Desk research against primary sources. Figures are traced to the issuing UAE authority and linked on the page.
Whether you qualify turns on nationality rather than visa type or employer, which is the opposite of how most other UAE processes work. Two people on identical employment visas can have different options here purely because of where their passport is from — one completes an in-country status change for AED 750–1,500, the other has to exit to Oman or elsewhere and re-enter regardless of how straightforward their case otherwise is.
Your employer or PRO is the one who actually files this at ICA, but confirming eligibility ahead of time sits with you — a registered typing office can check the current rule for your specific nationality and visa type before anyone commits to a plan. Requirements here shift more often than the headline cost does, so a status change that worked for a colleague from a different country last year is not evidence that yours will be handled the same way.