Emirates ID & Medical Typing
Typing, appointment, submission and follow-up for your staff, through to the result.
Two applications, two authorities
Before a residence visa is issued or renewed in Dubai, two applications have to be typed and filed: the medical fitness test and the Emirates ID. We do that paperwork for companies, their staff and individuals — the application typing, the appointment, the submission, the follow-up and the collection of the result.
In Dubai the test is taken at Dubai Health’s medical fitness centres, whose service page says that “all individuals applying for or renewing their UAE residency visa can use this service to issue their Medical Fitness Certificate” (dubaihealth.ae, last updated 26 March 2026). The card is issued by the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security, ICP.
This page is about the typing. The visa itself — the entry permit, the residence stamp and the order they come in — is on our UAE visas page.
What the typing service covers
- Medical fitness application typing for a new residence visa or a renewal, in the right category
- The appointment at a medical fitness centre, with the package you choose and the fee paid for you
- Emirates ID application typing with ICP: a new card, a renewal, or a replacement for one lost or damaged
- Photo and passport checks against ICP's own conditions before anything is filed
- Submission and follow-up until the certificate is issued or the card is ready
- Collection of the result, and the next expiry date written down
- Batches for companies: a whole team's medicals and cards typed and tracked together
Get this quoted
Itemised in writing, government charges shown separately, before anything is filed.
Which one do you need?
Who sends us their typing
- HR and office managers sending several staff through the medical and the card at once
- New hires whose visa is waiting on the medical certificate
- Residents renewing, whose card renewal is due with the residence
- Anyone whose card was lost or damaged and needs a replacement filed
- Individuals and families who would rather hand the forms to someone who types them every day
What each authority asks you to bring
For the medical fitness test, as Dubai Health lists them (dubaihealth.ae, last updated 26 March 2026):
- "Completed registration form"
- "Original and valid Emirates ID or passport"
- "Recent passport sized photo with a white background"
- "E-Visa copy"
For an Emirates ID renewal or replacement, as ICP lists them (renewal, replacement, read 13 November 2026): a personal photo and the passport, and for a resident the supporting proof of status ICP names on the service card. ICP adds that the new photo "must not be identical to the current photograph printed on the Emirates ID card".
What we ask for, to quote: passport and visa copies, the current card if there is one, and a photo. Anything else is confirmed at quotation.
How a typing file runs
- You send the passport, the visa page and a photo — for one person, or a list of staff.
- A written quote, with each authority's fee listed apart from ours.
- We type the applications and check each one against the authority's own list before filing.
- Appointment and submission. For the medical: the application, the centre and the slot. For the card: the ICP application through its smart channels.
- Follow-up to the result. Dubai Health sends results by "SMS or email"; we watch for them and tell you.
- The next date goes on our list, so the renewal is typed before it falls due.
Timing and the published fees
- Medical fitness: each package on Dubai Health's schedule carries its own delivery time in its name, quoted in the fees section below; the schedule adds that "The medical fitness certificate delivery time is calculated during official working hours" (dubaihealth.ae).
- Emirates ID: ICP states a "Service Completion Duration" of "5 Days" for a renewal and for a replacement (renewal, replacement, read 13 November 2026).
- Our side: no promise beyond following each application through; the authorities set the pace.
Fees: Quote on request. Our typing and service fee is quoted in writing. Each authority's fee is listed separately in your quote, as published below.
Medical fitness typing
Dubai Health's journey for the test starts with "Application submitted through Salem Portal", then a visit to a medical fitness centre with the required documents, then the health check (dubaihealth.ae, last updated 26 March 2026). That first step is the typing. We key the application, choose the package you want, book the centre and pay. On the day, the person attends with the four documents listed above, and afterwards we watch for the result until the certificate is issued. What the test screens for, and how a result is treated, are covered in our guide Dubai visa medical test: what it checks.
Emirates ID typing
ICP's renewal service "allows the renewal of the Emirates ID card if it has expired", with the windows quoted in the questions below (icp.gov.ae, read 13 November 2026). For residents the same card says the renewal is submitted with the residence application "through the unified residence and identity form, in all emirates of the country except the Emirate of Dubai". We confirm the route for your case before filing. A lost or damaged card is a separate ICP service, with its own fee and the same validity as the card it replaces (icp.gov.ae). Doing the renewal yourself, step by step, and the late-renewal fine are in our guide Emirates ID renewal: steps and fines.
What the authorities publish
AL HUDHUD quotes its own fee on request. Below is what each authority prints, in the order it prints it, read on 13 November 2026. Medical fitness in Dubai (dubaihealth.ae, Medical Fitness Screening Packages; the schedule carries no date), price as printed:
- "Medical Fitness Examination Service (24 working hours)" — 270
- "Medical Fitness Examination Service for Domestic Workers (24 working hours)" — 320
- "Premium Medical Fitness Examination Service (6 working hours)" — 700
- "Premium Medical Fitness Examination Service for Domestic Workers (6 working hours)" — 750
- "Medical Fitness Examination Service for VIPs (2 working hours)" — 1020
- "Medical Fitness Examination Service at Salem Innovative Center (30 minutes working hours)" — 700
- "An additional fee of AED 50 will be charged for the pregnancy test service for domestic workers."
- "The institution has the right to modify these prices in line with public interest."
Emirates ID renewal, residents (icp.gov.ae, Identity Card Renewal):
- "Renewal fees for the Identity Card of residents, for each year of residence - 100 AED"
- "Smart Application Fees - 100 AED"
Emirates ID replacement (icp.gov.ae, Issue Replacement for lost / damaged ID Card):
- "Fees for issuing a replacement ID card (lost/damaged) - 300 AED"
- "Urgent service fees (available only at the Authority's service centers) - 150 AED"
- "Smart Service Fees - 100 AED"
These lines are not added together here; your quote lists each one as the authority charges it.
Outside Dubai (EHS centres)
For a company outside Dubai, the federal portal's page on health conditions for a residence visa links to the Emirates Health Services (EHS) medical fitness service, and to SEHA's visa screening for Abu Dhabi (u.ae, updated 9 November 2026). EHS fees belong to EHS centres and are never applied to a Dubai file. We quote them only when the test is taken at an EHS centre.
Not published officially
Points stated confidently that no authority page we read states:
- What typing should cost. Typing is a service charge; no authority publishes a rate for it.
- A date on Dubai Health's price schedule. It carries none, so the amount is confirmed on the day.
- A current medical fee on a DHA page. The figures on this page are Dubai Health's schedule; no current dha.gov.ae service page we read prints one.
- How long the whole chain takes. ICP gives 5 days for its own step; the full sequence depends on the medical and the visa.
- Any total. We do not add the published lines together.
Medical and Emirates ID typing questions
What is medical typing?
The typing and filing of a medical fitness application: the form completed, the package chosen, the centre booked and the fee paid. In Dubai the test itself is taken at Dubai Health's medical fitness centres (dubaihealth.ae, last updated 26 March 2026).
Can a company or a typing office file the medical for its staff?
Yes. DHA's Medical Fitness Centres Service Catalogue reads: "Companies' PRO, individuals and typing centres can submit the medical fitness application online and pay the fees" (dha.gov.ae, marked "update 4-7-2022").
Is the typing charge a government fee?
No. It is a service charge. The same DHA catalogue says "The mentioned fees do not include typing fees" (dha.gov.ae, marked "update 4-7-2022").
What does the test cost in Dubai?
Dubai Health publishes a package schedule, quoted line by line in the fees section of this page. Our typing fee is quoted on request.
How is the result delivered?
Dubai Health lists "Notification of results via SMS or email" (dubaihealth.ae, last updated 26 March 2026). We follow it up and tell you.
When can an Emirates ID be renewed?
ICP's service card: renewal is possible "if it has expired, or if less than one year remains before its expiry for UAE nationals, and less than six months remains before its expiry for non-UAE nationals" (icp.gov.ae, read 13 November 2026).
What does ICP charge to renew a resident's card?
ICP lists "Renewal fees for the Identity Card of residents, for each year of residence - 100 AED" and "Smart Application Fees - 100 AED" (icp.gov.ae, read 13 November 2026).
My card is lost. What happens?
ICP issues a replacement, and its service card says "The new Identity Card is issued with the same validity period as the lost or damaged card" (icp.gov.ae, read 13 November 2026). Its fees are quoted in the fees section.
Do I have to go anywhere in person?
For the medical, yes: the test is at the centre. For the card, ICP states that "Individuals who have completed 15 years of age are required to complete the fingerprint and signature procedures" at its service centres (icp.gov.ae).
Do you handle the visa as well?
The visa is its own service, on our UAE visas page. This page covers the medical and card typing that sit alongside it.
Every rule, fee and document list above names the authority that published it and the date on the page, or the date it was read where the page carries none: Dubai Health's medical fitness service page and package schedule, DHA's Medical Fitness Centres Service Catalogue, ICP's Emirates ID service cards and the federal portal u.ae. Rules, fees and processing times are set by those authorities and can change without notice; confirm with the authority before you rely on a figure. AL HUDHUD provides documentation and processing support. Final approvals rest with the relevant government authority.
Last updated: November 2026.
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