Description: In
accordance with Cabinet Resolution No. (1) of 2022 regarding the executive
regulations of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 on regulating labour relations, the
Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, has begun issuing 12 types of
work permits, allowing establishments registered with the ministry to choose
the appropriate ones to appoint its employees and employ the worker, which
include a permit to bring in a worker from outside the country, a permit for
the transfer of a non-national worker to and from a facility registered in the
ministry, a work permit for those who are on the residence of their relatives,
and a temporary work permit under which an employee can hold a job that requires a specified period of time
for completion and an important work permit, which is a permit granted to
establishments registered in the Ministry wishing to bring in a worker from
abroad to complete a temporary work or a specific project with a fixed period.
The part-time work permit allows establishments
registered with the Ministry to employ workers under a part-time contract, so
that their working hours or working days are less than their full-time counterparts
are. The worker can work for more than one employer after obtaining a permit
for that from the ministry. The work permit for juveniles also allows the
employment of those who have reached the age of 15 years and did not exceed 18
years of age in a facility registered with the ministry in accordance with the
controls approved by the law and its executive regulations.
Work permits also include a student training and
employment permit. This type of permit allows establishments registered in the
ministry to train or employ a student in the country who has reached the age of
15 years, according to specific controls and conditions that guarantee an
appropriate training and work environment; and a work permit for
citizens/children of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which allows this
type of the permits for establishments registered with the Ministry is to
employ nationals or people of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of
the Gulf.
A work permit is granted to Golden Residency holders
upon the request of an establishment registered with the ministry to employ a
worker within the country who holds a Golden Residency.
A Work Permit for a National Trainee is granted to
establishments registered in the ministry wishing to train a national according
to an approved academic qualification.
A Self-Employment Permit is
granted to individuals wishing to engage in self-employment independently (on
their self-residency for foreign individuals) without the sponsorship of a
specific entity or employer in the country and without the requirement of a
valid work contract, through which the person achieves direct income by
providing his services for a period of time or to perform a task or provide a
specific service, whether for individuals or establishments, and whereby this person
is not, in any way, an employee of these individuals or establishments.
Goal: This advice aims to monitor the
awareness and observations of customers on the types of work permits approved
in the UAE.