The fees paid for hiring new maids in the emirate of Abu Dhabi will no longer be refunded, according to sources in the Abu Dhabi Naturalisation and Residency Department (ADNRD).
The sources said that the fee previously was considered refundable guarantee, but the sponsors would now be expected to pay the fee every year if they wish to hire a maid.
“The fee amount would be Dh5,000. The sponsors are expected to pay a minimum wage of Dh400 a month to the maid, in addition to the air ticket,” said the sources.
The sponsor would have the right to utilise the same fee in case the maid decides to quit the job during the contract period.
“In case the maid wants to leave during the year she would have to pay for the air ticket,” said the sources, adding that the expatriate sponsors of maids and domestic helps would forfeit the Dh5,000 fee in case the maid absconds.
A source, who declined to be named, explained that if the residency stamp of the maid is affixed to the expatriate sponsor’s passport and the maid absconds, the sponsor would have to pay fresh Dh5,000 to hire another maid.
“However, a sponsor can change the maid — without paying additional fees — within two months of the latter’s arrival in the country, that is, before the maid’s residency visa is stamped on the sponsor’s passport,” the source added. Source
The sources said that the fee previously was considered refundable guarantee, but the sponsors would now be expected to pay the fee every year if they wish to hire a maid.
“The fee amount would be Dh5,000. The sponsors are expected to pay a minimum wage of Dh400 a month to the maid, in addition to the air ticket,” said the sources.
The sponsor would have the right to utilise the same fee in case the maid decides to quit the job during the contract period.
“In case the maid wants to leave during the year she would have to pay for the air ticket,” said the sources, adding that the expatriate sponsors of maids and domestic helps would forfeit the Dh5,000 fee in case the maid absconds.
A source, who declined to be named, explained that if the residency stamp of the maid is affixed to the expatriate sponsor’s passport and the maid absconds, the sponsor would have to pay fresh Dh5,000 to hire another maid.
“However, a sponsor can change the maid — without paying additional fees — within two months of the latter’s arrival in the country, that is, before the maid’s residency visa is stamped on the sponsor’s passport,” the source added. Source
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