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Discuss this article (85 Comments)UAE raises minimum salary limit for expats with family
by This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it on Thursday, 02 July 2009
EXPAT SALARY: Expats wanting to bring their families to the UAE must earn a minimum of AED10,000 a month under new rules.
Expat residents who want to bring their families into the country must earn a minimum monthly salary of AED10,000 ($2,723), up from AED6,000 under new rules, it was reported on Thursday.
They must also provide their family with independent accommodation, a senior official told UAE daily Gulf News.
Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Menhali, director general of the Naturalisation and Residency Department (NRD), told the paper the decision was made after a study into the negative effects of allowing residents to bring their families without sufficient income and a suitable place to stay.
Previously the minimum salary requirement was AED3,000, which was later raised to AED4,000 and then AED6,000, the paper reported.
Al Menhali told the paper it was best for the minimum wage to be raised to cope with the cost of living, rents, school fees and healthcare.
A resident should be able to support his family and afford their living costs to enable them to live a decent life, in line with labour and residency laws, he said.
The new rules will come into effect after an amendment to the residency law, Al Menhali said, without adding a specific date.
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10,000 AED is too much, seems they dont want people to be settled in there.
Posted by amit pawar, new mumbai, INDIA on Saturday 1 August 2009 at 02:54 UAE time
If the spouse also earns , can the joint income will be considered for the VISA .its really strange to know this ammendment , it should be on an individual case , its very demotivating , or else increase the basic salary which will lead to 10,000 AED
Posted by amit pawar, new mumbai, INDIA on Saturday 1 August 2009 at 02:54 UAE time
If the spouse also earns , can the joint income will be considered for the VISA .its really strange to know this ammendment , it should be on an individual case , its very demotivating , or else increase the basic salary which will lead to 10,000 AED
Major needs to rethink
Posted by Bobby Cherian, Bahrain, Bahrain on Wednesday 15 July 2009 at 17:41 UAE time
The real estate rentals in UAE need to be corrected tomorrow if not today as they are grossly wrong when you make the PCI / Rental analysis of houses in UAE with other countries. AED 10,000 per month figure seems grossly wrong for Dubai. Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Menhali needs to rethink.
Posted by Bobby Cherian, Bahrain, Bahrain on Wednesday 15 July 2009 at 17:41 UAE time
The real estate rentals in UAE need to be corrected tomorrow if not today as they are grossly wrong when you make the PCI / Rental analysis of houses in UAE with other countries. AED 10,000 per month figure seems grossly wrong for Dubai. Major General Nasser Al Awadi Al Menhali needs to rethink.
no way
Posted by Hany, Dubai, AUE on Tuesday 14 July 2009 at 11:51 UAE time
I think it's not a right decision in such crises days like this, moreover most of the companies has decrease the salary, so it will be very difficult for most of the people to sponsor their families
Posted by Hany, Dubai, AUE on Tuesday 14 July 2009 at 11:51 UAE time
I think it's not a right decision in such crises days like this, moreover most of the companies has decrease the salary, so it will be very difficult for most of the people to sponsor their families
Answer to Mr. Black
Posted by Concerned Guy from Al wasl, dubai, UAE on Saturday 11 July 2009 at 10:11 UAE time
IS it reallty for the children??? you also have to take care of those who takes care of the children, and 1 track mind will always think that the problem is out there, not inside their domain. Let's meet halfway, increase the salary cap, but also fix the landlord problem, spiraling cost of goods. and workers protection against these employers. dont lecture me about human rights also, this is about fairness.
Im Married by the way and a Roman Catholic, dont teach me about family if you dont have one...,
Posted by Concerned Guy from Al wasl, dubai, UAE on Saturday 11 July 2009 at 10:11 UAE time
IS it reallty for the children??? you also have to take care of those who takes care of the children, and 1 track mind will always think that the problem is out there, not inside their domain. Let's meet halfway, increase the salary cap, but also fix the landlord problem, spiraling cost of goods. and workers protection against these employers. dont lecture me about human rights also, this is about fairness.
Im Married by the way and a Roman Catholic, dont teach me about family if you dont have one...,
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