EMIRATES ID:

EMIRATES ID:

  July 18, 2020    Dr Pooja Kirplani

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Now coming on to the other matter of importance- the process for Emirates ID. For Emirates ID, either you have to be a national or you necessarily need a sponsor in the UAE who can apply for your entry permit. That sponsor can either be your spouse or your parents (if you are less than 21 years- which none of us would be at the time of exam).
Well, it was my fate that my husband happened to be in Dubai already who sponsored and applied for my ID and made at least this step of application facile for me.

For a spouse to be a sponsor, there are few requirements, for instance; a valid Emirates ID of the sponsor, EJARI- a tenancy contract, and a stable job with a salary of more than 4000 AED. Following are the steps:

1. First and foremost is to have a marriage certificate in your hands; attested from MOFA and the UAE embassy in the parent country.

2. Then get that certificate translated into Arabic (in AED 105) and an attestation from the embassy in the UAE, costing an amount of AED 150.

3. Following this, apply for an entry permit visa by first of all getting a “sponsor registration” done at AMER (by your spouse) which has a fee of AED 320. The process of application costs a further AED 215 and gives you an entry permit visa/pre-entry visa within two working days- official permission of entering the country. 

4. The entry permit visa allows you to file the residency visa at the AMER (government center of UAE) once you are in the country, the urgent fee of which is AED 450. 

5. This takes you to a step forward for medical testing and biometric, having a fee of AED 432 and AED 280 respectively. Along with this, buying medical insurance is not mandatory but you can opt to save your time in the future.

6. Simultaneously apply for the Emirates ID which costs AED 270.

7. After biometric, you would be good to get a permanent residency visa from their municipality office. The issuance of a 2-year residency visa charges an amount of AED 535. After reviewing your details and fitness, they stick a salmon-pink colored paper on your passport, and guess what, with just a few minutes wait, you will be a UAE resident. On the other hand, the Emirates ID would also get ready in a period of two weeks and would be notified to the given contact (you or your sponsor). The collection of ID does not require your presence in the UAE.