57 work categories banned from sponsoring families January 2, 2009
Posted by Duncan in Dubai Visa.Tags: Dubai, family, visa
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After a rule for family visa sponsorship was proposed 2 weeks back, the Federal Naturalisation and Residency Department ( FNRD ) announced a new rule and was released this Wednesday banning 57 categories of employees from sponsoring the families.
Categories are mostly skilled and semiskilled workers.
About 57 categories of expatriates will be restricted from sponsoring their families even if they earn the minimum required salary. The following categories are included:
* Cooks (Arabic cuisine cook, continental cuisine cook, falafel maker, sweets maker, pastry maker, assistant cook)
* Certain skilled categories like welder, blacksmith, goldsmith, plumber, tile worker, painter (automobile painter), engine worker, assistant mechanic
* Laundry worker, car washer, grave digger, grocer, salesman, waiters, office boys, butcher
* Makeup man, hairdresser, barber, tailor, decoration jobs
* Drivers (pick up driver and private drivers)
* Trainers like falcon trainer and private tutor.
* Guards
* Labourer (construction workers)
