Wait for about 3 days
for approval. Once approved, you will receive an email or an SMS to get your visa stamped. This
is much more convenient now because it’s done online and there’s no need to go to the GDNRD
o ce.
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Please still be guided in the previous system below. But be advised of the new system which
involves submitting the documents to your chosen Typing Center.
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Hi Dubai OFW Team, my name is Dani. I’d like to share my experience applying for a visa for my
husband to help those who are planning to sponsor their spouses so they can stay together in
the UAE. We recently applied for a spousal visa (wife sponsoring the husband) at the
Department of Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD) o ce in Al Ja liyah. This post
outlines the process how I was able to secure a residence visa for a him.
Quali cations
UPDATE: Great news as there’s an update because INCOME and NOT profession is the main
requirement now for you to be quali ed to sponsor your family. You only need to have a
minimum salary of 4000 AED without accommodation (or 3000 AED with accommodation) to
apply for a residence visa for family members.
First and foremost, you need to make sure you are quali ed. In order to process a residence
visa for your spouse, here are the quali cations:
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However, if the wife does not meet the requirements mentioned, like if she works in a different
profession, she may make a petition to the committee. In this case, the basic salary
requirement of the wife should be at least 10,000 AED (or 8000 AED with Accommodation
Allowance from his company). Please note that this situation is handled case to case. It is x
important that you submit proper documents and requirements in order to have the a better
chance of the visa getting approved.
Cancelled Visa Page of Dependent (if already in UAE and has previous visa)
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Note: The situation will be different for every application. Getting approved may depend on the x
salary of the sponsor, job of the sponsor, etc. that’s why it’s best to comply with all the
requirements. Still, each case may be handled differently.
3. Medical Exam – we went back to the typing center to apply for a Medical Exam. The Medical
test application cost us 420 AED. He was given the documents to present to Dubai Health
Authority (DHA) when having the test. My husband went to the DHA clinic in Karama and had
his blood test and chest x-ray test done. After about 2 business days, the medical results were
delivered to our home. Results were “clear from infectious diseases” which is good.
4. Change Status Application – After securing the medical results, we went to the Typing
Center again to have a change of Status. Since my husband was on a “temporary residence
visa”, he needs to have the permanent residence visa stamp on his passport. We paid 550 AED
for the Change of Status.
5. Emirates ID Application – In the same typing center, we also applied for an Emirates ID. We
paid 370 AED for the Emirates ID application.
6. Passport Stamping – Went to DNRD o ce for the stamping of the visa in the passport.
Passport visa stamping cost us 510 AED.
Application Fees
How much does a residence visa for a spouse cost?
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Overall, we spent about 3,115 AED so I could get a UAE residence visa valid for 3 years for my x
husband. This includes the medical exam and the Emirates ID. Here’s a breakdown of our
expenses based on the procedure above.
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3115 AED – Total Fees (Please be advised that this fee is not a x price, there may be a change
in fees without prior notice)
After going through all the process, we were able to secure a stamp for my husband. We were
so happy after getting the stamp because he didn’t have to exit the country to change his visa
status. Also, this gives us more time for him to nd a better job for rather than just accepting
whatever opportunity that comes along the way.
Note: It says in the stamp that my husband is not allowed to work. Otherwise, if he nds a job in
a new company, he will have to change sponsorship (the company will have to process it for
him).
The challenging part in this process is just securing all the required documents. Make sure the
documents are properly attested. It took time for us because we had to request her diploma
from her university back in the Philippines, and the process took us over 2 months to do so.
RELATED POST:
There are plenty of Typing Centers in the UAE. These typing shops are authorized by the
government to encode the details to whatever documents you are applying in the UAE. The staff
in these centers will encode your details such as personal details and other contact
information. In our case, we went to a Typing Center which is also near the DNRD o ce in
Ja liyah.
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1. Based on our experience, the visa is not labelled as a “Husband Visa” or “Wife Visa” or x
“Spousal Visa”, it’s basically just termed as “Residence Visa” on the sticker.
2. Make sure you have completed requirements so that you can present everything to the
government staff. It’s much easier for them to approve the visa if you have all requirements.
3. The approval of getting a visa for the husband would depend on the professional
background of the wife, but it is still a case to case basis. Here’s an experience written by a
wife who sponsored her husband in Dubai. – How Did I Sponsor My Husband in Dubai? – My
Yellow Bells
4. In the case of the husband sponsoring a wife, here’s a post from one of the Pinoy bloggers in
Dubai – Getting Husband-Sponsor Visa In Just 1 Hour – Boy Dubai
5. For the wives who will sponsor their husbands, there is a ladies section in the DNRD so you
can have priority when processing your application.
6. Based on our research, we found out that the process is similar as that of a resident
sponsoring a family member (child, parent) in the UAE although the quali cations may be
different.
7. There are other DNRD o ces in Dubai. I think there’s on in Jebel Ali. We just picked the o ce
in Ja liyah as it’s the one nearest our home address.
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