Who Can Apply

• The facility Medical Director from the Healthcare Facility's account will be able to apply for a Temporary Permit to Practice for any unregistered professional under DHA.

Prerequisites

Required Documents

• A valid copy of the passport is required for the related professional.
• A valid Emirates ID if it is available (Optional).
• Personal Photo.
• Specialty degree certifications are required for the related profession and shall be recognized as per the PQR.
• License from the original country. For Residents and Interns positions, applicants are not required to submit a license copy.
• CV copy.
• Justification letter for permit (subject to DHA review and approval).
• Additional Documents (if requested).

Service Steps

• Fill and submit online application.
• pay the required fees.
• DHA review

Service Tutorial

Service Channel

• Sheryan portal

Related Services

Additional Information

• The Temporary permit is Non-renewable nor transferable.
• Healthcare professional can be granted a Temporary Permit to Practice once only.
• The Permit duration is selected by the Healthcare facility with maximum permit period of 3 months.
• Medical director can submit one application at a time.
• The facility is responsible to ensure the availability of valid Malpractice insurance to cover the professional obtaining temporary permit.
• The facility/Medical Director is liable for all clinical/administrative services provided by the professional obtaining the permit.
• The Dubai Health Authority reserves the right to immediately suspend or cancel the Temporary Permit to Practice without notice in cases where fraudulent information is provided.
• Application is subjected to DHA review and if rejected refund is not applicable.
• Draft Applications that are inactive for over 3 months will be cleared from the account. A 15 day reminder will be sent to the registered mail.

Service Limitations

• Healthcare professional failed DHA assessment or other UAE regulatory authorities’ assessments.
• Professional specialty requested must be part of the existing facility specialties in the healthcare facility.
• Healthcare professional failed to meet the licensing requirements of any UAE regulatory authority.
• Healthcare professional with disciplinary action imposed by any regulatory authority.
• Healthcare professional with a Negative Primary Source Verification report (PSV).
• Only facility with active licenses can apply for this service.
• Only the medical director who holds the active license for the facility can apply for this service.