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The DHA Health Regulation Department (HRD) is exclusively responsible for licensing healthcare professionals who have the proper skills and qualifications to provide quality healthcare services to residents of Dubai. Professionals from traditional, complementary and alternative medicine who require a DHA license to operate in Dubai include and are not restricted to:

• Physicians
• Dentists
• Nurses/Midwives
• Allied Healthcare

The DHA license process is quite long but straightforward. To apply for your medical license in the UAE, here’s what you need to know.

STEP 1: THE SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL

STEP 2: CREATE A SHERYAN ACCOUNT
STEP 3: THE PSV AND CBT ASSESSMENT
STEP 4: GET REGISTERED
STEP 5: SCHEDULE ORAL ASSESSMENT
STEP 6: ACTIVATE PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
> DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
> DHA LICENSE RENEWAL

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The candidate should reflect on the following things when filling the application form to avoid any inconvenience or delay in license issuing process or any rejection about the application:

Write your name and spells which should be exactly same as identification document (Passport).
Upload the required documents in “JPEG/PDF format only”.
Name the required documents (scanned copies) according to the certificates. Don’t give them numbers like 1, 2, 3 etc. For example Passport, Degree, Transcript, Picture and Experience Letter.
If an applicant does not have required document he/she have to upload a justification letter.
For surgeons, there must be a log book which is too submitted in experience field.
Note: If the candidate fails to provide the required documents after 3 attempts the application is rejected.

The candidate may save the application “as draft” by clicking the option on application portal at the bottom of the page in order to save information.
Once the application has submitted a reference number is generated automatically to check the status of your application. It helps in tracking the application more conveniently.
The payment form will also generate automatically after an application is being submitted.
The candidate should check their application portal from time to time in order to get any feedback from DHA.
Want to know about payment?

The application fee for all health professionals is 210 AED.

The payment should be done online by using a credit card.

Information about application reviewed by DHA:

Candidate application will check and verified by The Licensing & Accreditation Section in HRD, DHA. The application processes within 6 weeks if you provide all documents.
Note: If there is a delay you should check your application portal “Pending Tasks Section”.

After your application being reviewed and approved from HRD, the educational documents will be sent to the institutes from where the candidate got the degree in order to verify, this primary source verification enables HRD to access the genuine applicant. After verification, an email will be sent to the applicant for PSV payment.