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Full versionA medical fitness test is one of the mandatory steps for most foreign applicants applying for a UAE residence visa. Appointments for the medical examination are usually arranged through the immigration/visa procedures of the sponsor, employer, or authorized PRO or through the relevant government digital service, depending on the emirate and visa type. The medical examination must be completed only at authorized government or accredited medical centers approved to conduct medical fitness tests for residence visas.
For most applicants, the basic medical examination typically includes a blood test and a chest X-ray (or other examinations as required by the competent authority of the specific emirate). The whole process should take an hour, and you will get the results by email in a day or two.
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For certain categories of workers whose work involves providing services to the public or is subject to enhanced sanitary and epidemiological requirements, additional medical checks may be required in accordance with the regulations of the specific emirate and work permit category. These primarily include specialists whose work involves providing services to the public and coming into contact with food, such as fitness club trainers, hairdressers, cosmetologists, and other beauty salon workers, maids, nannies, kindergarten staff, and food service workers. The specific list of tests required should be clarified at the location where the visa and work permit are issued. The consequences of detecting a disease depend on the type of disease, the applicant's category, and the applicable medical eligibility regulations. In some cases, a residence visa may be denied or extended, or special procedures may be applied as stipulated by applicable regulations.
For specific categories of female workers including domestic workers and other regulated categories, a further pregnancy test may also be required where provided for by applicable regulation in particular emirates or by the relevant competent authority. It is up to the employer or sponsor to decide whether or not to issue a residence visa if the result is positive. Those who receive a track record of their employer must give written consent to review the test results if the employer allows the woman to work.
Flight attendants, pilots and other aircraft and ship crew members' residence visas are given under special health conditions. Vaccinations for smallpox, yellow fever, meningitis, hepatitis and other infectious and viral diseases should be done in the applicant's home country. In the UAE, the medical process includes the general examination, eye check by an ophthalmologist, gynecologist check for females and lung X-ray along with blood and urine test to determine if you are free from any drug or alcohol. A medical fitness certificate is then issued after the examination, or the information will be input into an electronic system for further visa processing.
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