{"id":1584,"date":"2020-03-27T17:42:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:23:56","slug":"13-steps-get-work-permit-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"13 Steps to get Work Permit in UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #c1121f;color:#c1121f\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #c1121f;color:#c1121f\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#1-_Approval_from_Ministry_of_Labor\" >1- Approval from Ministry of Labor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#2-_Job_Contract\" >2- Job Contract<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#3-_Work_Permit\" >3- Work Permit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#4-_Entry_Permit_Visa\" >4- Entry Permit Visa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#5-_New_Entry_Permit\" >5- New Entry Permit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#6-_Emirates_ID_Service_center\" >6- Emirates ID Service center<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#7-_Medical_Screening\" >7- Medical Screening<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#8-_Medical_Result\" >8- Medical Result<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#9-_Labor_Contract\" >9- Labor Contract<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#10-_Receipt\" >10- Receipt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#11-_Medical_Insurance\" >11- Medical Insurance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#12-_Stamping_from_DNRD\" >12- Stamping from DNRD<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/13-steps-get-work-permit-uae\/#13-_ID_Collection\" >13- ID Collection<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\r\n<p>If you want to work as permanent or long-term employment in Dubai then you need to have a work permit in UAE. This permit is commonly known as a labor card and there are some rules that should be followed in order to get this. The process is done before and after reaching the UAE. You have to follow all the rules before and after, in order to get the labor card.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once the procedure is done, you will get the card that will be valid for two years and you will be able to get long-term work in Dubai. Along with the work permit, you also have to get the residence permit so you can stay there without any difficulty. The procedure will take almost 40 days to complete.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/interview-tips-an-outstanding-cv-and-answers-to-the-most-common-questions\/\">How to make a good impression at a job interview and have more probabilities of getting hired<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here we are providing you with the 13 steps <a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/apply-for-freelance-visa-in-dubai-2023\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1438\">guide to get a work permit in Dubai<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-_Approval_from_Ministry_of_Labor\"><\/span>1- <strong>Approval from Ministry of Labor<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The first step in the procedure of getting your work permit is to get approval from the Ministry of Labor. In this process, the <a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/oman-labour-law\/\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1836\">employer<\/a> has to apply this on the behalf of the employee, otherwise, the process will not be started. If you are applying for the work permit in free zones then you will easily get the procedure done. Moreover, they also check that if there is a UAE resident who is unemployed and is able to do work in the same position, for which you are applying. If not, then you will get the approval. It will take almost three days to be approved.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-_Job_Contract\"><\/span>2- <strong>Job Contract<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Secondly, you will have to send the job offer for the signature of the employee. Afterward, it will be returned to the employer. The contract has the requirement that it should be both in Arabic and English. If the employer\u2019s native language is somehow different from these two, then it should be in that language also. It will take almost two days to complete.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/contact\/?utm_source=contactus&amp;utm_medium=tracking&amp;utm_campaign=calltoaction&amp;utm_id=website\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Colorful-Blobs-Modern-Artisan-Marketing-Retail-X-Frame-Banner-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"6912\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Colorful-Blobs-Modern-Artisan-Marketing-Retail-X-Frame-Banner-2.png 6912w, https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Colorful-Blobs-Modern-Artisan-Marketing-Retail-X-Frame-Banner-2-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Colorful-Blobs-Modern-Artisan-Marketing-Retail-X-Frame-Banner-2-1024x341.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6912px) 100vw, 6912px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-_Work_Permit\"><\/span>3- <strong>Work Permit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>It is important to get the work permit approved, before the issuance of the entry visa. Moreover, the sponsor must also be a UAE corporate entity and registered. This process will take almost 3 to 5 days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/visa-government-services\/\">Get a work permit now<\/a><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-_Entry_Permit_Visa\"><\/span>4- <strong>Entry Permit Visa<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After receiving the receipt of the work permit, you will be issued with the entry permit visa. This is also known as a pink visa. It gives permission to applicants to enter the UAE easily. You can live there for a period of 30 days on the behalf of this permit and it could be extended for another 30 days until you will get your work permit approved. It will take almost 3 days to complete this procedure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-_New_Entry_Permit\"><\/span>5- <strong>New Entry Permit<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you have the entry permit visa then you will be allowed to enter the UAE, but if you are already living there on any other kind of visa then you will have to change your status or get a new entry permit so as to live there for 2 months. You have to complete the procedure of formal work permit in these 60 days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-_Emirates_ID_Service_center\"><\/span>6- <strong>Emirates ID Service center<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After this, the employee needs to go to the Emirates ID service center so as to provide them with an original valid passport and valid entry permit. It is a way to get your ID checked there. You have to verify your biometric data and this process will take almost one day to be completed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-_Medical_Screening\"><\/span>7- <strong>Medical Screening<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Before providing the employees with the work permit, the UAE authorities require all the foreigners to get their medical screening done in order to detect any kind of medical problem.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/dubai-working-visa-agent\/\">How can a Dubai Work Visa Agent help you<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you are suffering from a serious disease then you won\u2019t be allowed to get the work permit there. It will take one day to complete the process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-_Medical_Result\"><\/span>8- <strong>Medical Result<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You have to get the medical screening results and attach it with the application. This will be proof that you don\u2019t have any serious disease. The process will also take almost one day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-_Labor_Contract\"><\/span>9- <strong>Labor Contract<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In the work permit application, the employee must also attach the signed labor contract as proof. The employee will also be provided with the new deadline to get the renewal of the contract within 14 days and it should be sent to the Ministry of Labor, UAE. The employee also has the option to upload the labor contract on the Ministry of Labor websites. The time duration for this process will be 14 days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-_Receipt\"><\/span>10- <strong>Receipt<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you will get the permit card, it will be a receipt and your payroll will be officially started from the UAE ministry. The time duration for this process is almost 5 days. The card should be kept safe and always with yourself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11-_Medical_Insurance\"><\/span>11- <strong>Medical Insurance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Health insurance is mandatory for all the people in the UAE, so you should also have to get a medical insurance card. If you do not have the medical insurance card, you won\u2019t get the work permit in UAE. This process of insurance card issuance will take almost 5 days.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/contact\/?utm_source=contactus&amp;utm_medium=tracking&amp;utm_campaign=calltoaction&amp;utm_id=website\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27238 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"6912\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2.png 6912w, https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2-1024x341.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6912px) 100vw, 6912px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12-_Stamping_from_DNRD\"><\/span>12- <strong>Stamping from DNRD<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once you have all the documents like medical screening results, medical insurance cards, and work permits, you have to go to the Department of Naturalization and Residency Dubai in order to get your passport stamped. After this, you will get the residence permit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/dubai-recruitment\/\">Everything you need to know about Dubai recruitment<\/a><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>This process takes almost 3 days. Getting a residency visa, you will have the permission to register your car, open bank accounts and PO box.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13-_ID_Collection\"><\/span>13- <strong>ID Collection<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The last step to do is to collect the Emirates ID that is used for the day to day verification purposes in UAE. You don\u2019t need to carry a passport with you every time. This process takes almost 10 days after getting the stamped residence visa in your passport.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Now, you don\u2019t need to worry anymore. You are fully ready to work for a long-time in the UAE. <a href=\"https:\/\/connectresources.ae\/\">Connect Resource<\/a> can help you get your permit easily with guidance.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to work as permanent or long-term employment in Dubai then you need to have a work permit in UAE. This permit is commonly known as a labor card and there are some rules that should be followed in order to get this. 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