DHA Eligibility 2026 - Sheryan Requirements for GPs

Sheryan assigns you a profession and title (General Practitioner, Specialist, Consultant, allied health, etc.). Experience minima differ: GP pathways commonly require about three years post-internship clinical work; specialists often need three years post-specialty qualification; consultants frequently need five years at consultant level — verify your exact row in the live eligibility checker.

Internship completion must be provable with university-issued internship certificates or equivalent house-job documentation. Gaps between internship end and first employment should be explained with dated experience letters on hospital letterhead — unexplained gaps trigger DataFlow queries.

Use the Sheryan eligibility self-assessment before purchasing DataFlow. Upload clear scans of MBBS, transcript, internship, and registration documents to see if the system flags missing items early.

Indian and Pakistani MBBS pathways are widely represented in Dubai; success depends on consistent dates and verifiable council registration, not on unofficial agent checklists.

Scan colour copies of MBBS, transcript, internship or house-job certificate, passport bio page, and home-country registration before paying PSV. Name order must match across all documents — middle names omitted on one certificate cause weeks of queries.

If you worked locum without formal experience letters, collect hospital HR letters listing duty dates and supervisor contact details before opening DataFlow.

The Dubai Health Authority regulates independent healthcare practice within the Emirate of Dubai. It is separate from the Department of Health (DOH) in Abu Dhabi and from MOHAP licensing for Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, and Umm Al Quwain. Your offer letter emirate determines which regulator you pursue first — switching later requires a new application even when exams look similar.

Sheryan (often called DHA Connect) hosts eligibility questionnaires, primary-source verification status, exam authorizations, and license lifecycle events. Keep the email tied to your profile active; password resets during verification windows delay query responses.

Dubai facilities activate licenses after you pass assessment, complete medical fitness at approved centres, and satisfy malpractice insurance rules tied to your employer. Locum contracts and visit arrangements do not replace full DHA licensure for unsupervised clinical duties.

Most GP physician categories sit for 150 single-best-answer MCQs in a computer-based session commonly timed around 170 minutes under the January 2026 DHA CBT guideline referenced in candidate communications. There is no penalty for wrong answers — unanswered items at timeout count as incorrect.

Prometric centres enforce biometric check-in and provide a whiteboard or note sheet depending on location. Flag-and-review lets you revisit marked questions within the same session if time remains; practice this workflow in timed mocks so it feels automatic on exam day.

Candidates who pass on the first or second attempt commonly report 3,000–6,000 MCQs completed with explanation review, not merely answered. Volume without review plateaus around 55–60% mock accuracy; logging why distractors fooled you adds the last 10–15 points needed for comfortable Pass margins.

Working doctors often schedule 40–60 MCQs on weekdays and one 100–150 question mock on weekends for 10–12 weeks. Full-time study can double weekday volume — adjust using mock trends, not guilt.

In the final week, reduce new topic introduction. Sleep regularisation matters: Prometric sessions start at fixed appointment times regardless of your night-shift recovery from hospital duties.

Figures and policies change. Confirm your profession category, fee schedule, and document list in Sheryan (DHA Connect) before paying verification or exam fees.