There are UAE rules & regulations on maids visa , maid sponsorship or sponsoring a house maid, nanny, housekeeper.
The legal requirements of the UAE law with regards to the employment of "domestic servants":
* to sponsor the employee on your visa
* to pay the employee a monthly salary in a timely manner, of no less than the legal minimum per nationality
* to give the employee a weekly full day off
* to give the employee one month of paid holidays per year with a plane ticket home
Failure to comply can lead to legal prosecution, fines and even a prison sentence.
The minimum salaries for housemaids as dictated by the law are:
Filipino nationals AED 1400
Indian nationals AED 1100
Sri Lankan nationals AED 825
Indonesian nationals AED 800
Bangladeshi nationals AED 725