United Arab Emirates · Work
UAE Work Permit
The United Arab Emirates issues employment entry permits and residence visas through an employer or sponsor registered with the relevant UAE authority. We help you organise and prepare the documentation that the employer and authorities request.
Overview
A UAE work permit is arranged by a licensed employer or sponsor, who applies to the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (or the relevant free-zone authority) for an employment entry permit. After arrival, the process continues with medical screening, Emirates ID registration and residence-visa stamping. Our role is administrative: we help you assemble, check and format the documents involved.
Available administrative services
- Review of the document set requested by your employer or sponsor
- Preparation and formatting of applicant documents and application forms
- Attestation and legalisation guidance for educational and personal documents
- General information about the medical-screening and Emirates ID steps
- Appointment and submission guidance
- Ongoing document tracking through the Friendship Immigration client portal
General process outline
- The employer or sponsor issues an offer letter and applies for the employment entry permit.
- You collect and prepare the applicant document set, including attestations where required.
- The entry permit is issued and you travel within its validity.
- Medical screening and biometrics are completed after arrival.
- Emirates ID is registered and the residence visa is stamped by the authorities.
Employer-document checklist
- Trade licence or establishment card of the employer
- Signed offer letter and employment contract in the prescribed format
- Employment entry-permit application submitted by the employer
- Employer establishment and quota details, where applicable
Applicant-document checklist
- Passport valid for at least six months with clear scanned copies of all pages
- Recent passport-size photographs meeting the destination specification
- Educational certificates, trade certificates and experience letters
- Attestation or legalisation of certificates where the process requires it
- Police clearance certificate as requested by the employer or authority
- Completed application forms and declarations
Medical and police-clearance information
UAE employment residence requires a medical fitness screening at an approved centre after arrival, along with biometric registration for Emirates ID. Some employers also request a police clearance certificate from your home country before the offer is finalised. We provide general information about these steps only; the tests, results and outcomes are handled entirely by the approved authorities.
Appointment guidance
Book an appointment with us before submitting documents so we can check completeness, formatting and attestation status. Appointments can be in person at our Jagraon office, by phone, WhatsApp video or Google Meet.
Book AppointmentEmployer and Offer Verification
Clients should independently verify the employer, employment contract, salary, working conditions, accommodation and recruitment terms before making a payment or travelling.
Friendship Immigration does not describe any employer, agent or job offer as “verified” unless documentary verification has been completed and recorded in your client file.
Fees, third-party costs and processing times
Government fees
Government, immigration, labour, embassy and consular fees are set by the relevant authorities, are payable directly to them and are not included in our service fee. They may change without notice.
Third-party costs
Medical examinations, biometrics, attestation and legalisation, translation, courier, insurance and travel costs are charged by third parties and are your responsibility.
Processing times
Any timeline mentioned is general information only. Processing times are determined by employers and the relevant authorities and cannot be predicted or guaranteed by Friendship Immigration.