Applying for a DHA (Dubai Health Authority) license can be confusing, especially if you are not sure whether your qualifications or experience will meet the official Unified Healthcare Professional Requirements (PQR). In such situations, the DHA Manual Review option is your safest and smartest move.
🔍 What Is DHA Manual Review?
The Manual Review service allows applicants to request DHA officials to manually check their eligibility documents before proceeding with costly steps such as DataFlow verification or Prometric exams.
The review helps determine:
- Whether your education and experience meet DHA requirements
- If additional documents are needed
- Whether you should proceed to the exam or verification stage
- Or if the application cannot be accepted under DHA licensing rules
💡 Why You Should Choose Manual Review
Many healthcare professionals jump directly to DataFlow and exam registration without confirming their eligibility. If DHA later rejects the application, all fees, effort, and time are lost.
By paying a small fee for Manual Review, you can:
- Avoid financial loss – know your eligibility before spending on DataFlow.
- Get official feedback directly from DHA experts.
- Receive clear instructions about the next steps (exam, verification, or document submission).
- Save time by submitting a complete, error-free application later.
Fee: AED 220 (online payment through the DHA licensing portal)
Average Processing Time: 10 working days
🧾 Required Documents for Manual Review
If you are requesting a manual review of your eligibility, prepare the following files in PDF format:
- Recent passport-size photograph
- Valid passport copy
- Educational qualification certificates-Degree/Diploma, marksheets, transcripts.
- Experience certificates
- Professional license / registration certificate
- Good Standing Certificate (GSC) – valid and not older than 6 months
- Logbook (for surgical specialties only)
- Higher secondary certificate
- Internship certificate for general practitioners
🪜 How to Apply for DHA Manual Review
- Visit the DHA Sheryan Licensing Portal.
- Complete the online application form.
- Upload the required documents.
- Pay the review fee (AED 220).
- DHA officials will manually assess your eligibility.
- You will receive a notification within 10 working days with the result and next steps.
🩺 Who Can Apply
All healthcare professionals aiming to work in DHA-licensed facilities can use this service:
- Physicians and Dentists
- Nurses and Midwives
- Allied Healthcare Professionals
- Traditional / Complementary / Alternative Medicine Practitioners
If you have any doubt about your eligibility, always choose the Manual Review before investing in DataFlow or exam fees. It’s a quick, affordable, and official way to ensure you’re on the right track to obtaining your DHA license.
⚠️ Important Note About DataFlow and Exam Results
Even if DHA approves your application after Manual Review, the approval is conditional.
You will receive the final Eligibility Letter only if you later achieve:
✅ A positive DataFlow report, and
✅ A pass result in the DHA exam.
If your DataFlow result comes negative (for example, education not recognised, fake experience, or incomplete verification) or if you fail the exam, DHA cannot issue an Eligibility Letter—even though the initial manual review was approved.
🔹 Therefore, both a positive DataFlow result and a successful exam score are mandatory for final licensing.
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