Dubai : Sponsoring your parents

Expatriates who have a valid resident visa in UAE can sponsor their parents for a year's stay by paying a Dh5,000 deposit as guarantee fachor e parent.

But according to new regulations, you cannot sponsor only one of your parents and have to sponsor your father and the mother together, with proof that you are their sole supporter and they have no one to take care of them back home.

If one of your parents has passed away or if you are divorced, you have to show papers to prove that to the Naturalisation and Residency Department, as justification why you want to sponsor only one of your parents.

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Sri Lanka and UAE to sign workforce accord

Abu Dhabi: The Sri Lankan Government will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE to streamline exports of manpower to the UAE.

Mohammad Nabavi Junaid, Sri Lankan Ambassador, said UAE Labour Minister Dr Ali Bin Abdullah Al Ka'abi will sign the MoU this month during an official visit to Colombo. The ambassador said the agreement aims to eliminate exploitation of workers by unauthorised job agents and unscrupulous recruitment agencies.

"This will streamline the recruitment and flow of Sri Lankan workforce into the UAE. The MoU will also alleviate the working conditions of workers, which include provision of proper accommodation, welfare, health, safety and guarantee all rights under the UAE Labour Law," he said.

The Labour Ministry has signed similar MoUs with India and Pakistan, and another will be signed with Bangladesh.

Source : Gulf News