Steps to Transfer your UAE Residence Visa from an Old Passport to a New One

Steps to Transfer your UAE Residence Visa from an Old Passport to a New One: There are certain process involved to apply for a new passport from your consulate or embassy in case your old passport has expired. You can transfer your UAE resident visa onto the new travel document by following ways.

• You need to apply for the service of Foreigners Affairs Amer Centres (GDRFA) and General Directorate of Residency, if you are in Dubai.
• You need to apply for the Citizenship and Federal Authority for Identity, if you are on other emirates.
• To renew your old passport into a new one, you first need to fill out a form by applying for the service of residence visa transfer.
• You can apply through online at https://smart.gdrfad.gov.ae/ or through a typing centre or even at an ICA centre or Amer centre close to you.
• There are essential documents required for renewal of new passport such as a color photograph, copy of old and new passport and original emirates ID of sponsor.
• The urgent service requires the applicant to visit an immigration office to get the visa stamped immediately while the normal service takes three to four working days.
• Though you have a company visa you need to have a copy of the license number or trade license, Immigration Establishment card, immigration user ID and password of the company.
• You have to make the payment for the service that depends on the emirate which has issued the visa.
• The cost of service at the Amer centres ranges Dh330 for normal service and Dh430 for urgent service appropriately.
• According to Moosa Bin Ali Dayani, a public relations manager based in Dubai will send an approval form through an email and a text message from the authorities.
• You will receive an airway bill number on the approval. Then you need to call Zajel services to request your passports to be picked up at a designated time and date.
• You need to contact Zajel services for visas issued in Dubai. For other emirates you have to contact Empost.
• When the passports have been picked up, they are processed by the authorities and both passport are returned to the applicant that holds a new passport stamped with the residence visa.

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