Immigration Services (Amer)
Amer Centers provide The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai related services ranging from issuing entry permits, issuing or renewing residency visa, visa cancellation and other related services.
Services provided at Our Amer Centers
1. Open File
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to issue new establishment card.
Required Documents :
- Fill the subscription request format in the electronic service department.
- Copy of establishment card (valid).
- Copy of business license (valid).
- Copies of passports of authorized signatories, with specimen signature in addition to:
- E-Gate card if the authorized person is a consul or GCC nationals or holding visit permit for representative offices
Terms & Conditions :
- Signature of the citizen only on request.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
2. Entry Permit (Family)
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to issue new establishment card.
Required Documents :
- Fill the subscription request format in the electronic service department.
- Copy of establishment card (valid).
- Copy of business license (valid).
- Copies of passports of authorized signatories, with specimen signature in addition to:
- E-Gate card if the authorized person is a consul or GCC nationals or holding visit permit for representative offices
Terms & Conditions :
- Signature of the citizen only on request.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
3. Family Residency Visa
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to issue new establishment card.
Required Documents :
- Fill the subscription request format in the electronic service department.
- Copy of establishment card (valid).
- Copy of business license (valid).
- Copies of passports of authorized signatories, with specimen signature in addition to:
- E-Gate card if the authorized person is a consul or GCC nationals or holding visit permit for representative offices
Terms & Conditions :
- Signature of the citizen only on request.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
4. Work Residency Visa
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to issue new establishment card.
Required Documents :
- Fill the subscription request format in the electronic service department.
- Copy of establishment card (valid).
- Copy of business license (valid).
- Copies of passports of authorized signatories, with specimen signature in addition to:
- E-Gate card if the authorized person is a consul or GCC nationals or holding visit permit for representative offices
Terms & Conditions :
- Signature of the citizen only on request.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
5. Family Residency Visa
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to issue new establishment card.
Required Documents :
- Fill the subscription request format in the electronic service department.
- Copy of establishment card (valid).
- Copy of business license (valid).
- Copies of passports of authorized signatories, with specimen signature in addition to:
- E-Gate card if the authorized person is a consul or GCC nationals or holding visit permit for representative offices
Terms & Conditions :
- Signature of the citizen only on request.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
6. Change Status
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to issue new establishment card.
Required Documents :
- Fill the subscription request format in the electronic service department.
- Copy of establishment card (valid).
- Copy of business license (valid).
- Copies of passports of authorized signatories, with specimen signature in addition to:
- E-Gate card if the authorized person is a consul or GCC nationals or holding visit permit for representative offices
Terms & Conditions :
- Signature of the citizen only on request.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
7. Short Term\Long Term Visit
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to issue new establishment card.
Required Documents :
- Fill the subscription request format in the electronic service department.
- Copy of establishment card (valid).
- Copy of business license (valid).
- Copies of passports of authorized signatories, with specimen signature in addition to:
- E-Gate card if the authorized person is a consul or GCC nationals or holding visit permit for representative offices
Terms & Conditions :
- Signature of the citizen only on request.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
8. Domestic Worker Visa
Service Time :
- NA
Service Description :
- This service allows the customer to apply for domestic worker visa.
- Steps to avail the visa will be as below:
- Opening Sponsor File
- Entry Permit
- Change of Status
- Medical Fitness Test
- Emirates ID
- Medical Insurance
- Employment Contract
- Residency Visa Application
Required Documents :
- Sponsor Required Documents
- Passport + Residency visa (colored copy)
- Passport + Unified Number (colored copy)
- Marriage Certificate + Spouse passport & visa (colored copy)
- Emirates ID
- Salary Certificate or Labor contract copy
- Ejari or Title Deed copy
- Photo (white background)
- Domestic Worker Required Documents
- Passport (colored copy)
- 2 Photos (white background)
- Visa status (if the worker is inside country):
- Tourist visa (short or long terms)
- Cancelled visa / previous residency copy
- Job seeker visa
- Amnesty document
Terms & Conditions :
- If the Sponsor is an Investor/Partner/Owner of a Company, we require additional documents:
- Colored Emirates ID Copy
- Trade License
- Memorandum of Agreement
- Bank Statements (3x months)
9. UAE Visa Amnesty
About UAE Visa Amnesty:
- A guide for those seeking to avail the scheme
- UAE Amnesty has been extended till 31st December 2018.
- In a relief for expats whose visas have expired and who are illegally staying back in the UAE, a three-month general visa amnesty by the government from August 1 .
Rectifying violators status:
- Exemption from all applicable financial penalties (Penalties of Residency-Emirates ID-Labour card)
- Closing absconding case without recourse to the sponsor
- Adherence to the residency conditions in case of renewal of visa or new sponsor
- Exit of Violators (Al Aweer)
- Shall be exempted from penalties and closing the absconding case, if any.
- In case of an exit, a passport is required.
- In case there is no passport, travel document shall be issued from the consulate after submitting certificate 'To Whom It May Concern' about the loss of passport
- Violators must provide the ticket and the travel date must be booked after 10 days of visiting the amnesty headquarters
- Violator's exit will be without a ban.
Notes:
- Countries of wars and disasters (Syria-Yemen-Libya)
- Temporary residency for 6 months shall be issued by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization.
- Beneficiaries of violators amnesty for visa and entry permits of Dubai only.
- In case the violator wishes to rectify his status inside the country, the visa is issued from another emirates and he has an absconding notification, he should contact the same emirate to close the absconding case.
Duration:
- The duration of the amnesty will be from August 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018.
Beneficiaries
- All individuals who are overstaying in the country can utilize the amnesty either to regularize their visa status legally or to exit the country without paying any overstay fines without entry ban.
- The secret code is delivered to the owner of the subscription only.
How to utilize
- The individuals who are staying illegally can regularize their visas by getting a new sponsor. They can submit their application through Amer centers for new visa by paying an Immigration fee.
- Those who wish to exit the country can approach Awir Immigration directly and get exit permit without ban. The Immigration will issue exit permit and they can exit the country within 10 days after issuance of permit. A fee of Dh220 is to be paid for the exit permit. The Immigration will take the fingerprints and eye scan as normal procedure and will issue exit permit accordingly.
- Those who entered the country illegally without any documents will get exit clearance with two years ban. They can re-enter the UAE after two years.
- If there is an absconding report against a person, the Immigration will remove absconding report against him and will issue exit permit without ban.