After the Golden Call, expect to receive an email within 2-3 working days. You will love the subject of this email, it says Emirates Group Employment Offer. It consists the user name and password for you to be able to log in to the Selected Candidate Portal and more information on next steps to complete the pre-employment formalities.
Let me warn you, this portal is extremely glitchy and tests your extra patience -like we can never get enough patience already- This portal will keep sending you back into the Emirates career page once you log in or everytime you click on a link, keep on trying with different browsers, on your laptop/PC/mobile phone. I think patience must be one of Emirates rule :)
You have to accept the Contract online, fill in Online Joiner’s Form, and upload Medical form part A (1 page) and part B (3 pages) within 5 days in order to obtain Final Approval
I tried to open the portal on Google Chrome on my PC but it didn’t work, so I switched to my iPhone and it worked immediately. I copied and pasted the password on the portal, it didn’t work. It only worked when I typed it in, but that was my case, some people worked it out when they copy-paste the password.
Once I logged in, I changed the password. It will be easier for you to remember. And there it was, an exciting countdown to your Date of Joining appears on the top of the page, showing how many days left before DOJ. Then I clicked on the left hand panel where there are 4 types of formalities I need to fill in.
No matter how excited you are and how you desperately want this job, it is always important to read on the whole contract before you sign it. So the first thing I need to do is to accept the contract online. There are 2 boxes we need to tick, the contract itself and a declaration form that you clearly understand what’s in the contract.
I had hard times trying to open the portal using my PC. So I had to switch to me iPhone, open the contract and read it thoroughly before I accepted it. Immediately after I accepted it, they sent me an email with subject Contract Acceptance Mail, it basically thanked me for accepting the contract and to kindly proceed on to the next step.
PS: I just found out that you can also open the contract on PC, download the unknown file and select to open it with Microsoft Word, it opens as well
As simple as your filling in your personal details and dependents’ name, I only filled in my immediate family and a friend. Be careful on this part, once you’re finished, you can only change or edit it once you arrive in Dubai
This part is where you start uploading several documents for your Visa. They would ask you to upload: a colored copy of your Passport, 4,5 x 5.5 cm Passport-size Photo, and updated Resume/CV.
*Make sure your file is in JPEG or PDF format, max size 1 MB
I use the same Passport-size photo as the one I turned in for my Final Interview, with big Emirates smile and they accept it.
This is the latest version of the Medical form, please take your time and review the form before filling it out: Medical Form
No need to go to the doctor for this step, unless you are really concerned on your own health, you can go get your blood taken (for HIV, Hepatitis B, and VDRL) or chest X-ray. But it really isn’t necessary at all. However it is unacceptable for Emirates and UAE work visa will not be issued for:
– Positive HIV result
– Signs of active TB or scarring from previous TB
– Untreated syphilis
– Positive Hepatitis B surface antigen
And if you can’t meet the visa requirements, your contract will be automatically terminated and repatriation will be at your own expense.
Medical form that you need to upload within 5 days is ONLY part A (1 page of Employee Pre-Employment Declaration of Health Form) and part B (3 pages of Employee Medical History Declaration) and that’s it!!
Part A basically just needs your name, date, and signature stating that you completely understand the medical requirements
Part B is a yes/no questionnaire to your pre-existing medical condition. Please answer this honestly, as lying on this form would be terrible if EK finds out later on the medical examination they conduct upon your arrival in Dubai. If you have certain condition where you have to tick ‘yes’ don’t be disheartened as well. They will probably ask for additional medical report from your doctor saying you’re healthy and the condition is well-treated or well-controlled
Dental form can be uploaded 3 weeks prior to DOJ. So book an appointment once you get your Golden Call to see if you need any dental fixture. If you need it, then I recommend you to finish all the dental fixture needed at home, and ask your dentist to sign the form once you finished all the treatments, stating that you have good teeth condition and oral hygiene and no further treatment needed
Vaccination form can be uploaded anytime prior to DOJ or you can just bring it when you travel to Dubai
*Again, all files should be under 1 MB and better to upload it with JPEG and PDF format
Here’s the list of vaccinations you will need to do:
– Varicella (x 2 doses) or Immunity Screen
– MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella x 2 doses) or Immunity Screen
– Polio, Diphtheria, Tetanus (last dose within 10 years)
– Typhoid (last dose within 3 years)
– Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B or Twinrix (combination of Hepatitis A and B)
– Yellow Fever (last dose within 10 years) *This is mandatory prior to DOJ
– Meningococcal
– PPD and BCG which is NOT mandatory
Better visit your General Practitioner to schedule your vaccination list. I recommend you to complete all the vaccinations at home, but it could be pretty expensive if you don’t have any health insurance to cover the expenses.
However, you can also get it in Dubai, and the expenses will be deducted from your salary. Take note that you might get sick or whatever side effect after those shots, and I will hate it to miss a class on the training.
You will receive a notification by email if your Medical forms have been received and ticked off on the portal. It’s the Medical Completed email
Once I finished uploading all the necessary documents, Contract and Online Joiner’s Form are immediately ticked off. But Documents for Security and Medical are still in progress. This is very normal, because they need to check all the documents before giving you the final approval.
If you want to check all the uploaded documents, you can easily view them one by one and see if you have uploaded the correct documents or if it’s clear enough. Or you can always submit a query to ask a confirmation to your HR coordinator if they have already received all the documents or not.
There are certain cases I’ve found during the process. One guy had uploaded all documents and needed to wait for 20 days until all ticked off and obtain his Final Approval. A girl had her security ticked off but medical is still in progress after few days, the day when she got medical ticked off and a Medical Completed email, she obtained her Final Approval within few hours, after 10 days since she received the email.
As for me, I uploaded all documents as soon as I received the email. Documents for Security and Medical are still in progress. 4 days later I got medical ticked off and the Medical Completed email, and then in the evening my Security got ticked off. The day after I received my Final Approval which actually is an email with subject Advise to Resign.
Everyone’s timeline is very different as you can see. I obtained my Final Approval within 5 days which is very rare, some people can take up to 2-3 weeks. It really depends on your Medical form and nationality for Visa approval. If it cuts into your work notice, you can submit a query and see if they could speed up the process, it sometimes works ;)
I’m really glad to be able to obtain Final Approval with 50 days left to my DOJ, gives me plenty of time to start preparing the big move out and take few weeks off after I resigned before moving to Dubai.
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