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How can I hold my family visa while I change
my visa to another company?

• Please note that, in Dubai, this facility is
subject to special approval from senior officer at
Immigration office. Approval depends on your new
Designation and Salary mentioned in the job offer letter.
• If approved,
Family visa can be held without canceling, while changing sponsor's
visa to another company. Benefit of this facility is, dependents can
continue their existing visa and you can avoid expense of
Cancellation,
Applying new visa,
Status
change,
Medical,
Emirates
ID and
Visa stamping.
• If not approved, you will have to cancel
dependents visa and apply new visa for them.
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Outside: You cannot hold family visa
if they are out of the UAE on vacation.
Different Emirate: You cannot hold family visa in Dubai
if you are changing to another Emirate.
STEPS TO FOLLOW
DUBAI TO DUBAI (MAINLAND): If
you are changing visa from a private company to another company in Dubai mainland, do
the following steps:
•
Cancel
your labour Card from
Tas'heel Centre
• Get job offer letter
from the new company.
Documents Required
• Labour Card
Cancellation receipt from
Tas'heel
• Offer Letter of New
Company (issued through
Tas'heel Centre /MOHRE
• Undertaking Letter in
Arabic from your side stating that you will stamp your new visa within
30 days from the date of hold.
• Original passports of you
and your family and copies.
• Take the above documents to
the following Amer Centers for this service:
Al Manara Centre, Municipality Building, Near Metro Station:
Noor Islamic Bank (Red Line), Phone: 04-707 5969
Al Twar Centre, Municipality Service Centre, Al Towar, Qusais,
Opposite Al Towar Mall, Phone: 04-707 5162
• Pay
Dh2500 as deposit.
• Dh141 extra to be paid at Immigration as service
charge for each dependent's Passport.
• Immigration Department will issue a receipt for
the deposited amount and family visa holding is done.
• Now your company PRO can
cancel your visa.
• Apply for your new
Work Permit and complete the
procedures.
New company can't apply for your new work permit before you cancel
your old labour card and visa in the passport.
Period of Visa holding is 30
days. After
that fine will be charged.
Q:
My family visa is on hold. Can they travel during this period?
A:
No. They cannot travel till you clear the hold.
• After get issued the Visa, you have to
change Visa Status, apply for
Medical,
Emirates ID,
labour contract and
Visa Stamping.
Clear-hold: show your new
labour contract and new visa stamped
passport at Immigration Department to refund the money.
REFUND PROCEDURES
• Take original deposit receipt,
your passport and new labour contract to Refund Counter at the same
GDRFA branch.
• Get no objection for refund seal from
the counter and go to Dubai Commercial Bank (next to Immigration
building) and collect the cash. Bank will charge Dh40 as
commission.
FREE ZONE TO DUBAI (MAINLAND): If
you are changing visa from a Free Zone to Dubai mainland company, do
the following steps:
• Let the new company apply work permit for
you
• After the approval from Ministry of Labour,
submit the work permit and appointment letter to
Immigration Department and deposit Dh2500 to hold
your dependents visa.
• Dh141 extra to be paid at Immigration as service
charge for each dependent's Passport.
• Immigration Department will issue a receipt for
the deposited amount and family visa holding is done.
• Now your company PRO can
cancel your visa.
• Apply for your new
Work Permit and complete the
procedures.
FREE ZONE TO FREE ZONE): If
you are changing visa from a Free Zone to Free Zone company, do
the following steps:
• End of service letter from Free Zone
authority.
• Job offer letter from new company.
Period of Visa holding is 60
days. After
that fine will be charged. If the allowed period exceeded, the
applicant cannot change status inside the country and he/she must exit and
enter on new visa. In such case he/she can exit to Oman or home
country after
receiving the new visa (Fly Dubai package is available for visa
change).
• After get issued the Visa, you have to
change Visa Status, apply for
Medical,
Emirates ID,
labour contract and Visa Stamping.
Clear-hold: show your new
labour contract and new visa stamped
passport at Immigration Department to refund the money.
CHANGING TO INVESTOR/PARTNER VISA: If you are changing to
Investor/Partner Visa,
type the application, get seal and signature of sponsor, submit the
application at the immigration Head Office, Jafliya, pay Dh680 to issue visa inside
the country, Dh2500 as refundable deposit to hold dependants
visa and Dh150 service charge for each dependent's Passport.
•
Investor/Partner Visa holder needs to show his/her new visa stamped
passport only to refund the money.
•
Family visa needs to
renew only at the time of its expiry.
No need
transfer.
REFUND PROCEDURES
• Take original deposit receipt, your passport
and new labour contract to Refund Counter at the same GDRFA branch.
• Get no objection for refund seal from
the counter and go to Dubai Commercial Bank counter and collect the
cheque/cash. Bank will charge Dh40 as
commission.
IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE ABOVE CATEGORY
(Cancel Dependent's visa and apply new)
• If you are changing visa from Dubai mainland to
mainland company, you can follow below mentioned steps:
•
Cancel your dependents visa first
from Immigration. They can stay here 29 days after cancellation
without fine if the present visa is not expired at the time of
cancellation
• Now your present company can
cancel
your own visa and let your new company apply
work
permit for you. You can stay here 29 days after
cancellation without fine if the present visa is not expired at the
time of cancellation
• After completion of all payments of Ministry of
Labour, pay inside the country fee for Immigration. Dh680 is
the extra fee to get visa inside the country
• Type
Status Change form from
AMER Centre
and pay Dh720.
• Do
medical test, type
labour contract from
Tas'heel Centre and submit the
Contract at Tas'heel Centre after signing employee and employer. You can
print your
labour contract next working day from
MOHRE website or Typing Centre.
eDNRD Online:
Submit visa stamping application through
www.ednrd.ae, track application status, after approval,
Call Zajel on
800 21111 to collect the documents. After two
days Zajel will deliver your visa stamped passport.
This service is available at Typing Centre if your company has user ID
& password. Fee: Dh370 (Typing charge extra).
Urgent: Submit the
application through
www.ednrd.ae, track application, after approval take the documents
to any
GDRFA branch for visa stamping.
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more
eDNRD Help Desk: 04-3139911
or Toll-free number 800 5111
Family Visa:
Now you
can apply for
family/dependents visa and
change
their status inside the country without exit.
Immigration
Main Branch
Bur Dubai, Karama
Nearest Metro Station: Jafliya (Redline)
+
Immigration Call Center:
800 5111
Al Tawar,
Municipality Centre Branch
Al Towar, Qusais, Opposite Al Towar Mall
Phone: 04-707 5162
Timing:
7:30 to 8pm
Family Visa Holding in Sharjah:
You should show labour quota approval in
the name of new company to prove that your proposed profession is
eligible for family visa.
You can hold even if you transfer your visa to different emirate.
Deposit Amount Dh 5030
Dh20 will be deducted at the time of Refund
To Al Ain: If you are transferring
from Sharjah to Al Ain, you should not hold family family visa because
Al Ain Immigration will not accept transfer form. You should cancel
the existing visa and apply for new family visa in Al Ain.
Family Visa Holding in Ajman:
New job
offer letter with salary Dh4000 or above is required.
Refundable
Deposit Amount Dh 5000. You can hold family visa for maximum
30 days.
Address of Tas'heel Centers in Dubai
Al Nukhba Business Centre
Matar Plaza, Qusais, Near Mai Tower
Tel. 04-259 9990
Immigration Counter also available
there
Estemarat Services
Muraqabat Street, Opp. Coral Deira Hotel
Tel. 04-704 4900
Economic
Department (DED) Service also available
OnTime Business Solutions
Oud Metha Road
Tel. 04-397 7776
DED Service also available
Itqan Businessmen Services
Opp. Al Mulla Plaza, Tel. 04-232 7333
DED Service also available
Tas'heel Business Centre
Ground Floor, Al Tawar Centre
Tel. 04-263 5588
Al Reaya Services
Near Oasis Centre
Sheikh Zayed Road
Tel. 04-346 7991
Mu'amala Businessmen Service Center
First Floor,
Hyat Regency Hotel, Near Shindaga Tunnel, Dubai
Tel. 04-250 5566
DXB Businessmen Services
First Floor,
Al Khail Mall, Al Qouze-4, Dubai
Tel. 04-321 3000
Tas'heel Centre Timing: Saturday
to Thursday 7:30am to 7:00pm
Tel. 04-283 8800
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