The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has launched a new phase of work permit reforms aimed at speeding up hiring, reducing paperwork and improving digital access to labour market services.
According to a report by Gulf News, the ministry has expanded its work permit framework to 13 categories and redesigned procedures to make permit processing faster and more efficient.
The initiative is part of the UAE government's efforts to simplify services under the Zero Government Bureaucracy Programme.
According to MoHRE, the latest changes remove the need for supporting documents, reduce mandatory data requirements for some permits by between 75% and 97%, and significantly cut processing times.
The ministry has also opened an electronic public consultation process that will run until July 30.
