Visa Amendments

Visa Amendments

This service allows individuals to update personal or professional information on their residence visa or entry permit, such as name changes, job title updates, or transferring a visa to a new passport of the same nationality or different nationality.
- Visa must be valid for at least 7 working days to apply for Visa Amendment.
- Change in nationality or name of an Investor, Partner, or Manager requires a KYC update through the Portal.

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Service Delivery Channel

Customer Journey

  • Start your application

    Visit Portal 360 to fill the application form. Applicant must be inside the UAE (applicable if residence visa)

  • RAKEZ review

    RAKEZ will review your request & forward it to immigration for processing

  • Immigration processing

    Immigration is reviewing & processing your application

  • Congratulations

    Visa amendment successfully completed

Outcome

  • Digital UAE Residence Visa & Emirates ID (via ICP App)

  • Original Emirates ID card (delivered directly to your doorstep or P.O. Box)

  • Rakez Digital ID card (for visa position amendment or nationality change in residence visa)

Service Fees

Service Type Urgent +500 Standard
Timeline 2 working days 4 working days
Residence visa amendment AED 1,570 AED 1,070
Visa transfer to new passport (same country passport) AED 1,085 AED 585
Nationality change & Visa transfer to new passport AED 2,155 AED 1,655
Entry permit amendment AED 985 AED 485

Required Documents

1

For Name Change:

  • Passport copy (valid for at least 6 months)
  • Recent passport-sized color photo with a white background
  • Attested legal document supporting the name change (e.g., marriage certificate, embassy letter)

Need help with document attestation?
RAKEZ offers the service at competitive rates. You can refer to the VAS services section for more details

2

For Visa Transfer to New Passport (same nationality OR nationality change):

  • Copy of new passport (valid for at least 6 months)
  • Recent passport-sized color photo with a white background
  • Copy of previous passport.
3

For Job Title Change:

  • Passport copy (valid for at least 6 months)
  • Recent passport-sized color photo with a white background
  • Signed experience/promotion letter from the company stating the new job title and salary.