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Hi,
I live in Islamabad, Pakistan. I want to relocate to Dubai with my family. I have been offered a position in an IT organization. My employment and subsequently residence visa will be sponsored by my employer, however I have two ways of relocating my family to Dubai.
1. I come alone to Dubai, apply for residence visa and when I get that then I apply for my family's visas.
2. I bring along my family on their visit visas. Keep them on visit visas until their residence visas are processed and get the visas switched.
I want to know which option is the best for me and also, what are the exact expenses involved with visa processing that will be incurred by choosing each of the above options. I have been told that bringing family along will be more expensive. However, I don't have to find a temporary place to live in Dubai until I get my own residence because I have relatives living there already and if I come alone then I will have to go back and bring my family along which will cost me an extra return ticket from Dubai to Islamabad and Islamabad to Dubai. It will be easier for me to decide if I get a complete list of visa processing and related expenses that I will have to bear for each of the above options.
I live in Islamabad, Pakistan. I want to relocate to Dubai with my family. I have been offered a position in an IT organization. My employment and subsequently residence visa will be sponsored by my employer, however I have two ways of relocating my family to Dubai.
1. I come alone to Dubai, apply for residence visa and when I get that then I apply for my family's visas.
2. I bring along my family on their visit visas. Keep them on visit visas until their residence visas are processed and get the visas switched.
I want to know which option is the best for me and also, what are the exact expenses involved with visa processing that will be incurred by choosing each of the above options. I have been told that bringing family along will be more expensive. However, I don't have to find a temporary place to live in Dubai until I get my own residence because I have relatives living there already and if I come alone then I will have to go back and bring my family along which will cost me an extra return ticket from Dubai to Islamabad and Islamabad to Dubai. It will be easier for me to decide if I get a complete list of visa processing and related expenses that I will have to bear for each of the above options.