Apply for Employment Visa Entry Permit – New (EV EP)

This service enables users to request a new Employment Visa for a new employee on the company’s sponsorship. This request has two parts; the Entry Permit and the Residence Visa.

Process Steps

1. Customers can log in to Dubai Trade Portal.
2. Navigate to ‘Employee Services’, select ‘Employment Visa Entry Permit (EVEP)’, and then select ‘Apply for Employment Visa Jafza – Approval.’
3. Create and submit a new request to apply for an employment visa.  

Documents Required

All documents must be uploaded through the Dubai Trade Portal; no physical documents are required.

• Passport Copy
• Latest Colour Photograph (4.5cm X 3.5cm)
• Passport page 2 (optional)
• For managerial/professional categories: Education Certificate (Bachelor’s Degree) copy attested by UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Fees

Subject to change by authorities

Additional Charges:

• If the applicant is inside the country: AED 780
• Transfer of sponsorship required: AED 920
• An offer letter is required: AED 100
• Applicant age is above 60: AED 5,000
• The job title is Partner or Investor: AED 250

If the company is under insurance, the insurance premium will be charged as below:

Notes

• NOC letter from gold and diamond management must be provided with any visa request for gold and diamond companies.
• All Employment Visas require a Bank Guarantee (BG) or Cash Guarantee (CG) if they are not under Insurance.
• Minimum Passport Validity is 6 months.
• The Employment Visa Entry Permit (EV EP) is valid for 60 days from the issue date.
• The minimum Age limit for Employment Visa (EV) is 18 years.
• An additional fee of AED 5,000 will be charged if the applicant’s age is above 60 years. Refundable only if GDRFA rejects the request.
• An employment Visa Entry Permit (EV EP) can only be renewed twice.
• Specific nationalities are subject to additional checking by General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA), which may affect processing time.
• For Sri Lankan and Indonesian nationalilties: Medical Report (attested by the UAE Embassy) from the country of origin is required at the time of applying for EVEP (if applicant is outside the UAE).
• Bank Guarantee must be provided in Jafza’s standard Format from a UAE Bank only.
• Cash Guarantee can be paid through an e-Payment option in Dubai Trade or by Cheque/Cash at Commercial Bank of Dubai at Jafza Counters.

Service letter to hold dependent visa:

• Follow the below process if the applicant wants to cancel the current residence visa by holding a dependent’s visa:
• Apply for an Employment Visa by selecting “Yes” for “Offer letter to hold family visa required?” (Additional fee of AED 100 will be applicable).
• The Administrative department will verify and approve the request.
• Upon request approval, Service Letter will be issued and delivered to the customer through Email.
• The applicant shall approach General Directorate of Residency & Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) to cancel the current residence permit upon obtaining the service letter.
• After cancelling the applicant’s residence permit, the customer must upload the cancellation paper as an additional document in the Entry permit Service Request (SR) to process the Employment Visa request.