Visa & document requirements

The following documents will be required for visa processing:

• A colour copy of your passport. Ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 months prior to your arrival and that you have sufficient blank visa pages.
• Scanned coloured passport-sized photographs (white background) of you and your dependants (U.A.E. based dependants only).
• Permanent street/postal address from your home country and contact numbers.
• Your qualification certificate ATTESTED by the U.A.E. Embassy of your respective country. For non-degree/certificate holders, the original high school certificate must be attested. See the general attestation procedure below.

Any certificate or diploma in a language other than English or Arabic must be translated into English by the issuing institution before attestation by the U.A.E. Embassy.

• A colour copy of your current residence visa page under your husband's sponsorship.
• A colour copy of your husband's passport.
• A colour copy of your husband's current residence visa page.
• Scanned coloured passport-sized photographs (white background).
• An original NOC letter in Arabic signed by your husband.
• A letter issued by your husband's employer addressed to the Ministry of Labour confirming the employment of your spouse. This letter must be in Arabic.
• Your qualification certificate ATTESTED by the U.A.E. Embassy of your respective country (see the procedure below).

1. The candidate has the original certificate attested/authenticated by a solicitor or notary public in their country of origin.
2. The certificate is then attested/authenticated by the Ministry/Department of Foreign Affairs in the country of origin (some countries, such as South Africa, require attestation by the Ministry/Department of Education first).
3. The documents are then attested by the U.A.E. embassy in the country of origin.
4. The attested documents are couriered to the MOI HR department for further processing.
5. Only on receipt of the attested certification and other required documentation will the company submit the visa application.

This information is provided as a guide. Candidates should contact the Ministry/Department of Foreign Affairs and the U.A.E. Embassy in their country of origin to confirm the procedure and fees. Where there is no U.A.E. Embassy, contact the closest neighbouring country's U.A.E. Embassy.