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Capability
Statement
UAE
Dubai
Availability Von Essen can support all expatriate nationals coming to work
in the United Arab Emirates - Dubai (UAE-Dubai) with certain
restrictions. Currently, all nationalities require a visa before arrival
except:
• Citizens of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries:
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia
• Expatriate residents of the GCC
• Citizens of the following countries: Andorra, Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco,
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, UK, Vatican, Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong,
Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, USA
and Canada - are referred to as the 33 Nationals.
Note: Please be aware that citizens of some countries may be
restricted for immigration to the UAE. Please check your visa
requirements with us before undertaking any work.
Immigration Types of visa including validity, processing time, general
requirements, costs, limitations.
Type of Visa: Single Entry Visit Visa
(for 33 Nationals)
Validity: 30 days - renewable for another 30 days by making the
roundtrip, for example Oman or Bahrain.
Timescale: Upon arrival.
Costs: n/a
Documents Required: Original passport valid for more than 6
months.
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Type of Visa: Single Entry Tourist/Visit Visa
(for consultants and their partners who are non 33 nationals)
Validity: 30 days.
Timescale: 5 working days once documentation completed.
Costs: AED 3500 / approx. USD 959 one-off costs.
Documents Required:
1. Soft version of coloured photo (white background)
2. Copy of coloured passport which is valid for more than 12 months
Type of Visa: Multiple Entry Employment Visa
(followed by Residence Permit / Labour Card)
Validity: Residence Permit validity is 2 years from stamp date; renewable
every 2 years
Timescale: Residence Permit - approx. 4 to 6 weeks. Labour Card - approx.
2 weeks.
Costs: Initial 2 years: AED 10190 / approx. USD 2792 one-off costs per
consultant. 2 years extension: AED 4200 / approx. USD 1151 one-off costs
per consultant.
Documents Required:
1. Soft version of coloured photo (white background)
2. Copy of coloured passport which is valid for more than 6 months
3. Employment contract with monthly salary breakdown
4. Education certificate (Secondary / Bachelors / Masters)
5. Mother’s first name
6. Address in home country
7. Contact number
For the 33 Nationals their Employment Visa applications can be started
once the Consultants arrive in country on a Visit Visa.
For other nationals the Employment Visa should be applied for from the
Consultants home country prior to coming to UAE-Dubai, which can take
up to 1 month (it is possible to shorten this in certain circumstances).
Other nationals can also apply for a Tourist/Visit Visa, and then start their
application for Employment Visa once in the UAE-Dubai. They would have
to exit and re-enter the country for at least 1 day during this transition.
Von Essen has the ability to apply for unlimited visas subject to national
UAE-Dubai restrictions on maximum numbers of a particular nationality.
Consultants wishing to bring members of their family into the UAE-Dubai
for the duration of their contract must obtain Visa’s/Permits first.
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Solutions Available The solution available to consultants working through Von Essen in United
Arab Emirates - Dubai is: Employed
Witholding Taxes There are no withholding taxes on invoices raised from outside the UAE-
Dubai. Von Essen can facilitate local invoicing through our partner if
required.
Contract & Unlike many local sponsors in the UAE-Dubai, Von Essen’s partner has a full
outsourcing sponsorship license. We can therefore support the sponsorship
Payment Structure of consultants working in any business sector, who can in turn legally
work on site for a third party (the end client in UAE-Dubai). To support
this compliant sponsored status, the UAE-Dubai labour department have
insisted on seeing a contract in place between Von Essen’s local partner
and the end client to support the visa requirement. Therefore prior to
completing the immigration process for a consultant we must have this in
place.
This is not intended to replace the usual contract relationship between the
end client and the agency, which will still hold a direct contract with the
client in the UAE-Dubai. Von Essen would sit in the contract chain below
the agency and distribute the funds received from the agency through our
engagement structure as required.
Consultants on Residence Permit/Labour Card will be engaged by our local
partner under a local employment contract to ensure compliance with the
local immigration/labour requirements. Consultants should expect to be
paid monthly under this arrangement.
Registration There are no requirements to register with any authorities in the UAE-Dubai
outside of the immigration process. Support is available to help consultants
apply for local licences/documentation they might require, e.g. Emirates ID
Card, driving licence, liquor licence etc.
Taxation There are no taxes levied in UAE-Dubai on income or wealth of individuals.
Banking & To comply with the Wage Protection System the expatriate consultants
must have a local bank account into which their local salary must be paid in
Local Services United Arab Emirates Dirhams (AED). Access to Swiss private banking is also
available to our consultants where appropriate.
vonessenconsulting.com
4th Floor, Rue Du Rhone 14, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
reference: VE-SDG-00160-001 | status: confidential