Wife and daughter to follow....

It's not a difficult process.

Your company PRO can do most of the legwork for you....filling in the forms etc. You will need to provide them with health insurance cover, your wife will need to have the ministry medical, once you have all the paperwork you'll need to go along to the processing centre (13th St, just after 24th) and submit the application. The visas take a few days, the Emirates ID card a couple of weeks.

In most cases you would be the sponsor for your family.  Process is very simple.  After your UAE residence visa is done, go to any approved Typing (Documentation processing) Centre with your passport, family passport copies, photos, your salary certificate/labour contract, your home tenancy contract.  They will prepare the application for your family's visa.  Once you collect the visa, your family can travel in.  After they arrive, do their medicals and get their residence visa's stamped in the passports.  Please make sure all your passports are valid for at least 6 months on the date of arriving into UAE.

Thanks to you both for the info. That is one matter I can put to rest until I get there.

Simon, Hope your wife and daughter made it over here , I have similar issues with mine would love some advice do you have a 05 number can maybe call you on meet up for coffee would be good

Samuel