How to get a visa
Who qualifies to get a maid’s/nanny’s visa?
• Head of the family called sponsor (usually the male), whose salary is not less than DH6000 a month or DH5000 + accommodation.
• Bachelors are not eligible to sponsor a maid.
• One can only sponsor a maid from the following countries: India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.
Required documents:
1. Residence visa (employment permit to enter country)
2. Medical fitness report (after maid enters)
3. Residence stamp on maid’s passport, Emirates ID application and issue of Domestic Worker Card
Documents required for residence visa for the maid/nanny:
• Salary certificate of sponsor in Arabic (for government employee)
• Labor contract of sponsor (for private employee) • Accommodation contract (of sponsor) showing a minimum of 2-bedroom apartment with Ejari attestation
• Typed application form from authorized typing office
• Sponsor’s passport
• Copy of maid’s passport
• Passport photos of maid (minimum 3 required)
• Affidavit from embassy/consulate certifying nonrelationship, if maid from same country
Step-by-step process for getting an entry permit for nanny
Step 1. Go to an authorized typing center and get a form filled up for employment entry permit.
Step 2. Pay Dh110 + separate typing fee (payment varies for each typing center). If urgent, pay additional Dh100. If maid already in the country, additional DH500 to be paid.
Step 3. Go to the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai (GDRFA) and submit all documents after attaching courier sticker for non-urgent visa. For urgent application, wait for a few minutes to receive the employment entry permit.
Step 4. Pay a refundable deposit of Dh2000 along with the application.
Step 5. Send either original visa or copy to your maid. If only copy was sent, deposit original at DNATA Visa Desk at Dubai airport or at DNRD counter.
Step 6. Once maid/nanny is already in the country, apply for her residence visa, Emirates ID and medical fitness report within 30 days of her arrival into the country.
Source: www.dubai.ae
