What are the procedures to sponsor a Housemaid/Nanny
in Dubai/UAE?
An expatriate can sponsor a housemaid if the following conditions are
met:
Salary: Sponsor's monthly salary should not be less than Dh6,000 or
Dh5,000 plus company provided accommodation.
Yearly Fees: Sponsor should pay Dh5360 as an
annual fee at Immigration (every year to be repeated. Typing Charge
extra)
Deposit: Dh2020 to be paid in Cash at
Immigration after approval. This
amount will be refunded after Maid's Visa cancellation and exit.
Dh220 should be paid at Immigration as file opening fees.
• The housemaid and the Sponsor/spouse should not
be related
• The Sponsor
should be a resident in the UAE living with his/her family
New Entry Permit for Housemaid Sponsored by an Expatriate
Required Documents:
• Prepaid Application Form (can be typed from Typing Centre). Fee
Dh310
to be paid at Typing Centre (Typing
Charge extra).
If the sponsor is
Investor/Partner, the application fee
is: Dh360 (Typing Charge extra).
• Maid's passport copy (colour) + one photograph with white
background.
• Copy of the sponsor's and spouse's passport (colour).
Labour Contract: If the sponsor is a private sector employee, the Employment
Contract has to be attested from
Immigration on payment of Dh120. This can be done at the time of submitting visa
application.
You can get Labour Contract true
copy print from
Tas'heel Centre. Fees: Dh53.
If the sponsor is a Government/Semi-government/Free zone Employee, his/her Salary Certificate
does not need attestation.
Investor: If the sponsor is an Investor/Partner: Copy of the Contract showing his
shareholding, copy of the Trade License and Partners List (for LLC).
Tenancy Contract: Copy of residence Tenancy Contract consisting of
minimum two bedrooms.
It has to be attested through
Ejari
online system of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). Out of Dubai
residents can submit their Tenancy contract and Electricity bill
without
Ejari
registration.
• Copy of Electricity and Water Bill in the name of applicant or
spouse.
Affidavit from the
Consulate stating that the Maid is not related
with the Sponsor and spouse. Separate Affidavit to be made for both
Sponsor and spouse. (This is applicable only if the Maid is from same
nationality of the Sponsor).
If the Maid is inside UAE on
Visit
Visa, Dh1230 to be paid extra
for Status
Change (Dh680 to issue visa inside the country and
Dh550 for status amendment). If she is on
Tourist Visa, she can get visa inside country on payment of
Dh680, then she must exit to Oman or neighbor country and enter
on new maid visa. Visa change package is available from
Fly Dubai,
Air Arabia and some other airlines.
Tourist Visa cannot be changed inside country without exit. In this case
no need India, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka Consulate related
procedures after get issued the visa. But No Relation
Certificate from Consulate is must if the Maid is from same
nationality of the Sponsor. This certificate is required by UAE
Immigration Department at the time
of applying for entry visa.
Special approval is required to
get maid visa if she is inside country on Tourist Visa.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
•
Make No relation Certificate from your Consulate
(This is applicable only if the Maid is from same nationality of the
Sponsor)
•
Prepare
maid visa application from Typing
Centre. Fee: Dh310 (typing
charge extra)
• Attach all the above mentioned documents and submit at the
Immigration
After got visa issued, prepare Maid's Employment Contract (from the
concerned Consulate. Eg:
India,
Nepal)
and send it to her home country for immigration clearance
•
Click here for the procedures of
after entry
•
Maid's Visa will be issued same time at the counter
if the requirements are completed.
•
Labour Contract (3 copies) will be issued along with the Maid Visa and
that has to be signed by both the sponsor and Maid at the time of
stamping her visa. Immigration employee will ask the salary of Maid at
the time of issuing visa to enter the amount in the Labour Contract.
• Maximum age limit to apply for Maid Visa is 58
years old (varies case to case).
• Bachelors are not eligible to sponsor a Maid.
•
If a family needs more than one maid, the
DGDRFA
reserves the right to decide depending on the size of the family,
income levels, etc.
Wages of Maids
•
Currently, maids can be
obtained only from
India, Sri Lanka, Philippines,
Nepal,
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Ethiopia, each of which has its own
stipulations for minimum wages, age and other working conditions.
For example,
Indian maids command a minimum salary
of Dh1,100. A prepaid mobile phone with SIM card should be
given to the housemaid upon arrival. The sponsor is required to sign
an employment contract attested by the
Notary Public, Ministry of
Justice and Islamic Affairs and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Read more
The rate for Filipina is Dh1469 ($400), Sri Lankan Dh825,
Indonesian Dh800, Nepali Dh900 and Bangladeshi Dh750.
To sponsor a Nepalese Maid, the employer also needs a
Police Clearance Certificate.
Read
more
Medical from Home Country:
Maids from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka are required to take a
medical fitness test in their home countries before applying for the
visa.
Read
more
Refundable
Deposit at Embassy/Consulate:
India: Dh9200, Nepal:
Dh5000, Sri Lanka: Dh3675. Philippine, Bangladesh, and
Indonesian missions do not require security deposits.
Affidavit / No relation Certificate
from Indian Consulate
• If the sponsor is an Indian, Affidavit can be made
from Indian
Consulate/ Embassy. Required documents:
1. Passport copy
of Sponsor, Spouse and Maid. 2. Original passports of Sponsor
and Spouse. 3. Affidavit
Form can be collected from
Consulate and filled by hand. 4. Fees
Dh60. Attested Affidavit will be delivered the same time.
Indian Consulate Timing: Sunday to Thursday 8am-12noon.
Location: Bur Dubai, Karama, near Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
NOTE:
Dh50,000 is what you may have to cough up in fines for
hiring an illegal maid.
•
To prepare your
Maid Visa application call:
Hor Al Anz: (Deira): 04-265 8373,
050-744 7833, 050-715 0562
Bur Dubai: 04-358 6215
Qusais: 04-239 1302
Naif (Deira): 04-259 6260
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Dos and don’ts to avoid trouble with maids
• Give the maid a true picture of what to
expect before she comes to work for you. Make her understand she is
not coming for a holiday abroad
• Choose a maid who does not have an
ailing husband or small kids back home. They may have genuine concerns
and can easily become homesick
• Wait for a month before you stamp the
visa on the passport. That gives you enough time to study her
behaviour and commitment to work.
• Don’t let your housemaid go out
unaccompanied for a long period of time. You are inviting trouble.
• Always keep monthly salary slips and
make your maid signs on them on their pay day. You may need to show
proof at the embassy (GN).
Dubai Immigration Help Line No. 800 5111
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Special rules in Abu Dhabi for Maid
sponsorship
• You cannot
apply for Maid Visa from your own nationality. Maid on Abu Dhabi visa will cost
the equivalent of her annual salary. The minimum monthly salary should
be according to the criteria set by the country where the maid comes
from.
Indian: Dh1100,
Filipina: Dh1469 ($400),
Sri Lankan: Dh825,
Indonesian: Dh800, Nepali: Dh900 and Bangladeshi: Dh750.
That means the visa stamping fee for an Indian maid is Dh14000
for one year. This amount to be repeated every year. Apart from this,
you have to complete formalities of concerned embassy/consulate. For
Indian maid, you have to deposit
Dh9200 at Indian embassy/consulate. For
Nepali maid, you should deposit Dh5000. These
amounts are refundable after cancellation of maid visa.
• Sponsor's salary
should not be less than Dh10,000 plus executive profession.
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Special rules in Sharjah for Maid
sponsorship
•
To sponsor a Maid on a Sharjah visa will cost
the equivalent of her annual salary. The minimum monthly salary which
you could declare is Dh700. It's going to cost at least
Dh8,400 per year whereas in Dubai it is Dh5000 per year.
This amount to be repeated every year plus other expenses like normal
visa fee,
Medical,
Emirates ID.
• Sponsor's salary
should not be less than Dh10,000 plus executive profession.
•
Sharjah Immigration Address:
South of King Faisal Street (take SZR to Sharjah, exit on King Faisal
Street, then turn right when you see the big mosque. Go one major
block and it is on the corner - turn left and then an immediate right
into the district). Tel. No.: 06 572 67 77.
Click here for other immigration branch address.
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Special rules in Ras Al Khaimah for Maid
sponsorship
• To sponsor a Maid on a
Ras Al Khaimah visa will cost
the equivalent of her annual salary. The minimum monthly salary which
you could declare is Dh800.
This amount to be repeated every year plus other expenses like normal
visa fee, Medical, Emirates ID.
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If the sponsor is an Indian Resident, more procedures to be
completed from Indian Consulate/Embassy for immigration clearance.
read more
Housemaid's New Visa Stamping Sponsored by an Expatriate
read more
Visa renewal of
Housemaid Sponsored by an Expatriate
read more
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