Doctor licensing · SCFHS Get Your SCFHS Medical License for Saudi Arabia
Before a Saudi hospital can use your medical classification, Dataflow must verify the source records. We prepare the degree, registration, and experience papers for that check.
Medical board
SCFHS
Credential check
Dataflow PSV
Licensing exam
Prometric
Processing time
Typically 2 to 4 months end to end, with current processing confirmed on the SCFHS portal
Legalisation path
Embassy
How SCFHS classifies a Pakistani doctor
Pakistani physicians migrating to the Kingdom must complete three separate verification gates.
First, your MBBS degree, transcript, and house job certificates undergo digital HEC e-Attestation. Next, your credentials and PMDC Good Standing letter are verified at source through the Dataflow portal under your SCFHS profile.
Once Dataflow issues your positive verification report, the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties evaluates your eligibility for the specialty Prometric exam or registrar classification. We take over the entire Pakistan-side logistics, managing university verification follow-ups, HEC portal filings, and consular legalisation.
Start the scope check
Send us your medical degree and PMDC registration. We confirm the attestation chain, the verification submission, and the agreed scope plus quote before you book.
Start the scope checkEligibility
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
MBBS from an HEC-recognised Pakistani university with PMDC registration.
Completed internship and, for most classifications, supervised practice experience.
Classification tiers (I, II, III) are set by SCFHS from your qualifications and experience.
Papers your licensing file needs
The documents the medical board asks for, each with its own reference page where available.
Credential evaluation
Credential evaluation where the regulator asks
Degree Verification for ECA (WES, IQAS, ICAS)How your credentials get stamped
HEC attestation
HEC attestation
The MBBS degree and transcript are verified by HEC against the university record before the Dataflow verification runs.
MOFA attestation or apostille
MOFA attestation or apostille
MOFA confirms the HEC e-attestation. For most filings the apostille is accepted, and the embassy or Cultural route is used where the employer or regulator requires it.
Saudi Embassy or Cultural route where required
Saudi Embassy or Cultural route where required
Some employer files add the embassy stamp or Mosadaqa degree check on top of the apostille.
What the medical board does
Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
Regulates health professionals across Saudi Arabia.
Primary-source verification
- Dataflow is SCFHS’s trusted partner for primary-source verification.
- Your degree, PMDC registration, internship, and experience are verified at source, and this runs before the exam.
Exam and language requirements
- The SCFHS Professional Practice Licensure Exam (Professional Medical blueprint, the SMLE) runs on the Prometric platform in your specialty, in published exam windows through the year.
- English proficiency is assessed as part of the eligibility file where required.
Board application and documents
- SCFHS Mumaris+ portal account, classification application, then exam registration after Dataflow clears.
- We prepare and file the document package and coordinate the Dataflow submission under your SCFHS reference.
Expected timeline
Typically 2 to 4 months end to end, with current processing confirmed on the SCFHS portal.
Licence renewal
SCFHS requires continuing medical education hours and periodic renewal, and the renewal cycle is set by the classification tier.
Medical licence filing help
Send your medical degree and PMDC registration, and we confirm the attestation, verification, and coordination scope plus the quote before you book.
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Member since 7 Dec 2022. The MOFA apostille is accepted for most filings, but the embassy and Mosadaqa (Cultural) routes remain in common use. Mosadaqa (the official Saudi Cultural Mission e-service for educational-certificate verification) has been mandatory for employment, professional registration, and SCE applications since 25 December 2025.
Insured document handling
Cover for loss or damage in transit
Free doorstep collection
From anywhere in Pakistan
Where our work ends and theirs begins
A medical licensing file is document work plus a regulator decision. We handle the Pakistan side and keep the regulator boundary stated in writing.
Attestdone performs
- ·HEC attestation of the degree and transcript
- ·MOFA attestation or apostille
- ·document preparation for the SCFHS file
- ·filing coordination for the embassy or Cultural route where required
Partner work around the medical file
We arrange partner steps named in the medical board file, while keeping each handoff visible.
- ·Dataflow primary-source verification submission under your reference
- ·certified translations where the regulator requires them
You do
- ·SCFHS portal account and classification application
- ·the Prometric exam itself
- ·personal forms and regulator account details
The medical board has the final say
PMDC or the destination authority decides eligibility, examinations, and licence status.
- ·eligibility and classification tier
- ·exam results
- ·licence grant and renewal
Outside our medical filing scope
We do not promise a licence, alter board criteria, or submit answers on your behalf.
- ·licence approval
- ·exam conduct
- ·visa or immigration outcomes
Reviewed by Attestdone Compliance & Content Review · Last reviewed 2026-08-12
Sources: SCFHS Professional Practice Licensure Exams (dates and blueprints) · Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) · Dataflow (SCFHS primary-source verification partner) · HCCH Apostille Convention status table (route facts)
Regulatory requirements change. Verify eligibility, fees, and timelines on the regulator's portal before applying.
Doctor licensing questions
Common doubts for the Saudi Arabia doctor licence route, answered before you book.
Does Dataflow come before the exam?
Do I need Mosadaqa as a doctor?
Is SCFHS the body that licenses me?
The Saudi Arabia document files that pair with this journey
The licence application runs alongside a visa file. Open the work visa file to see the full document set and route.
More licensing journeys
The same profession runs on a different regulator, exam, and route in each country — and Saudi Arabia licenses other professions too.
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What professionals say about this route
Clients who took the doctor file through SCFHS and the Pakistan-side document chain.
“SCFHS asked for Dataflow verification before my Saudi nursing licence. Attestdone prepared the degree and licence documents in the format Dataflow wanted and couriered them under my reference number. The report came back in about four weeks.”
Saima Noor
Lahore
“The DHA needed a primary source verification for my Dubai licence. Attestdone checked the required format, coordinated the university submission, and handled the courier. The PSV came through without a single query.”
Dr. Adeel Yousaf
Rawalpindi
“Saudi Embassy attestation has a rough name. Attestdone handled my commercial documents properly and delivered them to my office. They clearly know the Saudi sequence inside out.”
Omar Fayyaz
Jeddah
Start your Saudi Arabia doctor licence file
Send us your doctor documents and we take them through the required verification, MOFA, and the Saudi Arabia embassy in Islamabad's Diplomatic Enclave, then coordinate the verification steps under your regulator reference. The regulator alone decides eligibility and the licence. The agreed scope and quote are confirmed after review.