You can either wait for your husbands company to do it... or, since I see you are from the UK, you can just show up and get a tourist visa at the airport. After 3 weeks you'll have to a visa run, but what better excuse to explore a nearby place like Dubai or Bahrain! I'm convinced that the best decision that we made when we first moved here was for me to arrive with my husband. If I would not have been here they would have had very little motivation to process my paperwork quickly... And, if they don't process it all before your tourist visa expires, they may even pay for your visa run :)