🇦🇪 Employment in Dubai (UAE)
Prepare for a UAE employment opportunity with the correct employer-issued offer and work-permit process. Dubai follows UAE federal labour requirements, with additional procedures depending on the authority or free zone.
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An employer in the UAE.
We assist Indian candidates seeking employment with companies in the UAE. Share your skills and work history with our team to discuss employer requirements, application preparation and the selection process.
Discuss recruitment in the UAE ↗Documents to prepare
- Valid passport and clear copies of identification pages
- Updated CV or résumé with accurate employment history
- Passport-size photographs in the format requested
- Educational, trade, training and professional certificates relevant to the position
- Experience certificates or references, when requested
- Written employment offer or contract showing employer, job title, salary and conditions
- Passport with at least six months validity for the cited initial work-permit route
- Clear colour photograph with white background
- Authenticated qualifications if the skill category or profession requires them
- Professional licence/approval for regulated occupations, where applicable
Employment visa and work authorization
For the standard UAE private-sector route, the employer normally applies for the employment work permit and provides the official signed job offer. Requirements can differ for free zones and regulated professions.
Employer or sponsor documentation
- Official job offer signed by employer and candidate
- Employer work-permit application and related approval
- Entry/residence processing and required post-arrival procedures, where applicable
Before travelling from India
- Check whether your passport is ECR or non-ECR and whether emigration clearance applies.
- Verify the employer, job title, salary, benefits and written employment terms.
- Confirm medical, police clearance, translation and attestation requirements for your application.
- Keep copies of your passport, contract, visa or permit approval and emergency contacts.
Ask for a checklist
for your actual role.
Use this guide to prepare questions. Ask which documents apply to your passport, occupation and employer. Confirm the sequence, accepted formats and whether originals, translations or attestations are needed before arranging them.
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