Private companies can obtain new employment entry permits for their employees, provided that they apply for residence visa status within 30 days from the employee’s entry into the UAE.
Procedures:
The private company’s representative should submit the employee’s work permit issued by the Ministry of Labour and submit it to the Department of Naturalization and Residency (DNRD) with an employment entry permit from a typing office attached to the required documents. The employee entry permit will be given to the company representative immediately.
The transaction can be done by submitting to the competent official at the Entry Permits Section of any of the below mentioned centres:
The service is available at:
A’amal Center- Hyatt Regency
RDNRD Headquarters Residence Section
Abu Hail center
Jebel Ali Port
Hatta Center
Bin Sooqat Center
DNATA Main branch
Required documents:
- Trade licence.
- Establishment card.
- Passport copy.
Fees:
AED 200 per employment entry permit.
N.B.
If a company has been fined for committing violations related to the sponsorship of employees, the company is allowed to obtain a new employment entry permit only after rectifying its situation.

