We handle the whole journey: eligibility check, marriage certificate attestation, certified Arabic translation, and we prepare, submit and follow up your spouse residence application with ICP or GDRFA. Male and female residents sponsor on the same income test.
Trusted Credentials
Why SWLT
Most spouse visa delays come from the paperwork, not the application: an unattested marriage certificate, a translation with a name that does not match the passport, or a missing housing document. We fix those before the file reaches the authority.
We handle the marriage certificate attestation and the MOJ-certified Arabic translation ourselves, with names spelled exactly as in both passports.
We review your salary, housing and residence status first, and tell you plainly if your file needs a different route, such as a female sponsor or a salary below AED 4,000.
We prepare, submit and follow up the application with ICP or GDRFA, and tell you when the medical test and Emirates ID steps are due. The authority makes the decision.
Spouse Visa Requirements
Based on the current ICP, GDRFA Dubai and u.ae service pages. We confirm every point against your file before anything is submitted.
Rules can change and individual cases differ by emirate and authority. We confirm the current requirements on your file before submission. 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.
What's Included
Every step of sponsoring your wife or husband, from the first document to the issued residence.
The standard route for a husband sponsoring his wife, from abroad or inside the UAE.
A working wife sponsoring her husband, on the same income test as male sponsors.
Home-country foreign ministry, UAE embassy and UAE MOFA steps handled or coordinated.
MOJ-certified Arabic translation of the marriage certificate and supporting documents where required.
Entry permit for a spouse abroad, or change of status if your spouse is already in the UAE.
We guide the medical test (18+) and Emirates ID steps and follow the file to the issued residence.
How It Works
Send your residence, salary certificate and housing details. We confirm the income test (AED 4,000, or AED 3,000 plus housing) and the right route.
You receive a checklist for your emirate: passports, photos, marriage certificate, tenancy or utility bill, salary proof and health insurance.
A certificate issued abroad goes through the home foreign ministry, the UAE embassy and UAE MOFA. We handle or coordinate each step.
Where required, our MOJ-certified translators produce the Arabic translation with names matched to both passports.
We prepare and submit the entry permit or change-of-status application through ICP channels or GDRFA and Amer in Dubai.
If your spouse is abroad, they enter on the permit. Residence must then be completed within 60 days of entry.
Spouses aged 18 and over take the medical fitness test at an approved centre. We tell you what to bring and track the Emirates ID application.
The authority issues the residence and Emirates ID. We follow up until it is done and remind you before 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, route and visa length; medical test, Emirates ID and insurance costs are confirmed on your file.
FAQ
The current ICP and GDRFA rule is a monthly income of at least AED 4,000, or AED 3,000 plus housing provided by your employer. It applies regardless of job title, so the old profession-based rule no longer decides eligibility. You also need adequate housing for the family.
Yes. GDRFA Dubai states that both male and female foreign residents may bring their family members, including the husband, and the ICP income test is the same for men and women. We prepare the husband sponsorship file exactly as we would for a wife.
The official ICP, GDRFA and u.ae pages set one income test for all sponsors: AED 4,000 a month, or AED 3,000 plus employer housing. Higher figures you may see online for women are not on those official pages. We confirm the current requirement on your file before submission.
Yes, ICP lists an attested marriage contract as proof of kinship. A certificate issued abroad is attested by the issuing country's foreign ministry, then the UAE embassy there, then UAE MOFA. The UAE is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille alone is not accepted in place of this chain.
It may, depending on the language of the certificate and the route. For example, u.ae requires the marriage certificate in Arabic for birth registration, and GDRFA asks for an attested marriage certificate translated into Arabic on some routes. We provide the MOJ-certified Arabic translation where required, with names matched to both passports.
Usually not. A family member already in the UAE can change status inside the country, which adds an inside-country fee. GDRFA lists it as AED 500 (current official fee, subject to change). We check her current visa and submit the change of status before it expires.
A spouse who enters on a family entry permit must complete the residence within 60 days of entry, or overstay fines apply. That window covers the medical test, Emirates ID and the residence itself, so we line up those steps before your spouse travels.
Yes, family members aged 18 and over must pass a medical fitness test at an approved UAE centre: DHA in Dubai, DoH-approved centres in Abu Dhabi (which include a chest X-ray), and EHS in the Northern Emirates. No exemptions are listed on the official pages.
It was reported in 2023 that Muslim residents may sponsor two wives at the same time, subject to ICP or GDRFA approval and meeting the requirements, with marriage contracts attested and in Arabic. We did not find a current official service page setting out the conditions, so we confirm the requirements with the authority on your file before submitting.
If your employer provides housing, the threshold is AED 3,000. In Dubai, GDRFA also has a humanitarian route for a wife and children when the salary is below AED 4,000; it needs committee approval and a guarantee of AED 5,000 per request, capped at AED 15,000 (current official figure, subject to change). Outside Dubai we check your options case by case.
WhatsApp us your residence, salary certificate and marriage certificate. We check eligibility first, then prepare, submit and follow up the whole application. Government fees at actual cost + a small, transparent service fee.