Step-by-step guides to UAE work visas, Emirates ID, medical tests, attestation and the other paperwork between a job offer and your first salary, with links to the official ICP, GDRFA and MOHRE services.
How to check a UAE travel ban for free with Dubai Police, Abu Dhabi Estafser and other emirates, the common reasons for bans, and how to get one lifted.
How to get a freelance visa in Dubai: the DDA freelance permit at AED 7,500, the full first-year cost, requirements, the MOHRE permit and the 5-year Green Visa.
Sponsor your spouse and children on a UAE family visa: the AED 4,000 salary rule, documents, Dubai fees per person, parents and the 60-day grace period.
The UAE overstay fine is AED 50 a day in every emirate. How to check it on GDRFA or ICP, pay online or at the airport, and what happened to the 2026 fine waiver.
What Tawjeeh training is, which workers must attend a Tawjeeh centre, what happens during the session and contract signing, what to bring and why the employer pays.
How to use the free MOHRE enquiry portal to check your work permit, job offer, contract and application status, where to find your transaction number and person code, and what to do if your record is missing.
Check your GAMCA (Wafid) medical report online with your passport number, understand fit, unfit and pending results, fix “no record found”, and know what to do if you are unfit.
How to book a Wafid (GAMCA) medical in Pakistan for a UAE job: the $10 booking fee, medical centres by city, what is tested, how to check your report online and what to do next.
If you’re hiring someone on a family-sponsored residence visa, they still need approval before starting work. A UAE
If a UAE employer asks for an equivalency certificate, it’s easy to confuse it with degree attestation. UAE
Recruitment costs are the employer’s to pay. If you’re asked for a visa fee or “processing” charge before you’re hired, stop.
