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How to cancel your family’s visas in Dubai before your own

If you sponsor your family, their visas must be cancelled before yours. Apply for each family member through GDRFA Dubai smart services or an Amer centre; GDRFA lists AED 120 per person. A domestic worker is cancelled through MOHRE.

When
2 weeks to 9 days before your flight
Time
1 to 2 hours
Cost
AED 120 per family member on GDRFA’s service page (AED 100 + AED 10 Knowledge Dirham + AED 10 Innovation Dirham), plus Amer centre charges if you use one. A domestic worker is a separate MOHRE service.

Do it on GDRFA DubaiAlso: MOHRE

Have ready

  • Passports and Emirates IDs of each family member
  • Your Emirates ID
  • Your passport

How to do it

  1. Cancel every visa you sponsor before your own: family members and any domestic worker.
  2. For each family member, apply through GDRFA Dubai’s website or app with UAE PASS, or at an Amer centre.
  3. Have each person’s passport and Emirates ID, and your own passport and Emirates ID as sponsor. GDRFA expects to complete each application within 48 hours.
  4. For a domestic worker, use MOHRE’s domestic worker cancellation service. It is a separate service from the family one.
  5. Keep each cancellation paper. It shows the last day that person can stay.

Watch out

  • Their health cover can be ended once their visa is cancelled. Ask the insurer for the exact end date and keep travel cover until you all land.
  • Grace periods differ by category. GDRFA Dubai states 60 days. Check the last day printed on each person’s cancellation paper.

Questions people ask

Why do my dependants’ visas have to be cancelled first?

A sponsor’s visa can’t be cancelled while the visas they sponsor are still active.

What happens to my family’s health insurance?

It can be ended once their visas are cancelled. Ask the insurer for the exact end date, and keep travel cover for everyone until you have all landed.

Sources

Official: GDRFA Dubai: Cancellation of all types of residence permits · MOHRE: Cancellation of a domestic worker’s work permit · GDRFA Dubai: check your file status

Also checked against: u.ae: General provisions for the residence visa · ICP: Cancellation of residency permits

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