Bring your wife or husband, children, newborn or parents to live with you in the UAE. We check your eligibility, attest and translate your documents, then prepare, submit and follow up your application until the residence and Emirates ID are issued.
Trusted Credentials
Why SWLT
Most family visa delays come from paperwork: a marriage certificate missing one attestation stamp, a name spelled differently from the passport, or a tenancy proof that does not match the number of family members. We handle the documents and the application together, so nothing falls between two offices.
We check your salary, housing and the relationship you want to sponsor against the current GDRFA or ICP rules for your emirate, and tell you plainly if a case needs a special route.
We coordinate the attestation chain for documents issued abroad and provide the MOJ-certified Arabic translation where required, with names matched exactly to each passport.
We prepare and submit the application, then follow it through entry permit or change of status, medical fitness and Emirates ID biometrics, and keep you updated at every step.
Eligibility at a Glance
The core rules published by ICP and GDRFA for sponsoring family members on a standard residence.
Rules can change and some cases need committee approval. We confirm the current requirements on your file before you pay. Sources: ICP, GDRFA and u.ae. Last checked November 2026.
Free Eligibility Check
Answer 5 quick questions. You get a likely result and your document list in seconds — then send it to us on WhatsApp for a full review.
Documents you will typically need
Indicative only, based on ICP / GDRFA published rules checked November 2026. Final decisions are made by ICP or GDRFA. Nothing you enter here is stored.
Who You Can Sponsor
Each sponsorship type has its own rules and documents. Start here, then open the dedicated page for your case.
Male and female residents sponsor a spouse on the same income test, with an attested marriage certificate. Full details on our wife visa UAE page.
Sons under 25, unmarried daughters and children with special needs of any age. See our children visa UAE page for the document list.
Born in the UAE? Birth registration within 30 days, then passport, Emirates ID and residence within 120 days. Our newborn visa page walks you through it.
A separate, stricter route that differs by emirate and is decided case by case. Read our parents visa UAE page before you plan.
We renew your family residence alongside your own, since a dependant visa cannot run past the sponsor visa. Same checklist, see family visa requirements.
Dubai files go through GDRFA, the other six emirates through ICP. See our pages for Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, RAK, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain.
How It Works
Send us your residence, salary details and who you want to sponsor. We confirm the route for your emirate and give you a document checklist.
Marriage and birth certificates issued abroad go through the home foreign ministry, the UAE embassy, then UAE MOFA. We coordinate the chain.
Where an Arabic translation is required, our MOJ-certified translators prepare it with names matched to each passport.
We prepare and submit the file through GDRFA channels in Dubai or ICP channels in the other emirates, and pay government fees at actual cost.
Family abroad enter on an entry permit and must complete residence within 60 days of entry. Family already in the UAE can change status inside the country for an extra fee.
Family members aged 18 and over attend a medical fitness test at an approved centre in your emirate. We book it and track the result.
Where biometrics are required, we tell you where and when to attend so the Emirates ID can be issued with the residence.
The authority issues the residence and the Emirates ID is delivered by courier. We send you a summary with the expiry date to plan the renewal.
We Handle It With
Transparent Pricing
Government fees at actual cost + a small, transparent SWLT service fee. You see the full breakdown before you pay. Official fees vary by emirate, relationship and whether the applicant is inside or outside the UAE.
FAQ
On the standard route you can sponsor your wife or husband, sons under 25, unmarried daughters and children with special needs of any age. Parents are possible through a separate, stricter route, and golden visa holders can sponsor children of any age and parents. We confirm the right route for your family before you start.
ICP and GDRFA both publish an income test of at least AED 4,000 a month, or AED 3,000 a month plus housing provided by your employer. It applies regardless of job title. Parent sponsorship has a higher threshold; in Dubai GDRFA publishes AED 10,000.
Yes. Official pages allow both male and female residents to sponsor family, including a husband, on the same income test. In Dubai, when the wife is the sponsor and children are included, a no-objection letter from the father is required. We prepare and translate that letter if needed.
No. The residence is issued by the government: GDRFA in Dubai or ICP in the other emirates. We prepare, submit and follow up your application, and handle the attestation and certified translation it depends on. No agency can guarantee approval, but a complete, correct file avoids the most common rejections.
You pay government fees at actual cost plus a small, transparent SWLT service fee, and you see the full breakdown before you pay. Official fees vary by emirate, visa length, relationship and whether the family member is inside or outside the UAE, and medical, Emirates ID and insurance are separate. That is why we quote your file rather than a generic total.
GDRFA states a target of 48 hours for family entry permits and residence, and ICP states 2 days for issuance. These are the authorities' stated targets, not a promise, and they exclude attestation, medical and Emirates ID time. We give you a realistic timeline once we see your documents.
In Dubai, parents are sponsored through a separate GDRFA route requiring an AED 10,000 salary, an attested tenancy contract and 3 months of bank statements, with a 1-year visa, committee approval and an AED 5,000 refundable guarantee. In the other emirates ICP publishes no current parent rule, so each case is assessed individually. Golden visa holders can sponsor parents.
Usually not. Family members already inside the UAE can change status to residence without exiting, which carries an additional inside-country fee. We file the change of status before their visit visa expires so no overstay fines build up.
Yes. Documents issued abroad must be attested by the foreign ministry of the issuing country, then the UAE embassy there, then UAE MOFA. The UAE is not part of the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille alone is not enough. We coordinate the chain and provide the certified Arabic translation where required.
A dependant residence cannot run past the sponsor residence, and if the sponsor visa is cancelled the family visas must be cancelled too. Grace periods after cancellation differ between official sources, so we check the current rule for your emirate and plan the transfer or re-sponsorship with you.
WhatsApp us your residence, salary details and who you want to sponsor. We check eligibility, send your document checklist and a full fee breakdown before you pay anything.