UAE jobs: Occupation different in offer letter and Emirates ID? Here’s how to get it changed

UAE jobs: Occupation different in offer letter and Emirates ID? Here’s how to get it changed

Published: Sun 14 Jan 2024, 8:39 AM

Question: I work in a mainland company in Dubai. The job I do — what was given in the offer letter — is not what's mentioned on my visa/Emirates ID as my occupation. Should I get it changed? If yes, how?

Answer: Pursuant to your question, Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2021 on the Regulation of Employment Relations; Cabinet Resolution No (1) of 2022 on the Executive Regulations of Federal Decree Law No (33/2021) on the Regulation of Employment Relations; and Ministerial Decree No. 46 of 2022 Regarding Work Permits, Job Offers and Employment Contracts' Forms shall be applicable.

It may be noted that the designation that is mentioned in your UAE visa or UAE resident ID is incorporated in conformity with the designation that is mentioned on your work permit. The work permit, in turn, follows the information that is provided in the statutory contract made and registered with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) in the prescribed format of MoHRE. It is important to note that your employer cannot mention a designation that is different from the one mentioned in the offer letter initially issued to you by the employer. This is