Maid Agency Dubai: One Search, Direct Contact
If you're searching "maid agency dubai," you're probably not looking for another brochure page. You want to see who's actually available, know what a listing has been checked for, and get in touch without filling in a form and waiting for someone to call you back.
That's what this platform does. Families and sponsors across the UAE search verified profiles — housemaids, nannies, cooks, cleaners, carers, drivers, gardeners, general helpers and babysitters — listed either by licensed recruitment agencies or by the workers themselves, and message a match directly through the app. You choose who to contact. You agree the terms with them, not with us.
Why Search Through a Platform Instead of One Agency
Calling round individual agencies means repeating the same brief five times and comparing whatever each one happens to send you. Searching here, you're looking at agency-managed candidates and self-registered candidates side by side, filtered the way you want — nationality, experience band, live-in or live-out, arrangement — and you can message more than one at once.
This platform is an introduction service, not a recruitment agency. It doesn't recruit, place, employ or sponsor anyone, so it doesn't hold a recruitment licence and doesn't need one — connecting a sponsor with an agency or a self-registered maid isn't a licensed activity in itself. Licensing is a question for the agencies whose listings you see, and the platform only partners with agencies that are licensed in Ethiopia and across the GCC. If an agency's licensing status matters to you — and for a domestic worker placement in the UAE, it should — ask the agency directly, or check with the UAE's labour authority (MOHRE) and Tadbeer, which oversee domestic worker recruitment in the country.
Worker profiles go through their own check before they're listed: passport, national ID, medical certificate, police clearance and experience letters are verified on the platform before a profile goes live. Deeper checks — employment background checks, skill assessment — sit with the agency managing that candidate, or with you if you're hiring a self-registered worker directly.
Live-In, Live-Out and Part-Time: What Each Actually Means
Arrangements here range widely, and the right one depends on your household, not on what an agency happens to offer:
| Arrangement | What it means | Typical fit |
|---|---|---|
| Live-in, full-time | Worker resides with the family, works agreed daily hours | Larger households, young children, elderly care |
| Live-out, full-time | Worker commutes, works a full day | Households with existing staff accommodation elsewhere |
| Part-time / hourly or daily | Worker attends set hours or days | Cleaning, cooking, school-run cover |
| Weekends only / weekdays only | Fixed recurring days | Working parents, occasional cover |
Contracts themselves run from temporary (one to six months) through short-term (six to twelve months) to long-term (one to two years), permanent or renewable — and a trial period is available, which is worth agreeing on paper before the arrangement starts.
What It Costs
There's no single rate for hiring a maid in Dubai, and any page that shows you one flat number is smoothing over what actually moves it: the arrangement (live-in versus live-out), the worker's experience band, whether you're going through an agency or a self-registered candidate, and the terms that agency or worker sets themselves. Salaries and agency fees are agreed directly between you and the other party — not set by this platform, and not something anyone outside that conversation can quote accurately.
What this platform does charge for is access to the search itself:
| Sponsor plan | What's included |
|---|---|
| Free | One job posting, ten candidate searches a month, three saved candidates |
| AED 99 | One week of Professional access |
| AED 199/month | Professional plan, discounted on annual billing |
Agencies pay to list, separately from anything a sponsor pays:
| Agency plan | What's included |
|---|---|
| Free | Three maid listings, five message threads, ten sponsor connections |
| AED 299/month | Up to 25 listings |
| AED 399/month | Up to 100 listings, analytics, bulk upload, verification badge |
| AED 499/month | Unlimited listings, dedicated account manager |
Maids never pay to register, be listed, or apply. A profile can pay for a visibility boost — AED 25.70 for seven days, AED 55.05 for fifteen, AED 110.10 for thirty — or earn the same boost free by completing their profile.
How Sponsors Actually Hire
- Search and filter by arrangement, nationality, experience band and role.
- Review verified profiles — check what's been confirmed and what the agency (or worker) states themselves.
- Message directly through the app, with no intermediary handling the conversation.
- Agree terms — salary, hours, contract length, trial period, replacement terms — directly with the agency or worker.
How long that takes is between you and the other party. A worker already in the UAE can often move faster than one who needs a fresh visa; an agency's own response time varies. That's a conversation to have upfront with whoever you contact, not a figure any platform can promise on their behalf.
For a deeper look at hiring a maid on a fixed schedule, see the part-time maid hire guide; for full-time, live-in placements, see the full-time maid hire guide.
Visa and Paperwork
Visas, work permits, medical certificates and travel arrangements are handled by the agency or the sponsor, under the rules of the country the work takes place in — not by this platform. If you're sponsoring a worker's visa in the UAE, confirm current fees, documentation and timelines with the UAE's labour and immigration authorities directly, since these change and only the official source is current. A fuller walkthrough of what's typically involved is on the maid visa guide.
Choosing a Nationality
Workers on the platform are mainly Ethiopian, alongside Filipino, Indonesian, Sri Lankan, Indian, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Kenyan and Ugandan candidates. Nationality is a filter, not a guarantee of skill or fit — experience, recorded in bands from no experience up to 10+ years, tells you more about what a candidate can actually do. If you have a strong preference, browse by nationality directly; nationality-specific pages such as Ethiopian maids in Dubai or Filipino maids in Dubai narrow the search for you.
Replacement and Cancellation
What happens if the placement doesn't work out is a term you agree with the agency or worker before you commit — it isn't something a platform sets on your behalf. Replacement arrangements, notice periods and any guarantee are settled directly between sponsor and agency (or worker), and governed by the labour law of the country where the work takes place. Ask about it before signing anything: what counts as a valid reason for replacement, whether there's a window it applies within, and who covers the cost if a replacement is needed. Get the answer in writing from whoever you're contracting with, not assumed from a general policy — because there isn't one that covers every agency or every worker on a platform like this.
FAQs
How much does it cost to hire a maid in Dubai? There's no fixed figure — it depends on the arrangement, the worker's experience, and whether you're hiring through an agency or a self-registered candidate. Salary and any agency fee are agreed directly between you and them.
Is this a licensed maid agency? No. It's an introduction platform connecting sponsors with licensed agencies and self-registered workers. It doesn't recruit, employ or sponsor anyone, so it holds no recruitment licence — and doesn't need one for that role. Agencies listed are licensed in their own right; check status directly if it matters to you.
Can I see a maid's profile before contacting her? Yes. Profiles show experience, nationality and verification status before you send a message.
What happens if the maid doesn't work out? Replacement and cancellation terms are agreed directly with the agency or worker before you commit. Ask upfront and get it in writing.
Does hiring include visa sponsorship? No. Visas and paperwork are arranged by the agency or sponsor under the rules of the country where the work takes place; the platform doesn't process any part of that.
