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Need to hire a HOUSE HELPER in Dubai? 🔍 Find below a DIY step-by-step Guide on sponsoring and hiring process ⬇️ Hiring a maid or domestic helper to take care of your house and children is one of the most…
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Find below a DIY step-by-step Guide on sponsoring and hiring process ⬇️
Hiring a maid or domestic helper to take care of your house and children is one of the most important decisions you can make as a parent in the UAE. Hiring a maid or nanny in UAE can be a difficult and lengthy process if you don’t have the right kind of information and resources. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to sponsor and hire a domestic worker (nanny/maid) in Dubai. The article is outlining the documents required and the criteria the sponsor needs to fulfill to get a domestic worker (nanny/maid) visa in the UAE.
Eligibility
✔️ A maid/nanny’s visa can be obtained by the sponsor whose family income is not less than AED 25,000
✔️ The sponsor should hold a UAE Residency visa
✔️ Bachelors are not eligible to sponsor a maid/nanny in UAE
🗒 Documents required:
From Sponsor:
– Passport copy
– Visa page copy
– Original Emirates ID
– Salary certificate in Arabic
– EJARI Contract copy with minimum 2 bedrooms.
– Attested Marriage Certificate copy (if the sponsor is a man)
– IBAN number
– Affidavit statement from embassy/consulate certifying non-relationship if the maid/nanny is from the same country
From Nanny:
– Passport (copy)
– Visa page (copy) – (if she had before visa in UAE)
– Emirates ID copy – (if she had before visa in UAE)
– Residency visa cancellation paper (copy) – (if she had before a visa in UAE)
– Passport size photo (soft copy)
– Medical Insurance Certificate
⚠️ If never a resident before in the UAE
– Entry visit visa (copy)
– Entry stamp in the passport
The STEPS for visa application include:
1️⃣ Entry Permit
2️⃣ Change Status (if the person is inside country)
3️⃣ Medical Fitness Test & Emirates ID Registration
4️⃣ Health Insurance
5️⃣ Residence Visa Stamping
Visit any Tadbeer Typing Center and submit all the above documents at the counter.
Below is the procedure and required time for processing:
1️⃣ Application Typing for the ENTRY PERMIT (inside or outside country)
The entry permit is essentially a temporary visa, valid for 60 days.
Approval will take around 3 – 4 working days, depending on the nationality and the UAE residency history of the dependant (nanny/maid), then the Entry Permit will be sent to the applicant’s registered email;
Approval will take around 3 – 4 working days, depending on the nationality and the UAE residency history of the dependant (nanny/maid), then the Entry Permit will be sent to the applicant’s registered email;
2️⃣ IN-COUNTRY CHANGE STATUS
– If the dependant (nanny/maid) is inside the UAE, visit again any AMER Typing Center to submit the documents for the In-Country Change Status (approval will take around 3-5 working days);
– If the dependant (nanny/maid) is outside the UAE, he/she can enter UAE by using the issued entry permit;
– If the dependant (nanny/maid) is outside the UAE, he/she can enter UAE by using the issued entry permit;
3️⃣ MEDICAL FITNESS TEST & EMIRATES ID REGISTRATION
Once the dependant (nanny/maid) entered UAE or changed his/her status, you can proceed with the typing of emirates ID and medical application in any Typing Center which has this facility;
After typing of Emirates ID and Medical application, the dependant (nanny/maid) should proceed with doing the required medical test and the biometrics (if required).
(The medical result is usually ready within 4h – 5 working days – depending on the chosen package);
Medical Fitness packages:
– Normal (5 working days)
– 48 hours
– 24 hours
– VIP (4 hours)
4️⃣ HEALTH INSURANCE
The dependant (nanny/maid) can select a desired health insurance package from various insurance companies.
(Depending on the insurance company, the approval might take 1 working day for basic package or 5 working days for the premium package);
(Depending on the insurance company, the approval might take 1 working day for basic package or 5 working days for the premium package);
5️⃣ VISA STAMPING
Once the medical result is available, the applicant must visit any AMER typing center and submit all the documents to type the visa stamping;
Visa Stamping package:
– Urgent (same day)
– Normal (3 working days)
Visa Stamping package:
– Urgent (same day)
– Normal (3 working days)
💡Entitlements of the domestic workers:
As per the Domestic Labour Law, domestic workers are entitled to:
• payment of wages, as set out in the standard contract, within 10 days from the day they are due
• 1 day of paid rest per week
• 12 hours of rest per day, including 8 hours consecutive rest
• 30 days paid vacation per year
• medical insurance provided by the employer
• 30 days medical leave per year
• a round trip ticket home every 2 years
• a decent accommodation
• decent meals at the employer’s expense
• attire suitable for the job to be carried out, at the employer’s expense
• possession of their personal identification papers such as passports, IDs, etc.
• either the employer or the worker can refer a dispute to Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation. The ministry will attempt to resolve the dispute amicably within a period of two weeks. If it is not resolution within two weeks, then the matter will be referred to a court
• cases filed by workers are exempt from court fees at all stages of litigation and must be heard in a speedy and prompt manner.
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