UAE amends medical test system for expats coming for work, residency

UAE amends medical test system for expats coming for work, residency

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, issued 9 Cabinet decisions, including amending some provisions of Cabinet Resolution No 7 for 2008 regarding the system of medical test for expatriates coming for work or residence. The decisions were published on the latest edition of the Official Gazette.

Regarding the health fitness test, Resolution No 75 for 2022 amends some provisions of Cabinet Resolution No 7 for 2008 regarding the medical test for expatriates coming for work or residence.

The decision obligates expatriates coming for work or residence to have the medical tests decided before. The conditions of issuing or renewing the residency are based on the type of infection and the category of the tested persons.

These tests include the AIDS test, which is conducted for all categories of arrivals to the UAE for residency when issuing residency for the first time or upon renewal. Residency is not issued or renewed for positive cases.

Upon a decision of the Minister or the head of the health authority, according to the circumstances, it is permissible to exempt some cases from the health fitness test, according to what is appropriate.

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