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Medical fitness test (visa)

Arranges the medical fitness test required for your UAE residence visa with the Dubai Health Authority.

Start this request processing: 1 day

How it works

  1. 1

    Documents

    You

  2. 2

    Reviewed by MARIO E.G.S.H AI

    MARIO E.G.S.H AI

  3. 3

    Submitted to the authority

    Runner at Authority

  4. 4

    Completed by the authority

    Authority

Documents required

  • Original and valid Emirates ID or passport

    original

  • Completed registration form (application submitted through the Salem portal and paid)

    copy

  • Recent passport-size photo with a white background

    copy

  • E-visa copy (entry permit or residence visa)

    copy

Conditions, time and validity

  • Required for applicants aged 18 and above who apply for or renew a residence visa (UAE government portal; Dubai Health service page under Cabinet Resolution No. 75 of 2022).
  • Extra tests for five occupational groups (domestic workers, nannies, nursery/kindergarten staff, barbershop/beauty/health-club workers, health-facility workers); pregnancy test for female domestic workers.
Processing time
Dubai Health price list (Dec 2025): regular 24 working hours; Premium 6 working hours; VIP 2 working hours; Salem Innovative (Smart Salem) centre 30 minutes. Times are counted in official working hours.
Validity of the result
Valid for the residence application it was issued for (validity period not found in an official source).
Where it is applied for
Dubai Health medical fitness centres (21 centres per Dubai Health, incl. Smart Salem centres); the application is submitted through the Salem portal by typing centres, company PROs or individuals.

Steps at the authority

  1. The centre submits the medical fitness application on the Salem portal and pays.
  2. The client visits a medical fitness centre with the original Emirates ID or passport: blood sample and chest X-ray (vaccinations only for certain professions).
  3. The result is sent by SMS or email and to GDRFA; its status can be checked on the Dubai Health website.
  4. Unfit cases: the sponsor/PRO must visit Block 7 at Al Muhaisnah Medical Fitness Centre.

Tips that save you a trip

  • Pregnant applicants should tell the centre before the chest X-ray (staff to confirm the current DHA procedure).
  • Choose Premium (6 hours), VIP (2 hours) or a Smart Salem centre (30 minutes) if the visa or entry permit is close to expiry.
  • Golden/retiree packages through DLD already include the medical test (AED 700).

Common reasons for rejection or delay

  • HIV positive or leprosy: residence not issued or renewed.
  • Tuberculosis: unfit on a first residence. At renewal, people found with scars, active or drug-resistant TB get a conditional certificate and a 1-year residence and must complete treatment in the UAE.
  • Missing original ID/passport at the centre; X-ray needs follow-up (suspect findings).

Questions and answers

What happens if my Hepatitis B test is positive?

Hepatitis is tested only for five occupational groups. DHA says a positive result needs a confirmatory (PCR) test; for those groups the residence for that job may be refused. Other residents are not tested for it.

Do I need the test every renewal?

Yes, adults renewing residence are tested again (including TB screening since the 2016 rules).

Checked by the MARIO E.G.S.H team on 2026-10-08. Rules can change at any time; our consultant confirms the details for your case.

Eligibility

  • How old is the person who will take the test?

    The UAE government portal says the residence medical test is required from age 18. Our staff will confirm for your case.

Legal basis

Cabinet Resolution No. 7 of 2008 on medical examination of expatriates, amended by Cabinet Resolution No. 5 of 2016 and No. 75 of 2022; DHA Administrative Resolution No. 66 of 2021 (medical fitness charges).

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