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Residency Visas and Family Sponsorship

Investor and employment residence permits, Green Visas, family sponsorship and renewals, coordinated through every immigration and health step.

Typical timeline
7 to 15 working days
Validity
2 to 5 years by category
Routes available
4 qualifying options
Overview

Working with us on residency visas

A residence permit is not one application, it is a sequence: entry permit, status change, medical fitness test, Emirates ID biometrics and finally the permit itself. Each step has its own authority, its own queue and its own way of failing. We run the whole sequence for you and your family, book the appointments, meet you at the typing centre where it helps, and keep you updated at each stage rather than leaving you to chase a reference number.

  • Investor, employment, Green Visa and freelance permit routes
  • Spouse, children, parents and domestic staff sponsorship
  • Medical fitness and Emirates ID appointments booked and attended
  • Renewals and cancellations tracked before they lapse
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Qualifying routes

Which option applies to you

Each route has its own evidence requirements and its own approving authority. We assess you against all of them before recommending one.

  • Investor or partner visa

    Residency issued on the strength of your shareholding in a UAE mainland or free zone company, linked to your trade licence.

    Valid trade licence
  • Employment residence visa

    Sponsored by your employer through the labour authority and immigration together, covering the work permit and the residence permit.

    Signed employment contract
  • Green Visa

    Five-year self-sponsored residency for skilled employees, freelancers and investors, with no employer tie and a longer grace period on cancellation.

    AED 15,000 salary or freelance permit
  • Family sponsorship

    Sponsor your spouse, sons up to 25, unmarried daughters and, subject to conditions, your parents on your own residence file.

    AED 4,000 minimum salary
Our scope

What the fee covers

  • Entry permit application and in-country status change
  • Medical fitness test booking at an approved centre
  • Emirates ID registration and biometrics appointment
  • Digital residence permit issuance and passport linking
  • Attestation and legal translation of civil documents
  • Renewal reminders and cancellation handling when plans change
Your checklist

What we will ask you for

  • Original passport valid for at least six months
  • Passport photographs meeting ICP specification
  • Trade licence and establishment card for investor routes
  • Signed employment contract and offer letter for employment routes
  • Attested marriage certificate for spouse sponsorship
  • Attested birth certificates and Ejari for child sponsorship

Documents issued outside the UAE usually need attestation and certified legal translation. We arrange both, so you do not need to work out which office stamps what.

Questions

Residency Visas questions we answer daily

Ask about your case

In most cases yes. An in-country status change converts a visit or tourist entry into a residence permit without an exit run, provided your nationality and current permit allow it. We confirm eligibility before you book any travel.

Related services

Often handled at the same time

These usually run alongside the service above, and sequencing them together avoids paying twice for the same amendment.

UAE Golden Visa

Ten-year residency, no sponsor required

Long-term UAE residency for investors, founders, specialised talent and high achievers, renewable every ten years and entirely self-sponsored.

  • Self-sponsored, so your residency is not tied to an employer or partner
  • Sponsor your spouse, children and parents under one family file
  • Keep your status while spending extended periods outside the UAE
30 to 60 daysRead more

Business Setup and Company Formation

Mainland, free zone and offshore structures

Trade licence, legal structure, office solution and visa quota, arranged in the jurisdiction that actually suits how you plan to trade.

  • 100% foreign ownership across mainland and free zone structures
  • Jurisdiction chosen around your customers, not around commission
  • Office, flexi-desk or warehouse matched to your visa quota
5 to 20 working daysRead more

PRO Services and Corporate Compliance

The paperwork that keeps your licence alive

Tax registration, filings, attestations, banking introductions and renewals, run as an ongoing retainer so nothing quietly expires.

  • Corporate tax and VAT registration, then filings on schedule
  • UBO, economic substance and goAML obligations kept current
  • Corporate bank account introductions to UAE and international banks
Ongoing retainerRead more
Next step

Get your residency file started

Book a free consultation and we will confirm which route you qualify for, what it costs in government fees, and how long it realistically takes.

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