The UAE Ministry of Health has announced that for the majority of applicants, testing positive to Hepatitis or Syphilis will no longer be prohibitive in gaining or renewing an immigration visa.The new measure, to lift the prohibition on granting visas to Hepatitis sufferers, was announced last week by a Ministry official, but as yet, no date for the implementation of the ruling into practice has been set. The test for Syphilis will be completely discontinued for all but a few specific occupations. Currently, everyone applying for a new or renewed UAE residency visa must submit to a mandatory blood test that will result in automatic deportation should it test positive for Hepatitis, Syphilis, Tuberculosis or HIV/AIDS. There is no mandatory testing for visitor or tourist visas, and once the new measures are implemented, dependents such as spouses or children will only be required to take the HIV/AIDS test.
Dr Mahmoud Fikri, the Ministry Executive Director of Health Policies said that “members from the Dubai Health Authority, Health Authority-Abu Dhabi and the Ministry of Health were involved in the technical committee…The criteria are the same as other Gulf countries and will apply everywhere.”
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