Application of the Entry Permit / Stamping of Residence Visa
Fill up the Entry Permit for Employment form which can be downloaded from the DWC website
Fill in applicant details specifying whether he / she is inside or outside the country
Submit the form with the relevant documents to the authorities & pay the fees accordingly
Entry permit will come within 2 weeks subject to approval from Immigration department.
If applicant is outside the country then he/she needs to enter the country & get the residence visa stamped on the passport within 60 days of the issue of the entry permit
If applicant is inside country then change status & local amendment will be done after which residence visa will be stamped on the passport
The applicant has to obtain a Mandatory Residence Insurance policy before the stamping process is initiated.
For visa stamping the applicant has to go for medical test & emirates id registration process.
- 4270 AED – Inside country change
- 2580 AED – Outside country change
No need to upload education certificate for partner visa, shareholder certificate will work.
Apply through e service portal.
- Colored Passport Copy
- Colored License Copy
- Colored Attested Qualification from MOFA UAE
- Employment Contract (applicable for employees)
- Colored Establishment Card Copy
- 4 passport size photographs
- Original Passport
- Original Entry permit with change of status stamp (inside country application)
- Original Medical Report
- Copy of the emirates id registration form
- Copy of the Mandatory insurance policy or Medical Card
- 4 passport size photos
- Fees for Outside Country – AED 2709 + Medical + Emirates ID
- Fees for Inside Country – AED 4462.50 + Medical + Emirates ID
- All fees mentioned above are subject to 5% VAT
Employment Renewal is done through the portal by filling up the following details
- Company PIN number
- Company name
- Employee DWC ID number
This information will generate the renewal form which needs to be filled & physically submitted to the authorities along with Visa renewal fees.
Residence Visa will be stamped on the passport within 2 weeks of the application date
- Original Passport
- Colored Attested Qualification from MOFA UAE
- Renewed Employment Contract (applicable for employees)
- Colored Establishment Card Copy
- Original Medical Report
- Copy of the emirates id registration form
- Copy of the Mandatory insurance policy or Medical Card
- 4 passport size photos
- Employment Visa renewal Fees – AED 1750 + Medical + Emirates ID
- All Prices mentioned above are subject to 5% VAT
- Fill up the Entry / Residence Permit Cancellation Form (Download from DWC website)
- Submit it physically along with the fees to the authorities
- Cancelation of Residence visa will take around 3-4 working days
- Documents required
- Original Passport
- Residence Visa Cancellation Form
- Cancellation Fees – AED 250
- All the prices mentioned above are subject to 5% VAT
- All the above processes can be done through the DWC portal by filling up a registration form for online access which can be downloaded through the DWC website.
- Fill up the Dependent Entry Application form with the relevant details of the applicant & the sponsor. The form can be downloaded from the DWC website
- Submit the documents physically to the authorities along with the relevant fees
- Timeline for issuance of entry permit is around 2 weeks from the date of application subject to approval from the immigration department.
- If applicant is outside the country then he/she needs to enter the country & get the residence visa stamped on the passport within 60 days of the issue of the entry permit
- If applicant is inside country then change status & local amendment will be done after which residence visa will be stamped on the passport
- The applicant has to obtain a Mandatory Residence Insurance policy before the stamping process is initiated.
- For visa stamping the applicant has to go for medical test & emirates id registration process.
- Fill up the Dependent Entry Application form with the relevant details of the applicant & the sponsor. The form can be downloaded from the DWC website
- Submit the documents physically to the authorities along with the relevant fees
- Timeline for issuance of entry permit is around 2 weeks from the date of application subject to approval from the immigration department.
- If applicant is outside the country then he/she needs to enter the country & get the residence visa stamped on the passport within 60 days of the issue of the entry permit
- If applicant is inside country then change status & local amendment will be done after which residence visa will be stamped on the passport
- The applicant has to obtain a Mandatory Residence Insurance policy before the stamping process is initiated.
- For visa stamping the applicant has to go for medical test & emirates id registration process.
- 2 passport copies of the applicant
- 2 passport copies of the sponsor including visa page
- For Housewife; Original & copy of the attested (home country & MOFA) marriage certificate
- For Child born in UAE; 2 passport copy of the mother including visa page & UAE birth certificate in original & copy
- For Child born outside UAE; Attested Birth certificate (original & copy)
- Original Visit visa or cancellation paper (for inside country applicants)
- Copy of the Ejari & DEWA bill.
- 3 color passport size photographs
- Original Passport of the applicant
- Original Entry Permit (for inside country applicant it should be with the change status stamp)
- Original medical test report (only applicable for Housewife)
- Copy of the emirates id registration form
- Copy of the mandatory health Insurance policy / medical card
- Fees for Outside Country Application – AED 1000 + Medical + Emirates ID
- Fees for Inside Country Application – AED 2753.50 + Medical + Emirates ID
- All the above mentioned prices are subject to 5% VAT
- Fill up the Dependent Residence Permit Renewal Application form with the relevant details of the applicant & the sponsor.
- Submit the documents physically to the authorities along with the relevant fees
- The renewal process will take around 2 weeks from the date of application
- Original Passport
- Original Emirates ID registration (renewal) & Old emirates id
- 2 passport copies of the sponsor including the visa page
- 2 passport copies of the dependent including the visa page
- 1 passport copy of mother including visa page (for child application)
- 3 passport size photographs
- Copy of the renewed Mandatory Health Insurance Policy / Medical card
- Fees for renewal - AED 850 + Medical + Emirates ID
- All the above mentioned prices are subject to 5% VAT
- Fill up the Entry / Residence Permit Cancellation Form (Download from DWC website)
- Submit the application with relevant documents physically to the authorities along with the relevant fees.
- The cancellation process will be take around 3-5 working days
- Documents required
- Original Passport
- Residence Visa Cancellation Form
- Cancellation Fees – AED 250
- All the prices mentioned above are subject to 5% VAT