For medics trained abroad
Lists, from the official documents
Who UK employers may recruit, which tier your specialty sits in, what verification costs, where no English test is named, where Indian nurses need emigration clearance. Each list is read from its source and dated.
- 馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom 路 Health and care workersUK red list countries for health and care workersThe UK's Code of Practice puts 54 countries on its red list: UK employers and recruitment agencies may not actively recruit health and care workers from them, though you may still apply for a job yourself.
- 馃嚘馃嚜 United Arab Emirates 路 DoctorsWhich specialty qualifications are Tier 1, 2 or 3 in the UAE?The UAE's licensing rules (DHA, DOH, MOHAP and SHA) sort specialty certificates into three tiers: Tier 1 and 2 need no experience after the certificate for the Specialist title, Tier 3 needs 3 years, and a Tier 3 holder cannot attain the title of Consultant.
- 馃嚘馃嚜 馃嚩馃嚘 馃嚫馃嚘 馃嚙馃嚟 馃嚢馃嚰 馃嚧馃嚥 路 Gulf licencesHow long does DataFlow take, and what does it cost?DataFlow says a verification takes 15 to 25 working days from payment with a complete file, and DHA says 15 working days for a new report, 5 for a transfer; DataFlow's price list for Qatar charges QAR聽990 for a nurse or pharmacist and QAR聽1,210 for a doctor or dentist.
- 馃嚘馃嚜 馃嚩馃嚘 馃嚫馃嚘 馃嚙馃嚟 馃嚢馃嚰 馃嚧馃嚥 路 Nurses, doctors and allied healthCan nurses and doctors get a Gulf licence without IELTS or OET?For nurses, the UAE requires no English test outside one exemption route, the licensing requirements of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman name none, and Kuwait asks that nurses speak and write English without naming a test or score; for doctors, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman name none either.
- 馃嚘馃嚜 馃嚩馃嚘 馃嚫馃嚘 馃嚙馃嚟 馃嚢馃嚰 馃嚧馃嚥 路 Nurses from IndiaECR countries list: where Indian nurses need emigration clearanceIndia's eMigrate portal names 18 Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries, and an Indian nurse needs emigration clearance to work in any of them, whatever the passport says.
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