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Residency & Family Visas
Residence visas, family sponsorship, Emirates ID and the ICP and GDRFA processes behind them.
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Residency & Family Visas
How to Transfer a UAE Visa to a New Passport
Key takeaways You have one month. Under Federal Law No. 9 of 2006, an ID card holder must report any…
33 min read
Residency & Family Visas
UAE Re-Entry Permit After 6 Months: Cost, Conditions, and Why Dubai Is Different
Key takeaways The ICP re-entry permit does not apply to residents of the Emirate of Dubai. ICP publishes this as…
28 min read
Residency & Family Visas
What Is ICP? The Complete Guide to the UAE Federal Authority
ICP issues every Emirates ID in the UAE, decides nationality, controls passports and runs federal customs. Its full mandate, the…
26 min read
Residency & Family Visas
What Is GDRFA? The Complete Guide to Dubai Immigration
GDRFA decides who enters, resides in and leaves Dubai. All seven service categories — including the violator follow-up system nobody…
27 min read
Residency & Family Visas
UAE Visa Status Change: Cost, Conditions and the Sequencing Rule Nobody Explains
GDRFA publishes AED 500 plus charges for status amendment — and two conditions that must already be met before it…
29 min read
Residency & Family Visas
Family Visa Renewal Documents: The Complete UAE Checklist
Every document ICP requires to renew a family residence — for employee and business-owner sponsors, for spouse, sons, daughters, special-needs…
29 min read
Residency & Family Visas
UAE Visa Medical Fitness Test: Fees, Centres, Results and What Happens If Something Is Found
What the UAE residency medical actually screens for, the three occupational fee tiers, Dubai's 25 centres and three speed options,…
26 min read
Residency & Family Visas
Ejari and the Dubai Family Visa: What Is Required, What It Costs, and Who Can Register It
GDRFA requires a registered Ejari lease or DLD ownership for a Dubai family visa. What the housing condition actually tests,…
25 min read
Residency & Family Visas
UAE Residence Visa Grace Period: The Four Tiers, and How to Find Out Which Is Yours
ICP publishes four grace period tiers — 180, 90, 60 or 30 days — decided by permit category. Which one…
26 min read
Residency & Family Visas
UAE Visa Types: Every Route, Duration and Threshold Explained
Every UAE visa and residence route in one place — entry permits, sponsored residences, and the Golden, Green and Blue…
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