Gulf Work Visa Processing

All six GCC countries: UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman. Each has its own visa process, attestation requirements, and timeline — we are familiar with all of them.

GAMCA (Gulf Approved Medical Centres Association) is the network of medical centres approved by GCC governments to conduct pre-departure health checks for workers. Tests include TB chest X-ray, Hepatitis B and C, HIV, syphilis, malaria (some countries), pregnancy test for women, and general physical examination. Required for all GCC work visas. Results are uploaded directly into the Gulf country's labour system — you cannot work around this. We book your appointment at the nearest approved centre.

Typically 4–8 weeks from job offer to visa-in-hand. The slowest steps are document attestation (HEC takes 5–15 working days for normal service, 1–3 days for urgent; MoFA 3–7 days; embassy 5–10 days) and medical clearance. We run them in parallel rather than sequentially to compress the timeline. Some embassies have express services for an additional fee.

No — we are a visa-processing agency, not a recruiter. You need an existing job offer from a Gulf employer to start the visa process. Once you have it, we handle everything else. If you do not yet have an offer we can refer you to licensed Pakistani recruitment agencies, but we do not place workers ourselves.

Yes for travel to Saudi Arabia (booster within 12 months of travel is required by Saudi authorities for Pakistani nationals). Strongly recommended for UAE and other GCC countries. We book this at any approved vaccination centre in Pakistan.

Typically your highest qualification (matric, intermediate, bachelor, master, professional certificate, trade certificate, etc.). The chain is: original document → IBCC equivalence (if foreign-issued) → HEC (Higher Education Commission Pakistan) → MoFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan) → destination country embassy in Islamabad. For some trades and unskilled roles, only matric/intermediate is needed. We handle each step on your behalf.

Depends on the country and your visa type. Saudi Arabia introduced job-mobility reforms in 2021 that allow some workers to transfer employers without sponsor permission after a contract period. UAE allows transfer with a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) or after contract expiry. Qatar abolished the Kafala system in 2020 and now allows transfers without NOC in many cases. Each country has nuances — your Regional Representative can advise on options once you arrive.

Visa rejections at the work-visa stage are most often due to: document mismatches (name spelling differences between passport and educational documents), incomplete attestation, medical issues flagged at GAMCA, PCC concerns (past record), or employer-side delays in submitting paperwork on their end. We work with you to fix the root cause and re-apply. Genuine medical-fitness issues are the only category we cannot work around — those require resolving the underlying condition first.