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Pearl
Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 4
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:57 pm Post subject: Family sponsorship question |
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Hello everyone,
A married female friend of my mine from U.S. wants to apply for teaching positions at Ajman University. I have heard that a female may not be able to sponsor her family according to the UAE law. She has heard otherwise.
Can someone please clarify this. If she gets a job offer (family status job), can she take her family along? Can she sponsor them? Is it allowed by the law?
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spicegirl
Joined: 29 Mar 2004 Posts: 112
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Pearl,
Females employed in certain categories of jobs/professions are allowed to sponsor their spouse and family. University teachers (lecturers) are one of the categories who can do this, and I know many women here in the UAE who are sponsoring their husband and children, or only their children if they're a divorced mother with custody of the children. I'm sure others on the forum can speak from personal experience and give you a more detailed response about this. |
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Pearl
Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 4
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Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2004 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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Spicegirl: Thanks for the prompt reply. |
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Needmyjob
Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Posts: 7
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2004 7:04 am Post subject: It can be done |
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Yes, I am one of many women sponsoring family (but not at Ajman U). If you are a teacher or university faculty, you are entitled by federal law to sponsor your husband and/or children's residence visa(s).
However, employers are not required to offer you family status. The UAEU, HCT and some others do, as a matter of routine.
Knowing that, you should prepare to negotiate family status benefits. Some jobs offer all family benefits readily; at other institutions, these are negotiable, and some schools offer only single status jobs to females.
Family status benefits to clarify can include things like:
*housing/furniture accommodations/allowance
*educational allowance/school fees
*round-trip airfare
*health insurance for self and dependents
There is also the psychological side of living here. When one spouse has a university contract, the other spouse typically gets a much lower-paying job, if s/he finds work at all. This can put stress on a relationship.
There are even little annoyances that can build up. For example, the dependent spouse needs the other's permission to buy a car or get a cell phone.
Most of us handle the situation well....just be sure exactly what Ajman U is offering. |
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