UAE: How remote work visa holders can apply for newborn’s residence visa online

DUBAI: Are you living in the UAE on a remote work visa? While the UAE has introduced the remote work visa for professionals from across the world who can live in the UAE while they work for companies in other parts of the world, you can also bring in your family on this one-year work visa.

In fact, if you are in the UAE and have a baby born here, you can even apply for the newborn’s visa online through the website of the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICA) – www.ica.gov.ae.

Want to know more about the remote work visa? Click here.

On December 8, ICA posted the steps that people need to follow in order to use this service online.

Documents required

You would need to upload the following documents during the application process

Additional documents 

These documents are required to show proof of employment and the validity of the sponsor’s residency:

The service cost and fees:

The total cost of the service is Dh250.

Steps for issuing a residency visa for newborns online:

1. Go to the website – ica.gov.ae. On the home page, you will see ‘smart channels’ which is a vertical menu tab on the right.

2. Click on the second option – ‘e-form’. It will then transfer you to a page, which will present three options – individual services, establishment services and typing centre services.

3. To access the residency visa services, choose the Individual services category.

4. Once you click individual services, you will be transferred to the log in page.

What is UAE Pass? Read here

5. After creating an account or signing in with UAE Pass, you will land on the ‘Smart Services’ page. There will be a number of services pertaining to tourists, Emirates ID, Golden Visa requests and UAE residents. To register your newborn for a residency visa, scroll down and click on the service - ‘Residency– Virtual Work Residency – People inside the country - Issue Residence.’

6. The residency visa application consists of four categories:

Identification Information of Sponsor (Service Beneficiary)

You would then need to fill in the following details:

• ‘UAE Unified Number’. What is UAE Unified Number? Read here

• Visa file number. Your file number is on the UAE Residence Visa page of your passport.

• UAE Identity Number. This is your Emirates ID number.

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Passport information

The final stage in the online application process:

• Complete the passport information and click next on the bottom right, and pay the total cost of fees which is Dh250. You can pay the fee online with credit or debit card or with e-dirham.

• After completing the payment, the application process is officially done. You will receive the residence visa by email.

If you need any help or additional information, you can call ICA’s toll free number – 600522222, which is available to 24/7. You can also reach out to ICA’s official social media handles on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter (@ICA_Help).