Special Note:
Recruitment of Nepalese housemaids in the UAE and other countries has
been put on temporary hold from April 17, 2014. However, women came on
Visit/Tourist visa to UAE can change their visa to housemaid visa
depending on special approval from Immigration.
What are procedures to bring housemaid from Nepal?
Age Limit:
Minimum age of maid should be 30 years.
Salary: Sponsor's monthly salary should not be less than Dh25,000.
Maid's minimum salary: Dh900
Yearly Fees: Sponsor should pay
Dh5850 as an annual fee at Immigration (every year to be repeated.
+ Dh303 should be paid at
Tadbeer centre for file opening.
+ The housemaid and the Sponsor/spouse should not
be related
+ The Sponsor
should be a resident in the UAE living with his/her family
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+To prepare your
Maid Visa application, Call:
For Collection & Delivery Service; call
055 273 2295, 055-345 7829
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How to apply
1. Submit online application through
Tadbeer centre.
+ Application Fee
Dh2850
including Dh2000 deposit
(If the maid is out of UAE).
+
If the maid is inside UAE: Dh3500.
Below mentioned documents are required.
+ Maid's and Sponsor's passport copy (colour)
+ Colour photograph with white background of Maid and Sponsor each.
+ Original passport of sponsor and spouse (for scanning).
+ Original Emirates ID of sponsor.
+ Original
attested marriage Certificate of the
sponsor with legal translation in Arabic.
+
Original Labour Contract. You can print it from
Typing Centre or
MOHRE website.
+ Original
Salary Certificate, if the sponsor is a
Government/Semi-government/Free zone Employee.
Investor: If the sponsor is an Investor/Partner:
Original Court Agreement showing his
shareholding, copy of the Trade License and Partners List (for LLC).
Tenancy Contract: Original Tenancy Contract consisting of
minimum two bedrooms.
It has to be attested through
Ejari
online system of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA). If you are
living out of Dubai, bring Municipality attested Tenancy Contract and
Electricity bill.
+ Original 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).
Click here for Indian Consulate
Related procedures.
+IBAN
(International Bank Account
Number) of the Sponsor (applicant).
Maid's Visa will be sent to your e-mail within some hours if
the attached documents are perfect.
Labour Contract (3 copies) will be
sent 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. + You should mention salary of the Maid at
the time of typing Entry Permit application at
Tadbeer centre.
If the Maid is inside UAE on
Visit/TouristVisa, Dh1400 to be paid extra
for Status
Change (Dh680 to issue visa inside the country and
Dh720 for status amendment).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q:How
much is the expense for Maid Visa?
A: Expense
before
entry:
Dh3500,
out of which
Dh2000
is refundable from Immigration after Maid's
visa cancellation.
Expense
after entry:
Dh6800
for
Medical,
ID,
Visa Stamping and
Medical Insurance.
Apart from this,
Dh1400
should be paid for
status change if the maid is inside
UAE on
Visit or
Tourist
or cancelled visa stage.
Q:Within
how many days Maid has to enter UAE from the date of her visa get
issued?
A:Within
60 days from the date of issue.
Q:Within
how many days Maid has to complete Medical, ID and Visa Stamping?
A:Within
60 days from the date of entry /
Status
Change.
Q:For
how many years Maid visa is stamped?
A:One
year if the sponsor is expatriate and two years if the sponsor is UAE
national.
Q:How
much is the expense for Maid Visa renewal?
A:Dh7040
for
Medical,
ID,
Visa Stamping and
Medical Insurance..
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Below rule was applicable at the
time of recruiting maid from Nepal directly.
No need to follow this if the
maid is inside UAE.
Deposit at Embassy:
Refundable deposit at Nepal Embassy, Abu Dhabi Dh5000.
+ The housemaid must have
completed a three-week long training program in Nepal before coming
to the UAE, except those who have already worked as domestic
employee abroad. Training certificate is necessary to get
Immigration clearance from Nepal.
+ Reference of close
family member in UAE with proof of relationship and visa copy.
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After getting issued Maid Visa from Immigration, the
following procedures were required at Nepal Embassy.
No need to follow this if the maid is inside UAE.
Documents required at Nepal Embassy, Abu
Dhabi 1.
A completed Application Form for Attestation of Demand Letter
for Domestic Worker
2. Guarantee and Undertaking Letter – 1 copy
3.
Police Clearance Certificate of the
Sponsor/Employer – 1 copy
4. A salary certificate (employment contract) of the sponsor -1 copy
(sponsors having less than Dh10,000 monthly salary excluding
the cost of accommodation will not qualify to employ Housemaid;
sponsor can however enclose a salary certificate/employment contract
of his/her spouse in cases the salary is less than 10,000; the
Embassy may ask to show the originals)
5. Certified copy of the tenancy contract or house ownership
certificate, as applicable – 1 copy (the original certificate should
also be shown if the Contract is not
certified)
6. Copy of the Sponsor's passport – 1 copy
7. Copy of the Sponsor’s residence visa (for non-Emirati sponsors) – 1
copy
8. Copy of the ID cards (Emirates
ID) – 1 copy
9. Copies of passport, visa, ID (as applicable) of the sponsor's
spouse – 1 copy each
10. Copy of the sponsor's marriage certificate – 1 copy
11. Original Entry Visa (of the designated housemaid) and its copies –
2 copies
12. Copy of the Passport of the housemaid – 1 copy (Please see the
date of birth to confirm that she is above 30 years old)
13. Copies of ID, passport or citizenship certificate of the Nepalese
national/s with full mailing address including phone numbers and email
who recommended (guarantor) the domestic Employee to the
Sponsor/Employer—1 copy each
14. Employment Contract – 2 sets (4 pages in each in the given format)
basic salary should be at least Dh900
NOTE:
• You can
download the forms and other required
documents from Nepal Embassy website.
• Sponsor should come to the Embassy in
person to sign the documents.
• Sign the documents in presence of
Embassy official.
• Document attestation fees at Embassy:
Dh300
• Refundable deposit at Embassy Dh5000.
• After the attestation, the contract and
a copy of the visa attested (originals) will have to be sent by the
sponsor to the employee in Nepal to apply for Foreign Employment
Permit from the Department of Foreign Employment, Kathmandu.
• If all the documents are ready, it will
normally take a day to complete the attestation procedure at the
Embassy.
• No housemaid currently working in the
UAE can recommend (be guarantor) for bringing another housemaid.
Refund of Security Deposit:
If you have decided to cancel the
visa of your domestic employee for whatsoever reason (you wanted to
terminate her visa or your employee didn't come back to you after her
vacation or your employee refused to come after you deposited security
amount to the Embassy), contact the Embassy for the refund of the
security deposit by completing the following procedures/documentary
requirements:
(i) Ask the employee to call the Embassy during the working hours or
send us an email mentioning her contact number before she is sent back
to Nepal (applicable only if your employee is still with you in the
UAE);
(ii) Submit a written request to the Embassy stating the reason of
repatriation of your employee to Nepal with the following
documents/proofs:
1.Cancellation of visa
2.Copy of air ticket to Nepal
3.Exit paper or exit stamp, and
4.Original receipt given by the Embassy at the time you deposited the
money.
The Employer may also send his/her authorized representative with the
said documents to collect the security deposit. Security deposit will
be refunded on the same day if all the requirements are fulfilled.
However, in case the Employee is not in the UAE, the Embassy requires
at least seven working days to refund the money.
Address of Nepal Embassy, Abu Dhabi
Sector W 15-2, Villa No. 13/1, Plot No. 40
Al Karama Street, Al Karama Area
(Opposite Mos'ab Bin Omier Mosque &
close to bus parking yard
Tel. +971 2 634 47 67
Web:
www.nepalembassyuae.org
Consular Hours
09:30 AM To 1:30 PM
Sunday to Thursday
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special rules in Abu Dhabi for Maid
sponsorship • You cannot
sponsor maid from your nationality. • To sponsor a
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.
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Service,
Office No.2, Al
Shamsi Building, Near
Zulekha Hospital,
Opp. Al Madeena Supermarket, AL NAHDA-2, Qusais, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates
Tel.+9714-239 1302, 04-252 22 22, 04-265 8373, 04-258 6727
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