Employment
Agencies and
Employment Visas
People who are not employed by the HCT might find it useful to
contact some of the employment agencies or other websites
listed below. It is just a listing of agencies in Dubai, no
endorsement for any particular agency should be implied.
Some are websites, others email addresses.
The Employment visa section follows this section.... scroll down
"Gulf News" Dubai's Daily Newspaper also has an employment
section at http://www.gulf-news.co.ae/
Note: The working week for the HCT is Sunday to Thursday as it
is for all Govt departments, most private firms now and all
schools in the UAE
Sometimes however for private firms it can be Saturday to
Thursday or Sunday to Thursday or even 6 day weeks.
Therefore remember if you need to phone someone,
Thursday (maybe) , Friday (definitely) or Saturday (maybe)
will be their weekend. This is something most Western
people never get used to....Leigh
Employment Agencies
A1SBS Secretarial & Business Services...www.a1sbs.com
Beams [email protected]
Business Aid Centre...www.bacdubai.com
Careers Mid East http://careermideast.com/emirates/main.asp
Chase HR Solutions
[email protected]Clarendon Parker....www.clarendonparker.com
IQ Selection......www.iqselection.com
Jobtrack [email protected]
Kershaw Leonard..... www.kershawleonard.net
Nadia Employment Agency....www.nadia-me.com
Resources........www.resources-recruitment.com go to Resources
section
Seekers Recruitment
Specialists....http://www.seekersrecruitmentinfo.com/
Specialist Services Resources.....www.specserve.com
Technology Plus.... www.technoplus.com
Other Web links
A Comprehensive List (Thanks to Marwan O. Farrukh for
this)
recruitagencies.htm
General employment
http://www.emiratescareers.com
www.GulfJobSites.com
expatdubai.com
Hotel employment
http://www.gulfhoteljobs.com
Getting an Employment visa
This does not apply to HCT staff, but maybe useful for spouses or
others who seek employment in Dubai or the UAE. Thanks to
Carlos M Misk for this information. It is current as at but subject to
change at anytime.
The following is the breakdown of the total visa costs according to the ministry
of labour and immigration.
1. Employment visa for someone who’s already
got a residency visa in the UAE:
EMPLOYMENT VISA CANCELLATION IF needed
Documents required:
Clear copies passport/current visa
No Objection Letter from current Sponsor [Arabic]
Copy current Sponsor’s Immigration Signature Card
Copy current Sponsor’s Ministry of Labour Signature Card
Qualification Certificate [Authenticated at UAE Embassy in
country of origin]
X12 passport size photographs [white background]
Process:
Cancel current Labour Card and retain cancellation slip if in
existance.
Submit qualification certificate and No Objection Letter to
Ministry of Labour for initial approval
Once initial approval granted – cancel existing employment
visa [Ban will not be applied]
Medical Examination / Blood Test
Submit all papers, original passport and Medical results to the
Ministry of Labour for visa issuance
Visa will be activated whilst client is ‘in country’ by paying
‘visa activation’ fee or, alternatively, client to supply ‘exit
stamp’ copy when leaving country and new visa will be ready
at Airport on their return to UAE.
(*) Breakdown of costs attached
Visa Costs: Government Ministry costs:
AED 550/- Blood test
AED 300/- Labour Ministry submission
AED2,000/- Labour Ministry approval & Labour Card
AED 300/- Immigration approval
AED 400/- Residency visa
AED1,200/- Visa activation fee [‘fly-in, fly-out’]
AED NIL/- Liaison officers service fees (depending on how
much the PRO would charge) it varies between 1500-
2000Dhs.
AED3,100 refundable bank guarantee for ‘indemnity bond’ (*)
per employee.
2. Employment visa for someone who’s in the UAE on an
entry on stamp visa:-
Documents required:
Clear copies passport/ latest entry stamp (if in the country
already).
Qualification Certificate [Authenticated at UAE Embassy in
country of origin]
X12 passport size photographs [white background]
Process:
Submit qualification certificate to Ministry of Labour for
initial approval (it takes 3-4 weeks)
Once initial approval granted – we send it to the ministry
of labour again to pay the bank guarantee.(3 days)
Medical Examination / Blood Test (3 days)
Submit all papers, original passport and Medical results to
Ministry of Labour for visa issuance (1 week)
Visa will be activated whilst client is ‘in country’ by paying
‘visa activation’ fee or, alternatively, client to supply ‘exit
stamp’ copy when leaving country and new visa will be
ready at Airport on their return to UAE.
(*) Breakdown of costs attached
Visa Costs: Government Ministry costs:
AED 550/- Blood test
AED 300/- Labour Ministry submission
AED2,000/- Labour Ministry approval & Labour Card
AED 300/- Immigration approval
AED 400/- Residency visa
AED1,200/- Visa activation fee [‘fly-in, fly-out’]
AED NIL/- Liaison officers service fees (depending on how
much the PRO would charge) it varies between 1500-
2000Dhs.
AED3,100 refundable bank guarantee for ‘indemnity bond’ (*)
per employee.
Please note that the initial process can start even if the employee
is out of the UAE as long as all the required docs are submitted
the ministry of labour by the sponsor.
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