Can family accompany? How long is the status granted and can it be renewed?
Virtual-work residence is granted without a host or guarantor for a renewable one-year period. The general family-residence rules allow the resident to bring a spouse and eligible children, subject to financial solvency, adequate housing and proof of kinship. Family residence runs for the sponsor’s residence period and cannot outlast it.
See recorded sources
- Articles 49: virtual-work residence
## Article (49)
## Virtual Working Residence Permit
The ICA may grant the Foreigner a Virtual Working Residence Permit without a The
Guarantor/The Host Party for a renewable period of one year whenever the Foreigner is working remotely for entity outside the State.
- Article 54: family residence
## Article (54)
## Family Members Residence Permit of The Foreigner Resident in the State
1. The Foreigner residing in the State (male or female) may bring in his family members,
including the husband and children who have not reached (25) twenty-five, or unmarried
daughters. Children with special needs regardless of age in accordance with the regulations
issued by the ICA Chairman;
2. The Foreigner who has obtained a Green Residence Permit may bring in his first-degree
relatives; and
3. The Family Members Residence Permit shall be granted for the same period of residence as
the Guarantor/Head of the family, and in all cases, the validity term of residence for family
members shall not exceed the validity term of the residence of the Guarantor/Head of the
family.
- Article 55: family conditions
## Article (55)
## Conditions and Controls Residence Permit for Family Members of the Foreigner Resident in the State
In order to issue Family Members Residence Permit, the following conditions shall be fulfilled:
1. The Foreigner shall have Residence Permit in the State;
2. The financial solvency of the Guarantor/Head of the family;
3. Provide adequate housing for family members; and
4. Proof of kinship
The ICA Chairman shall issue a resolution on the controls regulating the requirements
contained in this Article.
**Article (56)**
**Residence Permit for Parent, Child and Male or Female Citizen Spouse**
**Holder of Foreign Passport**
The parents, children and spouse of a male or female citizen who holds foreign passports may be granted Non-Working Residence Permit for a period of (5) five years, and the
Guarantor/The Host Party will be a citizen or female citizen, in accordance with the
requirements to be determined by a resolution of the Chairman.
