VISA PROCEDURE (New Employment) 1.

WORK PEMIT Employer (Company) has to get the approval of work permit from the Ministry of Labour for the employees. The following procedure has to be done through the typing centre. (1) Type the application form for Ministry of Labour along with the Degree Certificate Verification form through the typing centre. The following document are required for apply for the work permit. a. Application form (which is typed in the typing centre and obtained from the Ministry of Labour through net) b. Degree Verification Form (which is typed in the typing and obtained form Ministry of Labour through net) c. Valid passport copy of employee d. Copy of attested degree certificate(Original is to be attested by the UAE Embassy in their mother country) e. Copy of mark list(Score Sheet) f. Copy of company license(which is issued by Department of Economic Development , Dubai) g. Copy of computer card of Ministry of Labour h. Copy of Establishment card of Dubai Naturalisation & Residency Department i. One photo of the employee The following fee has to be paid through the typing centre Payment to Costs in Dhs. Typing charge in Dhs. Ministry of Labour 200 40 (2) Then we go to the post office and send the degree certificate for verification. The following are the procedures. a. Pay Dh. 10/= for an envelope b. Send the document for verification through the post office The following documents is to be attached. a. Copy of application form (which is typed in the typing centre and obtained from the Ministry of Labour through net) b. Degree verification form(which is typed in the typing centre and obtained from the Ministry of Labour through the net) c. Valid passport copy of employee d. Copy of company license(which is issued by Department of Economic Development , Dubai) e. Copy of attested degree certificate(Original is to be attested by the UAE Embassy in their mother country) f. Copy of mark list(Score Sheet) g. Copy of computer card of Ministry of Labour The following is the fee for degree certificate verification Payment to Costs in Dhs. Typing charge in Dhs. Degree Verification 500 40

(3) Emirates Post will be issued a receipt and we should attach the original receipt to the document of Ministry of Labour. Then we go to the Ministry of Labour and submit the document for approval for work permit. It will take one week for getting approval from the Ministry of Labour.

(4) After receiving the approval from the Ministry of Labour, we go to the typing centre, with approval form and pay the labour card cost. The cost of Labour Card Payment to Ministry of Labour (5)

Cost in Dhs. 2000

Typing charge in Dhs. 50

Then go to pay the Bank guarantee at Bank(located at Ministry of Labour). The following are the fees. Payment to Bank

Cost in Dhs. 3000

Commission 102

(6) After the payment of Bank guarantee, then we go to the Ministry of Labour counter to get the work permit. 2. EMPLOYMENT VISA

After getting the work permit, again go to the typing centre and pay the employment visa charge and go to the Dubai Immigration Department for getting the employment visa. The following documents are required to get the employment visa. a. Original work permit b. Copy of labour card receipt c. Copy of Establishment card of Dubai Immigration Department. d. Copy of license(which is issued by the Department of Economic Development, Dubai) The following is the fee Payment to Dubai Immigration Dept. 3. HEALTH CARD

Cost in Dhs. 220

Typing Charge 40

After getting the employment visa, we shall go to Al Maktoum Hospital for making the health card and pay Dhs. 310/= for the cost medical card. The required documents are: a. Copy of employment visa b. Valid passport copy of the employee c. One photo of the employee 4. MEDICAL CHECK UP

After that we will pay the cost of Dhs. 210/= for the health check up and get the form from the same counter and then go the typing centre for fill the form. (Dhs. 10/= for typing charge). Then go to the clinic in the same hospital for medical check up. Its included blood check and X-ray. The fitness certificate will be issued after 3 or 4 days.

The required documents are: a. Copy of employment visa b. Valid passport copy of the employee c. Copy of health card receipt d. 2 photos of the employee 5. RESIDENCE VISA

After getting the fitness certificate, then go to the typing centre and prepare the labour contract and application form for residence visa. The cost of residence visa is Dhs. 525/=(Inclusive of typing charge) for urgent (that means stamped visa will get same day) and its pay through typing centre. (1) Send the labour document to the Ministry of Labour by post and Emirates Post will be issued a receipt.

The following documents are required for the Ministry of Labour for the labour contract. a. Application form(which is typed in the typing centre and obtained from the Ministry of Labour through the net) b. Labour contract -3 copies(which is also typed in the typing centre and obtained from the Ministry of Labour through the net) c. Copy of the employment visa d. Copy of the fitness certificate e. Valid passport copy of employee f. Copy of work permit g. Copy of computer card of Ministry of Labour h. Copy of license(which is issued by Department of Economic Development, Dubai) i. One photo of the employee (2) Copy of the receipt that is issued by the Emirates Post is to be attached with the residence visa application and it submits to the Dubai Immigration Department.

The following documents are required for the residence visa: a. Application form(which is obtained from the typing centre) b. Original employment visa c. Original passport of the employee d. Original fitness certificate e. Copy of the Establishment card of Dubai Immigration Dept. f. Copy of the license(which is issued by the Department of Economic Development, Dubai) g. 2 photos of the employee 6. The person who have already in UAE on visit visa wish to apply for the employment visa, we should pay the following fees to Dubai Immigration Department for changing his status in UAE. a. Issue employment visa: Dhs. 515.00( inclusive of typing charge) b. Status Change : Dhs. 675.00(inclusive of typing charge)