UAE Work Visa

Overseas citizens who wish to reside in the UAE for the long-term should have a Residence Permit. Besides, if you desire to be permitted to work, you should also have a work permit for the UAE. But prior to all, you require a company willing to recruit you and initiate the required process to obtain your employment visa and work permit. The work visa for Dubai or any further emirate in the UAE originates with specific guidelines guaranteeing the rights of employees are not desecrated.

UAE Employment Visa Guidelines

To be permitted to work in the UAE, you as well as the company recruiting, you should accomplish the following circumstances:

• It would aid if you are at least 18 years old or above
• A valid license of the company which is recruiting you 
• The company should not have any desecrations
• The work you do should agree to the nature of the company recruiting you

Who is Qualified?

Any outsider who is over 18 years old can get employed in the UAE. But they should meet the values set by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE). Overseas workforces are divided into three groups, built on their educational qualifications or skill sets:

• Group 1: If you have at least a bachelor’s degree
• Group 2: If you have a post-secondary certificate in any field
• Group 3: If you have a high school certificate

Required Documents

When appealing for a work visa for UAE, you require various supportive documents:

• A valid passport as well as a photocopy of your passport
• A recent passport size photo meeting the UAE photo requirements
• Copies of your academic certificates. Your qualifications have to be validated by the UAE Embassy as well as from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your nation.
• Medical certificate provided by a government permitted health center in the UAE
• Documents from the company hiring you

How to Obtain Work Permit

Your company, which is recruiting you, has to get a work visa on your behalf. It is the MoHRE that is in charge of providing work authorizations for the UAE. The appeal procedure for a UAE work permit is:

• The company prints the appeal for the work permit at the Tas’Heel web portal
• They submit the needed documents
• The Ministry analyses their petition, and requests to resubmit any documents or correct any misdeeds they think are essential
• The Ministry provides the endorsement, which the company can download from the Ministry’s web portal

UAE Work Permit Charges

The charges for UAE work permits are as follows:

• Wishing a preliminary approval of a new electronic work permit: AED 200 for all levels
• Sanction of the new electronic work permit (the employee’s employment, hiring, and their Labour Card):
  • Group 1: AED 300
  • Group 2:
    • Level A: AED 600
    • Level B: AED 1,500
    • Level C: AED 2,000
  • Group 3: AED 5,000
• For overseas employees over the age of 65: AED 5,000 on all groups

How to Obtain a UAE Employment Visa

Afterward, you arrive in the UAE with the endorsement you obtained from the MoHRE, your company has to appeal for a Residence Permit for you from the GDRFA of the emirate where you are employed. When your appeal is permitted, the GDRFA will attach an Employment Visa (Residence Permit for employment drives) on your passport, and you will get an Emirates ID, legal for the same length as the visa. You will also gain a Labour Card, which notifies the authorities you have the approval to work in the UAE. The websites of the GDRFA in each emirate:

• Abu Dhabi
• Dubai
• Sharjah
• Ajman
• Ras Al Khaimah
• Fujairah