Immigration & Visas
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UAE residency, employment, investor, family and Golden Visa routes — eligibility, documents, costs and processing.
2-Year Employment Visa Dubai: Cost, Requirements and Process
Getting hired in Dubai involves more than receiving an offer letter and booking a flight. Your employer must arrange the correct work authorisation and residence status before you can legally work in…
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Dubai Investor Visa: Eligibility, Cost and Application Process
Getting residency in Dubai through investment sounds simple until you start comparing visa options. You may see a two-year investor visa on one website, a five-year visa somewhere else and a ten-year…
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Dubai Visa Medical Test: Requirements, Fees and Process
If you are applying for a Dubai residence visa, the medical fitness test is one of the main steps you need to complete before your residency can move forward. The process is fairly simple. You registe…
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Dubai Visa Quota: How Employee Quotas Work for Companies
Hiring in Dubai is not simply a matter of finding an employee and applying for a residence visa. Your company first needs enough approved capacity to sponsor that worker. This capacity is commonly cal…
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How to Extend a UAE Visit Visa: Process, Fees and Rules
Plans change. You may decide to spend another few weeks with family, stay longer for a holiday or simply need more time before your flight home. In many cases, you can extend a UAE visit visa without…
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UAE Work Bundle: How Work and Residency Visa Processing Works
Hiring an employee in the UAE used to involve several government platforms, repeated document submissions and multiple visits to service centres. The UAE Work Bundle was introduced to bring much of th…
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UAE Blue Visa: Eligibility, Benefits and Application Process
The UAE Blue Visa has moved well beyond its initial announcement. What started as a new residency category for environmental leaders now has detailed eligibility requirements, application routes and b…
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How to Sponsor Your Family After Business Setup
Setting up a UAE company is often the first step for entrepreneurs planning to live here long-term. Once your business licence and personal residence are sorted, the next question is usually practical…
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Investor Visa vs Employment Visa UAE
If you plan to live and work in the UAE, your residence route should match what you actually do in the country. An employee normally needs an employer-sponsored employment visa and the correct work pe…
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UAE Employee Visa Cost Breakdown
If you are hiring an employee in the UAE, the visa cost is rarely fixed. Several government approvals and services are involved, each with its own fee. The UAE employee visa cost depends mainly on the…
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UAE Labour Card for Employees: Requirements, Application & Renewal Process
If you work in the UAE private sector, you will probably hear HR teams use terms such as labour card, work permit, employment visa and labour contract. They are connected, but they do not all mean the…
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Abu Dhabi Free Visa for Indian Tourists: Eligibility, Dates and How to Get It
Indian travellers planning an Abu Dhabi holiday have a new way to cut one of the upfront travel costs. The Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi , or DCT Abu Dhabi, has introduced a limited pi…