UAE Family Visa Services in Dubai
Sponsor your spouse, children or parents on a UAE residence visa without the paperwork stress. Benchmark handles attestation, medical fitness, Emirates ID and GDRFA/ICP typing — one coordinator, one checklist, one delivered residence visa.
Reviewed by: Attestation Specialist, Benchmark·Updated June 2026
What Are UAE Family Visa Services?
UAE family visa services cover every step required to sponsor a dependent on your residence permit — entry permit, status change or in-country application, medical fitness test, biometrics, Emirates ID and stamping. Benchmark manages the paperwork chain and books the government appointments so you only attend the ones the applicant must appear at.
How the Process Works
We start by confirming your salary, accommodation and eligibility, then attest the marriage or birth certificate through the correct MOFA/embassy chain. Our PROs submit the family visa file through GDRFA or ICP, book the medical test, collect the residence visa and complete Emirates ID biometrics — with tracking updates at every stage.
Why Use a Coordinator
Missed attestation, wrong tenancy contract or an unregistered marriage certificate can restart the whole family visa file. Benchmark's pre-check prevents those rejections and keeps the process on the fastest possible track — usually 2 to 3 weeks from documents ready to residence visa stamped.
When Do You Need Family Visa Support?
Any sponsor bringing dependents to the UAE — new arrival, renewal, or status change — needs a documented process.
Spouse visa sponsorship
Attested marriage certificate, salary certificate and tenancy contract required. Pairs with marriage certificate attestation.
Children's residence visa
Attested birth certificates and school records required for GDRFA/ICP applications. See birth certificate attestation.
Parents' residence visa
Salary threshold, medical insurance and attested relationship proof required for parent sponsorship on a UAE residence visa.
Visa renewal & status change
Renewal of expiring dependent visas or in-country status change from visit visa to family residence.
Four steps, handled by us.
Four coordinated steps from eligibility check to stamped residence visa.
- 01
Eligibility & pre-check
We review salary, tenancy and relationship documents and confirm the correct visa pathway (entry permit vs status change).
- 02
Attestation & typing
Marriage or birth certificate attested through MOFA/embassy chain; GDRFA/ICP application typed and submitted.
- 03
Medical & biometrics
Medical fitness appointment booked; Emirates ID biometrics scheduled at the ICA centre.
- 04
Residence visa & Emirates ID
Residence visa stamped; Emirates ID card delivered to your address.
Your document checklist.
Send scans first for a free eligibility check — we confirm every original required before pickup.
Sponsor documents
Emirates ID, passport, salary certificate (attested), tenancy contract (Ejari), latest utility bill.
Dependent documents
Passport, entry permit or visit visa, photos, and attested relationship certificate (marriage/birth).
Attested relationship proof
Attested marriage certificate for spouse; attested birth certificate for children.
Certified Arabic translation
Required for non-Arabic marriage/birth certificates before GDRFA/ICP submission.
Top reasons documents get rejected.
Every one of these delays or restarts the family visa file. All are preventable.
Salary below threshold
Sponsors must meet minimum salary requirements for spouse, children or parent sponsorship — different per emirate.
Unattested marriage/birth certificate
GDRFA and ICP reject applications with unattested foreign relationship certificates.
Missing Ejari or utility bill
The sponsor must provide a valid tenancy contract registered on Ejari and a recent DEWA bill.
Expired dependent passport
Dependent passports must have at least 6 months validity at the time of application.
Transparent pricing.
Government fees are set by GDRFA/ICP and vary by visa duration and applicant age. Our service fee covers pre-check, typing, PRO coordination and delivery.
Spouse residence visa (2 years, inside UAE)
- Govt. fee
- GDRFA / ICP tariff
- Service fee
- On quote
- Turnaround
- 2 – 3 weeks
Child residence visa (2 years, inside UAE)
- Govt. fee
- GDRFA / ICP tariff
- Service fee
- On quote
- Turnaround
- 2 – 3 weeks
Parent residence visa (1 year, inside UAE)
- Govt. fee
- GDRFA / ICP tariff
- Service fee
- On quote
- Turnaround
- 3 – 4 weeks
Attestation of marriage/birth certificate
- Govt. fee
- As per country
- Service fee
- On quote
- Turnaround
- 1 – 3 weeks
13 Years of Family Visa Coordination in Dubai
Benchmark handles attestation and family visa together — the two workflows that used to be handled by two separate providers are now under one roof, one price and one WhatsApp thread.
Attestation + visa in one team
No handoff between attestation agent and PRO — one coordinator sees the file from start to Emirates ID.
Eligibility pre-check
Salary, tenancy and relationship documents reviewed before any fee is paid — no restarts.
Transparent quote
Government fees and service fees itemised separately in the written quote.
Free pickup and delivery
We collect from home or office and deliver Emirates ID and residence visa to your address.
Frequently asked questions.
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Currently AED 4,000/month (or AED 3,000 + accommodation) to sponsor spouse and children. Parent sponsorship requires a higher salary threshold.