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Move to the UAE and keep your job

You like your job. You want to live in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. There are two proper ways to do both. Here they are, with what your employer needs to know and an email you can send them.

See the two ways The email to send

Moving with your job UAE

Way 1: We employ you in the UAE
Way 2: The remote work visa
Your employer: Needs no UAE company
Your family: Can come with you

Time zone: GMT+4 all year
Quote: Itemised, upfront

Two ways to do it

Both are legal and both let your family come. The difference is who employs you.

Way 1 · Employer of Record

Your employer hires you through us

Your employer Abroad

Monthly fee

We employ you Your employer in the UAE

Contract, visa, salary

You Living in the UAE

They still manage your work

A UAE employment contract with us
A work permit and a two-year residence visa, sponsored by us
Health insurance from us, as your employer
Your salary in AED through WPS, and gratuity under UAE law
Visas for your family once your own is issued

Best when you are moving for the long term, or your employer wants a local setup with nothing grey.

How our Employer of Record works

Way 2 · Remote work visa

You stay on their payroll

Your employer Abroad, as today

Salary, as today

You With your own UAE visa

We can file the visa for you

You keep your contract and your salary from abroad
Proof of your job and an income of at least USD 3,500 a month
Health insurance valid in the UAE, which you arrange
A one-year residence, renewable, that you sponsor yourself
You can sponsor your family

Best when your employer wants nothing to change on their side. On this visa, no UAE company can employ you, us included.

Our visa services

A quick way to choose

Moving for the long term?: Through us
Your employer wants nothing to change on their side?: The remote work visa
Earning under USD 3,500 a month?: Through us: the remote work visa needs at least that
Want a UAE contract and gratuity?: Through us

How to make the case to your employer

Most employers worry about three things: cost, legal risk and losing touch with you. Here is what answers each.

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Want to move to the UAE and keep your job?

Your employer doesn't need a UAE company.

We employ you here on their behalf.

We handle the contract, visa, payroll and insurance.

You keep the same job and the same team.

Staying on their payroll abroad?

The remote work visa is the other route.

Share this with your manager.

No UAE company needed

We employ you in the UAE. They don’t open a company, register with the labour ministry or run a payroll here.
They keep someone good

You keep doing the job you already do well. Hiring and training someone new takes longer and costs more.
Done properly

A UAE contract, a visa, health insurance and payroll through WPS. Nothing grey for their HR or legal team.
A cost they see upfront

An itemised quote before they decide, government fees at cost with every receipt, and no minimum term on the monthly plan.
Hours that overlap

The UAE is on GMT+4 all year. That gives a shared working day with Europe, Africa and much of Asia.
Easy to undo

If it doesn’t work out, the employment ends under UAE law. We handle the visa cancellation and the final settlement.

An email you can send today

Short, specific and easy to forward to HR. Change the parts in brackets, and add anything your manager will want to know.

Subject: Working from the UAE

Open in my email

Hi [name],

I’d like to move to the UAE and keep doing my job, with the same role and the same results.

We wouldn’t need a company there. Moha, a UAE Employer of Record, would employ me locally and handle the contract, the visa, health insurance and payroll under UAE law. They invoice us each month, and we keep managing my work as we do today.

They send an itemised quote before we decide, and there’s no minimum term on the monthly plan.

If you’d rather keep me on our payroll, I can apply for the UAE’s remote work visa instead. It needs a letter from us confirming my job and salary.

Could we talk about it this week? This page explains both options: https://employerofrecord.ae/move-with-your-job/

Thanks, [your name]

What happens next

1
You send the email

Or forward this page. Change the parts in brackets.
2
We talk to your employer

An itemised quote within one working day, and answers for their HR team.
3
They sign, we employ you

Offer letter, work permit, entry permit and residence visa, in the right order.
4
You land

With help in the first weeks if you want it: the airport, a temporary home, the bank account.

On the remote work visa, there is no employer step: we file your application and book the medical test and Emirates ID.

Questions we get asked

Something else? Ask us directly. A person answers, usually the same working day.

Do I have to leave my job at home?

Through us, you move from your employer’s payroll to ours, so your contract at home usually ends or is put on hold. How is between you and them. On the remote work visa, nothing changes on paper.

Who pays your fee?

Your employer. Our monthly fee is billed to them with your salary and the costs. You pay us nothing: UAE law doesn’t let an employer charge the worker for being employed.

What about tax?

The UAE does not tax salaries. Your home country might still tax you, depending on its rules and how long you are away, so check before you move.

For your employer, what matters is what you do here, not who employs you. A company abroad can become taxable in the UAE if it has a permanent establishment here, and the Federal Tax Authority’s guide explains when that applies. Their tax adviser should look at your role. We don’t give tax advice.

Can my family come?

Yes, on both routes. Through us, we file their visas once your residence is issued. On the remote work visa, you sponsor them yourself.

How long does it take?

Through us, most people are working legally in the UAE a few weeks after the signed offer. Your employer gets a realistic date with the quote.

What if my employer says no?

Ask what worries them, and send them to us. Most objections are about cost, legal risk or tax. We can answer the first two in one call.

I have more than one client. Is this for me?

Probably not. If you work for several clients, see freelancing in the UAE: your own permit, or employment through us for one client.

Official sources

Checked 4 Nov 2026. We cite UAE government sources only.

Tell us where you work now.

Your employer, your role and when you’d like to move. We tell you which way fits, and send your employer a quote if you want.

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