Can you sponsor your son in UAE for one year after he graduates?

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Can you sponsor your son in UAE for one year after he graduates?

Dubai - "I wish to know if there is any new rule that allows graduates to stay in the UAE in search of employment."

By Ashish Mehta

Published: Mon 3 Jun 2019, 2:01 PM

Last updated: Tue 4 Jun 2019, 9:34 AM

Q1. I am 22 years old and I graduated on August 5, 2018. Currently, my UAE residence visa is sponsored by my father which will expire on July 11, 2019. As I am unable to find a permanent job in the UAE, I wish to know if there is any new rule that allows graduates to stay in the UAE in search of employment. What other options are open to me so I can stay on in the country?

Answer

Pursuant to your query, starting from October 2018, a parent may sponsor his son in the UAE for one year if he graduates from a university or secondary school or if his son completes 18 years of age and such residence visa is renewable for another year from the day his son graduated or on attaining 18 years of age. Since your age is 22, you should contact General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (the 'GDRFA') to check if you are eligible for the extension of your current visa by one year.
To avail the aforementioned visa status for his son, a parent should pay the relevant costs for the visa to the GDRFA. Hence, your father needs to submit your duly attested and legalised graduation certificates from universities/schools, whether inside the country or abroad to the GDRFA and pay respective visa cost for each year.
However, all females can reside in the UAE under their parent's visa until they are married. Further, an adult male who has completed 18 years of age may obtain employment and reside in the UAE under his employer's visa or may enroll himself at an educational institution for a course in the UAE and get a student visa from the institution where he undergoes such educational course.
For further information you may contact the GDRFA office in the emirate where you reside.

Know the law

An adult male who has completed 18 years of age may obtain employment and reside in the UAE under his employer's visa or may enroll himself at an educational institution for a course in the UAE and obtain a student visa from the institution where he undergoes such educational course

Ashish Mehta is the founder and managing partner of Ashish Mehta & Associates, Dubai. Readers may e-mail their questions to: news@khaleejtimes.com or send them to Legal View, Khaleej Times, PO Box 11243, Dubai.