Can Uae Residence Visa For Child Born Outside
Not only do they gain a U.A.E residency Visa but they also get UAE nationality after seven years of residency. Does it make sense to have your child born outside the country and then move your family once the child has attained a certain age? Or will you have to apply for an attractive UAE Residence Visa for your child as well?
Can Uae Residence Visa For Child Born Outside
Not all expatriate parents realize that their child born abroad prior to 5 years of their arrival in UAE/Dubai can acquire residency. Thanks to the Dubai Visa news. If you are living away from UAE and your child was born abroad, you should think about this amazing opportunity to do the visa for the child in Dubai.
The United Arab Emirates Government allowing Non-Citizen parents to enjoy the same privileges its Citizen parent has in terms of granting of a Residence Visa to his Child even if the child is born outside UAE territories.
UAE citizens
Parents must acquire a birth certificate for the newborn and take it to the nearest UAE embassy. These babies need birth certificate from the country of their birth before they can get a birth certificate from the UAE. Parents must apply for birth certificate within 30 days of the birth of the baby.
The embassy will arrange for a return document or passport for the newborn. After the baby arrives in the UAE, his name can be added to the family book.
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Expatriate residents
If an expatriate resident has a baby in his/her home country or a foreign country, he/she must acquire a birth certificate and apply for passport to the relevant authority or embassy of their home country in that country. The parents must then apply for a visa at the UAE embassy abroad for the child to be able to enter the UAE legally.
Read about birth certificate and residence visa for newborn expatriates.
Pre-requisites for the service
In order to get this service,
- the father must apply for it within 3 months from the date of the baby’s birth
- he must be a UAE National and his wife should be added to the family book
- he must have a verified account on UAE Pass
- the baby should have been born at one of the hospitals that provide the Mabrouk Ma Yak service and
- the following documents should have been submitted while opening a file in the hospital:
- valid Emirates ID of both parents
- family book
- marriage certificate (only if the woman is delivering for the first time).
Service steps
Follow these steps to get the identification documents for a newborn Emirati:
- inform the hospital that you wish to avail the Mabrouk Ma Yak service
- you will receive an SMS confirming completion of the procedure. The SMS will include a link to complete your request online
- log in to the Mabrouk Ma Yak Service portal and fill in the newborn baby’s name and upload his/her photo
- apply for paternity and maternity leaves and child allowance (this is optional and applicable only to employees of the federal government)
- choose either ‘home delivery’ or ‘collect from service centre’ for receiving the document
- pay fees online
- you will receive an SMS after the documents are ready.
Note:
- if you had chosen ‘collect from service centre’, then please visit General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs along with the original family book.
- If you had chosen ‘home delivery’, then the documents will be delivered at the home address mentioned while submitting the application.
Entities participating in the service
The service is provided as a consequence of cooperation among Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Ministry of Finance, Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, Dubai Health Authority, Emirates Post, Emirates Health Services, Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and other federal and local entities.
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Marriage as a prerequisite
Under the UAE law, marriage is the only legal bond for a man and a woman to establish a relationship and form a family. The man and woman must be legally married to each other to get legal recognition for their child.
Useful links:
- Complying with marriage and pregnancy laws – the official portal of Dubai Government.
Pregnancy and maternity care
Read about pregnancy and maternity care in the health section.