Your Employment Visa, Stage by Stage
9 min readUpdated 1 July 2026Article 2 of 12
The standard employer-sponsored work visa end to end: the MOHRE job offer, the work permit, the 60-day entry permit clock, the medical, biometrics, and the residency that lands on your Emirates ID rather than in your passport. Mainland and free zone both.
What this article covers
- 01The Process Starts Before You've Signed Anything
- 02Your Entry Permit Has a Clock on It
- 03The Visa Run Is Mostly History Now
- 04The Medical Is Quick, the Queue Isn't
- 05Nobody Stamps Your Passport Anymore
- 06Your Employer Pays for This, and That's the Law
- 07What Actually Delays This
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- u.ae: recruiting in free zones, immigration file and establishment card requirements