Requirements for sponsoring someone to visit the UAE as a sponsor. The United Arab Emirate (UAE) consists of seven Emirates. This part of the world has many of employers and worrkers from overseas. However, the residents and overseas people invite their family members and friends in UAE. So for this purpose visit visa for a relative or friend is required.
UAE visit visa or a tourist visa is a best choice to invite your family and friends. Therefore, UAE hosts million of foreign employees and employers. So, these people often invite the nears and dears from other countries of the world.
But, the UAE government or authorities made it simple and easy. In case you are looking to visit visa for your family member or family then you have to provide the following documents.
However, it is necessary for the sponsor of visit visa for his family member or friend that he must have enough budgets for this. Therefore, according to the latest rules and regulations there are few restrictions regarding the funds of the sponsor.
In case your earning is not meeting the set requirement of the budgets then you cannot sponsor any friend or family members in UAE. Moreover, sponsor will also provide the evidence of his earning in the shape of documents.
However, the other vital requirement for the sponsor of UAE visit visa is that he must have legal stay in UAE. So, in the sport of this he will present employee letter officially attested from the employer.
Similarly, his passport and other official documents should be valid. In some cases the tenancy contract is also required. The visit visa is an official document that is required to visit and stay in the United Arab Emirates.
Parents visit visa documents.
Therefore, there are two types of visit visas for parents like short-term and long-term. So, the short-term visa is valid for one month and the long-term visa validity is three months. But, the followings are few fundamental documents for these parent visit visa.
1. The visit visa application form duly filled out and signed. (Download the sponsorship application form)
2. Color passport copy of the sponsor along valid UAE resident visa. But, passport must be valid for next six months.
3. Original labor contract or salary certificate those work in Government or free zone company’s.
4. Moreover, sponsor’s E-Gate Card or Emirates ID required.
5. Two passport sized picture of the visitor having white background.
6. The sponsor must have AED 8000 plus earning for relative sponsorship and AED 10,000 plus for a friend’s sponsorship.
7. So, UAE visit visa expenditure for short-term is AED 710 and for long-term is AED 1,800. Moreover, it includes visa fee, health insurance and typing charges.
8. The deposit money is AED 2000 but, it will refund on the departure of visitor from UAE.
9. Visit visa and other visas demand valid tenancy contract and if a sponsor does not have, then provide hotel booking details. But, in some cases immigrant officer demand return ticket.
Sponsor’s official required documents.
So, the followings are few official documents required for the UAE visit visa application.
| Sponsor’s employer | Sponsor documents |
| Emirates Group Staff | Staff ID copy |
| Government/ Semi‑ Government | Salary certificate (must be in Arabic) Sponsor passport and residency copy |
| Free‑ zone company | Salary certificate from the free‑ zone authority (must be in Arabic) Sponsor passport and residency copy |
| Private company | Labor contract copy Sponsor passport and residency copy |
| Investor | Sponsor passport and residency copy |
| Partner | Sponsor passport and residency copy |
Visa and sponsorship applications can be submitted in the following Emirates of UAE. However, the visit visa sponsor can submit complete application with required documents can submit in any Emirates of the UAE immigration office.
Abu Dhabi
Ajman
Al Ain
Dubai
Sharjah
Umm Al Quwain





