United Arab Emirates work permits: sponsor a hire without the guesswork.
Salary threshold, licence position, fees and the live processing window for the Employment visa and work permit (MOHRE), then a licensed partner to run the file, or your own workspace to run it in-house.
Employment visa and work permit (MOHRE)
Decision by 29 Sept- Salary threshold
- No statutory minimum; salary drives family sponsorship
- Employer licence
- Company establishment card and MOHRE registration
- Processing
- 5 to 10 working days end to end
- Right to work
- Labour contract lodged with MOHRE; WPS salary payments mandatory.
Employer fees
- Work permit approval AED 300 to 5,000 by company tier
- Emirates ID and medical AED 700 to 1,000
- Two-year residence visa
Select your service
Hand the file to a licensed partner, or run it in your own Vistolane workspace.
Partner-managed case
A licensed agency on the network prepares, lodges and tracks the application. You watch every stage in a shared view.
- Sponsorship eligibility check for the role
- Salary and licence position confirmed
- Employer and candidate documents chased
- Decision tracked against the published window
Sponsor licence set-up
Get licensed to sponsor before the first offer letter. Partner prepares the application and your HR evidence pack.
- Key personnel and HR system check
- Application drafted and lodged
- Pre-licence compliance visit prep
Right-to-work audit
Statutory checks reviewed and evidenced, so a compliance visit holds no surprises.
- All current staff files reviewed
- Reporting duties calendar
- Gaps fixed before an inspection
The process, handled end to end
- 1
Role check
Occupation code, salary and licence position tested against the rules.
- 2
Offer and sponsorship
Certificate or nomination issued; start date modelled on the live window.
- 3
Candidate file
Passport, qualifications and funds chased and verified.
- 4
Lodged and tracked
Application filed by the partner and tracked in your shared view.
- 5
Start and comply
Right-to-work evidence stored; reporting duties calendared.
Find a licensed partner for United Arab Emirates work permits
Immigration agencies, study consultancies and travel agencies on the Vistolane network, licence-checked and rated by clients who filed through the platform.
8 licensed partners