Valid License : Company should have valid license with SAIF ZONE.
Security Approval : Security Approval is the first requirement from the Federal Authority of Identity & Citizenship for procedures related to naturalization and residency services.
Valid Establishment Card : Establishment Card or Immigration Card is a requirement from the Federal Authority of Identity & Citizenship in order to register for E-Channel and receive naturalization and residency services.
Registered E-Channel : E-Channel registration is a requirement from the Federal Authority of Identity & Citizenship for all new and existing companies to receive the naturalization and residency services.
Apply New Employment Visa (Entry Permit) : New Employment Visa (Entry Permit) is electronic visa issued by Federal Authority of Identity & Citizenship for Investor or Manager whose name is mentioned in the Trade License. Applicant may enter the country using Entry Permit. Residence Visa is approved following Emirates ID and Medical test. Valid Security Approval, Establishment Card and E-Channel Registration is mandatory for companies to apply for an e-Employment Visa.
Security Approval is the first requirement from the Federal Authority of Identity & Citizenship for procedures related to naturalization and residency services.
Renewal of Security Approval is mandatory if the trade license is expired and renewed already. This is to continue availing the services of Federal Authority of Identity & Citizenship.
U.I.D No or UID No (Unique Identification Number/Social Security Number) is a unified number assigned to each resident, citizen or tourist in UAE. UID number is different than Emirates ID or EID number. Emirates ID is not provided to tourists and visitors in the country. It is mandatory to provide UID No to avail visa services from Federal Authority of Identity and Citizenship. It is written as الرقم الموحد in Arabic.
UID number can be obtained from the below documents :
Visit / Tourist visa.
Employment Visa.
Residence Permit Sticker (2016 and before).
E-Visa for GCC nationalities.
Immigration Cancellation paper.
Unknown to many expats, there are many numbers and codes contained in their resident visa pages. The Unified Identity Number (UID) number is one of them, the UID is located right above the file number in your visa.
Visit the following website to find the required UID number: gdrfad.gov.ae
Color copy of Passport (info page & signature) with a validity of minimum 6 months and 20 days.
Identity card copy from the authorities of respective country of origin for the nationalities Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan
Recent passport size photograph in white background.
Any document having proof of UID number such as visa copy, immigration cancellation paper, tourist visa.
Educational certificate (as per designation) must be attested by the UAE Consulate of their respective country of origin followed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in UAE. Any designations under Administrative/Sales/Marketing/Officer/Manager category does not require an Educational Certificate.
Renewal of visa requires application of Residence Permit Renewal to be created and submitted with necessary documents.
A Residence Permit Renewal is issued by Federal Authority of Identity & Citizenship and stamped on the passport for investors, employees or dependents.
esidence Permit Renewal has to be applied within a grace period of 30 days from the date of visa expiry to avoid a penalty per day.
Upon the expiration of visa validity – the Emirates ID card of the applicant gets expired too.
Valid Establishment Card and E-Channel registration is mandatory for companies to apply for Residence Permit Renewal.
Application can be created and paid online.
Customer must upload the Medical Fitness Report and the Employment Contract (only Employees, not for Owner/Partner) in the e-portal.
Emirates ID is an identity card issued by Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship. It is a legal requirement for all UAE citizens and residents to have Emirates ID.
If the applicant has travelled out of UAE and fails to travel back into the country within 6 month’s period the visa status becomes invalid and it is required to apply for visa cancellation in this case.
If the company wishes to process cancellation of the last visa of a terminated company then it is must to cancel the establishment card along with visa cancellation.
Salary and Ticket Deposit: You may refund salary and ticket deposit if the employee or visa is cancelled and the applicant has travelled outside the country or changed the company.
Visa Charges: You may refund visa charges if the visa is unutilized or rejected and is cancelled.
Investor/ Partner Deposit: You may refund Investor/ Partner deposit if the investor/ partner name is removed from the Trade License.
E-Channel deposit refund if the company cancelled the relative immigration card.
