ICP issued clarifying guidance in mid-2024 on family-visa sponsor income thresholds across emirates: AED 4,000+/month for spouse/children with employer-provided accommodation (or AED 4,000 plus accommodation evidence if not), and AED 20,000+/month to sponsor parents. Reduces the historic emirate-by-emirate variation in interpretation.
UAE residents sponsoring family members.
Primary: ICP — Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security ↗
Corroborating: GDRFA — General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (Dubai) ↗
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