Re-Stamp Residency- Lost Passport

It is mandatory that all Business Partners approach GSO Department to complete their Residence Visa formalities in case of passport loss: (If the passport is lost while traveling i.e. out of UAE, the applicant must cancel the current residency and issue a new residence permit after issuing a new passport. But if the passport is lost within the UAE, the visa can be re-stamped onto a new passport after obtaining a police Clearance Letter.)

Lost Passport – within UAE

Requirements

In order to re-stamp the Residence Visa onto a new passport, the following documents are required for submission at GSO Business Counter:

  • “Application for Replacement of Lost Items” duly filled and signed by authorized signatory (Our Fixit Government Services Typing Center Dubai Knowledge Village smart Typist will help you to get this Filled Application).
  • Original new passport.
  • Original police Clearance Letter.
  • Company Declaration Letter (Lost Passport).
  • One (1) photocopy of lost passport including visa page.
  • Three (3) color photographs with white background, size 4.3cm x 5.5cm (you can take the photo in our office).
  • Original ID Card.

Lost Passport- Out of UAE

In order to re-stamp the Residence Visa onto a new passport, the following documents are required for submission at GSO Business Counter

  • “Application for Employment/Student/Dependent Cancellation form” duly filled and signed by authorized signatory (Our Fixit Government Services Typing Center Dubai Knowledge Village smart Typist will help you to get this Filled Application).
  • “Application for Employment/Student/Dependent” form duly filled and signed by authorized signatory (Can be submitted after Cancellation after Cancellation process completed) (Our Fixit Government Services Typing Center Dubai Knowledge Village smart Typist will help you to get this Filled Application).
  • Original police Clearance Letter (must be attested in UAE Consulate and Foreign Affairs) (We can make the photocopies for you in our office)  (we can help you for document legal or normal translation and for document attestation, please click here and visit our Attestation & Translation page for more details).
  • Company Declaration Letter (Lost Passport)
  • One (1) photocopy of lost passport including visa page
  • Immigration Print Out
  • Three (3) color photographs with white background, size 4.3cm x 5.5cm (you can take the photo in our office).
  • Original ID Card

Re-Stamp Residency- Renewed passport

Requirements

In order to transfer the Residence Visa from old passport to a new passport in case of passport renewal, the following documents are required for submission at GSO Business Counter

  • “Application for Amendment Request” duly filled and signed by authorized signatory (Our Fixit Government Services Typing Center Dubai Knowledge Village smart Typist will help you to get this Filled Application).
  • Original new passport.
  • Original old passport.
  • Three (3) color photographs with white background, size 4.3cm x 5.5cm (you can take the photo in our office).
  • Original ID Card

Re-Stamp Residency – Nationality Change

Requirements

In order to transfer the Residence Visa from old passport to a new passport in case of Nationality Change, the following documents are required for submission at GSO Business Counter

  • “Application for Amendment Request” duly filled and signed by authorized signatory (Our Fixit Government Services Typing Center Dubai Knowledge Village smart Typist will help you to get this Filled Application).
  • Original new passport.
  • Original old passport.
  • Three (3) color photographs with white background, size 4.3cm x 5.5cm (you can take the photo in our office).
  • Original ID Card

Important!

  • In case of a non-sponsored Residence Visa re-stamping, the sponsored employee must sign the Immigration application form. The sponsored employee may approach GSO Business Counter to sign the Immigration application form after two (2) working days from documents submission.
  • A Re-stamped Visa bears the same validity as the old Residence Visa.

For more details contact our branch here.