Review about Al Awir Immigration from Fatima Suboor

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Government services; Service Language: English, Arabic.

The United Arab Emirates has opened an immigration center dedicated to receiving and processing cases that require special approval, including female applicants sponsoring their spouse or children, individuals sponsoring their parents, and humanitarian cases.

Processing time at Al Awir is three to four weeks.

Applications to the Al Awir center are submitted at typing centers only; free zone portals do not contain an option to sponsor a husband or parent. Applicants may apply at any immigration office typing center and await an interview date at Al Awir, or they may apply at the Al Awir typing center. Affected individuals should work with their B·A·L legal team to prepare for their appointment with appropriate documents and other filing requirements.  

Sponsors in such cases will be asked for the following documents:

• Passport.
• Emirates ID.
• UAE Visa.
• Attested educational degree.
• Attested marriage certificate.
• Three months of bank statements.
• Salary certificate showing a minimum of 20,000 Emirati dirhams (about US$5,440) per month.
• Stamped and signed employment contract.
• Ejari certificate (showing at least two bedrooms if applying for a parent’s visa).
• Utilities bill from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

In addition, for a parent’s visa, an affidavit of the relationship from the local embassy must be obtained and attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For a parent’s visa for an Arab nationality, a copy of a family book is required.

Upon approval of the application, a security deposit of 5,040 dirhams must be paid to the government Immigration Office.

Contacts:

• +971 800 5111
• 79, Hatta-Dubai Road, Al Rowaiyah 3, Al Awir, Dubai