Customs Registration

• Sponsor’s passport with residence visa and Emirates ID
• Dependents’ passport copies
• Dependents’ passport-size photo
• Attested marriage certificate (MOFA, country attestation, Arabic translation)

• For male expatriates: AED 4,000 or AED 3,000 plus accommodation.
• For female expatriates: AED 10,000 or AED 8,000 plus accommodation.
• The minimum monthly salary to sponsor parents and parents-in-law is AED 20,000.

• Marriage certificate (attested & translated copy).
• Birth certificate for children (attested & translated copy).
• With a non-objection certificate from the biological parent for stepchildren.
• With legal adoption papers for adopted children.
• Sponsor’s birth certificate for parents.
• Additional documents to show proof of parents’ dependency may be required.

A sponsor may also apply for dependent visas for parents-in-law by submitting a marriage certificate and the spouse’s birth certificate. In this way, a connection between the sponsor and the parents-in-law can be established.

The sponsor must be able to show that the dependent will have a decent place to stay while residing in the UAE, that the domicile will have enough rooms for the number of dependents, and that the domicile actually has active utilities.

• Tenancy contract or title deed.
• At least 1 bedroom for immediate family – spouse and children.
• At least 2 bedrooms for extended family – parents or parents-in-law.
• Recent utility bills (DEWA, SEWA, ADDC, etc.)

In addition to this, family members over 18 years of age have to pass the medical fitness test from a health centre approved by the UAE government.