Dubai Medical Clinic: DHA + DET + Specialist Visas in 50 Days
A UK general practitioner opened a multi-specialty medical clinic in JLT — DHA licensing for clinic + 3 specialists + DET commercial license + 8 staff visas in 50 days.
UK GP + Multi-Specialty Clinic Concept
A UK-trained GP with 20 years NHS + private practice experience. Partnered with 2 specialists (cardiologist Indian + dermatologist Egyptian). Goal: open 200m² multi-specialty clinic in JLT (high expat density). Mix of GP consultations + specialist clinics + minor procedures + ECG/ultrasound.
DHA Heavily Regulated + Medical Credentials
Medical clinic setup is the most regulated in UAE: DHA (Dubai Health Authority) approves clinic facility, each doctor individually (DataFlow primary source verification + DHA exam), each nurse, all medical equipment. Plus DET commercial license + Dubai Municipality + Civil Defence. Medical credential verification from origin country typically takes 4-6 weeks.
- DHA clinic facility approval
- DHA individual doctor licenses (3)
- DataFlow primary source verification (UK + India + Egypt)
- DHA medical exam for each specialist
- Medical equipment customs + DHA registration
What We Recommended — and Why
Jurisdiction: Dubai Mainland + DHA
DET LLC + DHA Healthcare Facility License. Located in JLT cluster (commercial residential mix, high foot traffic). 100% foreign ownership.
Mainland SetupLicense: DHA Clinic + 3 Doctor Licenses
DHA Healthcare Facility (clinic). Individual doctor licenses for GP + Cardiologist + Dermatologist. DataFlow primary source verification for each. DHA exam for each specialist.
Trade LicenseVisas: 1 Investor + 8 Staff
Founder Investor Visa (GP). 8 employees: 2 doctors, 3 nurses (DHA-licensed), 1 receptionist, 1 admin, 1 cleaner.
UAE Investor VisaBanking: Emirates NBD Healthcare
Emirates NBD with healthcare-specific compliance acceptance. Insurance payor integration (NextCare, Daman, Cigna). POS terminal for direct billing.
Corporate Bank AccountFrom First Call to Fully Operational
- Day 0 Discovery + JLT facility selection
- Day 1-15 DET LLC + JLT lease + DataFlow PSV initiated
- Day 18-32 DHA facility license + individual doctor licenses
- Day 35-45 9 visas + DHA staff licenses + equipment customs
- Day 48-50 Soft opening + first patients
What the Client Received
Deliverables
- Dubai Mainland LLC, 100% foreign-owned
- DHA Healthcare Facility License
- 3 DHA individual doctor licenses
- DataFlow PSV (UK/India/Egypt)
- 9 UAE residency visas + DHA staff licenses
- Emirates NBD with insurance integrations
DataFlow primary source verification was the bottleneck — 5 weeks for UK GP credentials, 3 weeks for India, 4 weeks for Egypt. Insight had us initiate DataFlow on Day 1 in parallel with the facility application. Saved us 6 weeks.
— J. M. — UK GP, Clinic Founder (NDA)
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