HAAD LICENSING REQUIRED DOCUMENTS LIST

As a medical facility registered in Abu Dhabi, all of our healthcare staff are required by law to apply for and
receive the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi (HAAD) licensing. This is mandated through Professional
Qualifications Requirements (PQR) which are standardized requirements to grant licensing and ensure that
healthcare professionals working in Abu Dhabi meet and maintain universally accepted professional
qualifications and standards in terms of educational qualification, health licenses and work experience.
Upon offer of employment, you will be required to provide the documents listed in the Licensure required
documents list below in order to initiate your new/transfer license from the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi
(HAAD).
Each document must be in PDF format to enable HAAD to make the primary source verification, hence, ensuring
that your documents are genuine.
Please note this process can take up to 6 months to complete.
Each document must be in PDF format, this will ensure that your documents are genuine. To prevent
unnecessary delays files must be clear, legible and saved in the format provided.
Files bigger than 1.86 MB will NOT be accepted.

HAAD LICENSING DOCUMENTS LIST

Documents
1

Passport size color photo with white

background
Current and up to date detailed resume
(DATE/MONTH/YEAR) to
(DATE/MONTH/YEAR) in chronological
order
Pearson HAAD Examination. For
candidates from the geographical areas:
India, Asia, Middle East, North, East and
West Africa and those countries who are
note exempted from taking the exam. For
further information please click
http://www.haad.ae/HAAD/LinkClick.aspx
?fileticket=aePEUtP0Keg%3d&tabid=820

Save File as

Format

File

1.PhotoYour
Name

No more than 6
months old

JPEG

1 file

2.CVYour Name

Must be in English

PDF

1 file

3.Pearson Your
name

PDF

1 file

PDF

1 file

Start and completion

date

PDF

1 file

All pages. Must

include theory and
clinical hours

PDF

1 file

PDF

1 file

Country Specific Secondary/Higher School

certificate

4.School
CertificateYour
Name

Degree/Diploma Certificate
(DATE/MONTH/YEAR). Attestation for
degree/post graduate certificate MUST be
stamped

3.DegreeYour
Name

Transcript of Program of Study for Degree

only

6.TranscriptYour
Name

Related learning experience (RLE) ,

Candidates from the Philippines only

7. RLE Your name

Title
Recruitment Process HAAD New Licensing

Notes

Index code

Approval Date

Edition
4

Revision date
1

HAAD LICENSING DOCUMENTS LIST

Documents

Save File as

Notes

Format

File

PDF

1 file

PDF

1 file

PDF

1 file

Commission of Higher Education,

Candidates from the Philippines only

8.

Nursing/Physician/Allied Health license

and registration from own country.
Practicing professional license from each
country where you have been employed.

9. LicenseYour
Name
10. License Your
name

13

Updated experience certificate/Certificate

of employment for the last 3 years of
employment

13. Experience
CertificateYour
Name

Should state start

and end date of
employment

PDF

1 file

14

Passport scan of all pages, even blank

pages

14. PassportYour
Name

Not as separate
pages

PDF

1 file

15

CID Staff Data form, duly completed (no

blanks)

15. CID Your

Name

Glue a passport size

photo in the space
available before
returning the form

PDF

1 file

16

Signed Declaration Form by the Applicant

16. Declaration
form Your name

PDF

1 file

17

Signed Letter of Authorization Form

17. Letter
Authorization
Your Name

PDF

1 file

18

Good Standing Certificate from current

Nursing/Medical Licensure body no older
than 3 months.

19

Certificate of Authenticity and Verification

(CAV)

PDF

1 file

20

Dataflow report, if applicable

PDF

1 file

21

Name change certificate/marriage

certificate, if applicable

20. Dataflow Your

name
21. Name change
Your NameSN

PDF

1 file

22

Current BLS (Basic Life Support) and ACLS

or PAL certificates

22. BLS Your

Name

Front & Back

PDF

1 file

23

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) or HAAD

License, if applicable

23. DHA/HAAD
License Your
Name

Only if you are

currently working in
the UAE

PDF

1 file

8
9
10

Front & back

11
12

Title
Recruitment Process HAAD New Licensing

Not required at this

stage
19. CAV Your
Name

Index code

Only for candidates

who studied in the
Philippines

Approval Date

Edition
4

Revision date
2