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An expatriate in Dubai may wish to sponsor his family to ensure emotional well-being, stability, and togetherness while living abroad. Having loved ones close provides comfort and motivation, helping the expat maintain a healthy work-life balance. It also allows the family to enjoy Dubai’s safe, modern, and family-friendly environment, with access to quality education, healthcare, and leisure facilities.
Sponsoring the family can be more practical and cost-effective than living apart, as it reduces the need for maintaining two separate households. Moreover, it offers legal residency and security for dependents, enabling them to live, study, and thrive in the UAE. Overall, family sponsorship helps create a stable and fulfilling life, both personally and professionally, for expatriates in Dubai.
To sponsor your wife and children for a residence visa in Dubai (UAE), an expatriate must meet specific requirements set by the UAE government. Below is a clear summary of the main requirements and process as of the latest regulations:
The Sponsor should have at lease 6 months valid visa.
The sponsor must earn a minimum monthly salary of AED 4,000, or AED 3,000 plus accommodation provided by the employer.
Earlier, only certain professions were eligible, but now any legally employed resident who meets the salary requirement can sponsor their family, regardless of job title.
The sponsor must have suitable housing (Ejari or tenancy contract under their name may be required).
MOFA Attested Marriage certificate, The certificate must be attested by:
The UAE Embassy in the home country, and
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
Children’s Age Limit
Sons: Can be sponsored up to age 18, although if he is studying this age limit can be extended up to 25 years, the valid student proof required from a recognised university in the UAE.
Daughters: Can be sponsored only if unmarried, regardless of age.
Newborns: Must be sponsored within 120 days of birth to avoid fines.
A female expatriate living in Dubai can sponsor her husband and children for residence visas if she meets specific conditions set by UAE authorities. She must hold a valid UAE residence visa. As we discuss the salary requirements for female sponsor is not specifically declared by authorities, so we can consider it same as men requirements:
An expatriate resident can sponsor his daughter/s only if she/they is/are unmarried, with no restrictions with regard to her/their age/s.
A male or female resident can sponsor his/her son/s until he is 25. Sons of determination (those with special needs) can be sponsored with no restrictions with regard to his/ their age/s.
For babies born in the UAE, a residence visa must be applied for, within 120 days of its birth to avoid getting fines.
An expatriate resident can sponsor his stepchildren, subject to GDRFA’s conditions which include a deposit for each child and a written no-objection certificate from the biological parent. Their residence visas are valid for one year; renewable annually.
An expatriate employee can sponsor his parents for a year’s stay by paying a deposit as a guarantee for each parent as stipulated by the respective immigration department.
An expatriate employee cannot sponsor only one of his parents. He needs to sponsor both parents together. He also needs to provide proof that he is their sole support and that there is no one to take care of them back home.
If one of the parents has passed away or if the parents are divorced, related official documents would be needed as justification to sponsor only one of the parents.
To sponsor parents, the employed expatriate resident must earn the minimum salary stipulated and obtain a medical insurance policy for parents with the minimum coverage stipulated for each, to be renewed each year.
Source: Residence visa for family members | The Official Platform of the UAE Government
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