Health insurance card, only after person clears medical
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The UAE’s
Ministry of Health and Prevention has done away with the requirement of a
health card to undertake a medical test for residence visa in the country.
MOHAP
cancelled the requirement of issuing a health card for the medical test for Residents,
the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention yesterday tweeted from its official
Twitter handle.
This
means that those applying for a UAE residence visa need not apply for a medical
insurance or health card prior to undertaking a medical test. The
insurance/health card will be required only after the person clears the medical
test.
According
to the Dubai Health Insurance Law No. 11 of 2013, which came into effect on
January 1, 2014, all Dubai residents – employees and dependents of sponsors
(including domestic workers) – must be covered under at least the basic health
insurance coverage by June 30, 2016.
Visitors
to the country, however, will continue to require travel health insurance as
before. Such insurance is mandatory for anyone applying for a visit or tourist
visa. Nationalities who avail of visas on arrival are currently exempt from
this regulation.
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