No UAE company
Through our Employer of Record
We are the employer and the sponsor. Government fees at cost, plus our service fee on the visa, the same as below.
How EOR worksVisa services, start to finish
Employment visas through our Employer of Record or through your own company, family visas, Golden Visas, renewals and cancellations. Every step booked, tracked in the platform and done with someone from our team beside the applicant.
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Bringing the family
Visas for a spouse and children once the employee’s own residence is issued, school shortlists, and a plan for who flies in when.
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Bringing your family to the UAE?
Here's how it works.
Once your own residence visa is issued,
we apply for your spouse and your children, step by step.
We shortlist schools and nurseries by their official inspection ratings.
And we plan who flies in when, so everyone arrives in the right order.
Tell us who's coming.
Three ways we handle visas
Your own company
We process, you sponsor
Your company stays the sponsor. We handle MOHRE, immigration, the medical and the Emirates ID as your PRO, for AED 850 per employment visa.
PRO servicesFamilies and individuals
Family and Golden Visas
Spouse, children and parents for anyone sponsoring a family, and Golden Visa applications for those who qualify.
Family visa rules| Employment visa, start to finish | AED 850 |
|---|---|
| Family visa, per person | AED 550 |
| Golden Visa application | AED 2,500 |
| Visa renewal | AED 450 |
| Visa cancellation | AED 300 |
| Domestic worker visa paperwork, worker already found | AED 750 |
The employment visa
A two-year residence visa linked to a MOHRE work permit. The employer pays for all of it; UAE law does not allow passing it to the worker.
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- 1 Offer letter signed, work permit applied for 1–2 working days
- 2 Work permit approved by MOHRE 1–5 working days
- 3 Entry permit issued 1–3 working days
- 4 Flight and arrival 1–5 working days
- 5 Medical fitness test and result 1–2 working days
- 6 Emirates ID biometrics 1 working days
- 7 Residence visa issued, contract registered 2–5 working days
- 8 Emirates ID card delivered After they can start work 5–10 working days
Family visas
In our experience they start once the employee’s own visa is issued, and take one to three weeks more.
- Salary to sponsor a spouse and children
- AED 4,000 a month, or AED 3,000 with housing provided.
- Who can be sponsored
- Spouse, sons under 25, unmarried daughters at any age, children with special needs at any age.
- Parents
- Possible case by case. We confirm the current rule with GDRFA or ICP before filing.
- Medical test
- From age 18. Children under 18 skip it.
- Documents
- We send the exact list for your emirate. Expect passports and photos, attested marriage and birth certificates, and the employee’s salary certificate.
- Insurance
- Every resident needs cover to get or renew a visa. In Abu Dhabi the employer must insure one spouse and up to three children under 18 on an Abu Dhabi visa; in Dubai the sponsor does. The rules by emirate.
Golden and Green visas
Some of your hires will qualify for longer visas. We tell them when they do and help them apply.
Golden Visa · 10 years
For skilled professionals in MOHRE skill level 1 or 2, with a bachelor’s degree and a salary of at least AED 30,000 a month. If the salary drops below that or the contract ends, GDRFA can cancel the visa. The employer then needs only a work permit.
Green Visa · 5 years
Self-sponsored, for skilled employees in skill levels 1 to 3 with a bachelor’s degree and a salary of at least AED 15,000 a month.
Which visa does your hire need?
Everyone working on the mainland needs a MOHRE work permit. Whether they also need a new residence visa depends on where they stand today.
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Coming from abroad
Work permit, entry permit, medical, Emirates ID and a two-year employment residence. The standard route.
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Moving from another UAE employer
Transfer work permit and a new residence, once the old permit is cancelled.
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On a spouse’s or parent’s visa
A work permit for a resident on family sponsorship. No new visa and no quota.
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Golden or Green Visa holder
They sponsor themselves. The employer gets a work permit only.
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Emirati or GCC national
A work permit, no visa. Emiratis must earn at least AED 6,000 a month.
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A short project
A one mission permit, for up to three months, renewable once.
The remote work visa and the job seeker visa are not ways to employ someone in the UAE. Domestic workers fall under a separate law; we handle their paperwork for sponsors, but we don’t recruit them.
Start this first
Attesting the degree
Skilled roles often need an attested degree. Foreign documents take three stops: authentication in the home country, legalisation at the UAE embassy there, then attestation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here.
It is the step that delays most of our hires. We send the checklist the day they accept.
Questions we get asked
Something else? Ask us directly. A person answers, usually the same working day.
Can my hire start work before the Emirates ID card arrives?
Yes. Once the residence visa is issued and the contract is registered, they can work. The card itself is printed and delivered a week or two later.
Do you handle visa renewals?
Yes. We start renewals well before the two-year expiry, together with the work permit, Emirates ID and insurance, so nobody ends up with an expired document and a fine.
What happens to the visa when the job ends?
We cancel the work permit and the residence visa, and the employee gets a grace period to leave the UAE or move to a new visa. If they are joining another employer here, we coordinate the timing so there is no gap.
How long can someone stay after a visa is cancelled?
Golden and Green Visa holders get 180 days. For other residence visas it is shorter, and the official pages differ: GDRFA lists 60 days, while ICP gives 30 to 90 days depending on the skill level. Overstaying is fined for every day. We confirm the exact period with the authority on the day we cancel.
Can you find us a nanny or housekeeper?
No. Recruiting domestic workers needs a separate MOHRE licence. If you have already found someone, we handle the visa paperwork for you as the sponsor.
Do you help freelancers?
Yes, two ways. If one client keeps you busy, they can employ you through our Employer of Record. If you work for several, we file your own freelance permit or free zone licence, the Green Visa if you qualify, and your family’s visas. See freelancers.
Can women sponsor their family?
Yes. Tell us early and we check the current rule for the emirate.
Often used together
All services- Document attestation Degrees, marriage and birth certificates, attested for UAE use. from AED 150 per document
- Arrival and relocation Airport, first home, bank, schools: a named person for 90 days. from AED 2,900 once per arrival
- Freelancers Your own permit and visa, paid by you, or employed through us for one client. from AED 1,200 per application
Tell us who you’re hiring.
Role, salary, nationality and whether the family is coming. We reply with an itemised cost and a realistic start date, usually within one working day.