Nurse licensing · DHA / DOH Get Your UAE Nursing License (DHA or DOH)
A nursing offer for Dubai is not filed through the same authority as one for Abu Dhabi. Your transcripts, PNC record, and embassy papers must match the selected regulator.
Nursing council
DHA / DOH
Source verification
Dataflow PSV
Competency test
Prometric / Pearson VUE
End-to-end time
Typically 2 to 4 months end to end, with current processing confirmed on the DHA portal
Document route
Embassy
DHA or DOH, the emirate sets the nursing route
Targeting clinical positions across Dubai Healthcare City or government hospitals in Abu Dhabi requires meeting strict emirate standards.
Your nursing diploma or BSN degree requires HEC attestation, MOFA sealing, and UAE Embassy legalisation. Simultaneously, your Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) registration and clinical employment history must be validated directly with issuing institutions through Dataflow.
Our team handles the physical paperwork chain in Pakistan, from university records to embassy dropboxes, allowing you to focus on your DHA or DOH computer-based assessment.
Send your credentials for review
Send us your nursing diploma and PNMC registration. We confirm the attestation chain, the verification submission, and the agreed scope plus quote before you book.
Start the scope checkEligibility
Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
Nursing diploma or BSN from a recognised institution with current registration.
Experience requirements vary by DHA category.
Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH)
Nursing diploma or BSN from a recognised institution with current registration.
Experience requirements vary by DOH category.
Documents the nursing board wants
The papers your nursing file depends on, each with its own reference page where available.
The attestation sequence for nurses
MOFA attestation
MOFA attestation
MOFA adds the federal seal the UAE Embassy treats as a precondition.
UAE Embassy stamp
UAE Embassy stamp
The UAE is not a Hague Convention member, so the embassy legalisation is the final stamp.
How the nursing council works
Pick the authority that licenses where you will work, since the exam platform and portal differ between them.
Dubai Health Authority (DHA)
Licenses nurses practicing in Dubai.
Primary-source verification
- Dataflow verifies your nursing qualification, registration, and experience at source.
Competency and language
- The DHA nursing exam runs on the Prometric platform.
- English proficiency evidence is part of the file where required.
Council filing and documents
- DHA Sheryan account, credential application, Dataflow verification, then exam booking after approval.
Processing estimate
Typically 2 to 4 months end to end, with current processing confirmed on the DHA portal.
Registration renewal
DHA licenses renew on a set cycle with continuing education requirements.
Nursing licence filing help
Send your nursing diploma and PNMC registration, and we confirm the attestation, verification, and coordination scope plus the quote before you book.
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Not a Convention member. MOFA attestation is followed by the UAE Embassy stamp.
Insured document handling
Cover for loss or damage in transit
Free doorstep collection
From anywhere in Pakistan
What we file and what the council decides
A nursing licensing file splits into document work and a regulator decision. We keep the two separate, and this page states the boundary in writing.
Attestdone performs
- ·HEC attestation of the nursing degree and transcript
- ·MOFA attestation and UAE Embassy stamp
- ·document preparation for the DHA or DOH file
Partner steps in the nursing file
Where the council names an outside verification or translation partner, we coordinate that handoff.
- ·Dataflow primary-source verification under your reference
You do
- ·DHA or DOH portal account and application
- ·the nursing exam itself
PNMC or the destination council decides
The nursing council controls eligibility, assessment results, registration, and renewal.
- ·eligibility
- ·exam results
- ·licence grant and renewal
What nursing-file support does not include
We do not issue registration, guarantee an assessment result, or substitute for your professional declarations.
- ·licence approval
- ·exam conduct
- ·visa or immigration outcomes
Reviewed by Attestdone Compliance & Content Review · Last reviewed 2026-08-12
Sources: DHA Sheryan professional licensing portal · Dubai Health Authority (DHA) · Department of Health Abu Dhabi (DOH, formerly HAAD) · MOHAP Evaluation of a health professional · Dataflow (DHA primary-source verification partner) · Dataflow (DOH, formerly HAAD, primary-source verification partner)
Regulatory requirements change. Verify eligibility, fees, and timelines on the regulator's portal before applying.
Nurse licensing questions
Common doubts for the UAE nurse licence route, answered before you book.
Is the DHA or DOH exam right for me?
Do nurses need Dataflow verification?
Can I use an apostille for my nursing documents?
The UAE 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 UAE licenses other professions too.
Nurse licensing in other countries
Other professions licensed in UAE
What professionals say about this route
Clients who took the nurse file through DHA / DOH 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
“For UAE Embassy attestation, Attestdone took care of the MOFA and embassy run and kept me updated with pictures on WhatsApp. My degree was ready for my Dubai work visa in eight days total.”
Sana Qureshi
Karachi
Start your UAE nurse licence file
Send us your nurse documents and we take them through the required verification, MOFA, and the UAE 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.