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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