Working languageEnglish
Work visaEmployer-sponsored work permit and residence visa; Golden Visa for senior specialists
Nursing regulatorDHA (Dubai), DOH (Abu Dhabi), MOHAP (other emirates); DataFlow verification and a Prometric exam
Degree attestationRequired for most professional roles
On Walnutcraft7 career guides · 5 partner jobs
Why UAE
Dubai and Abu Dhabi hire Indian professionals across IT, data, finance, marketing and healthcare, and the process is quicker than anywhere in Europe or North America. There is no language test, your employer sponsors the visa, and salaries are paid without income tax. The competition is strong, so a recognised certification and a clean portfolio are what get you shortlisted.
01Employer-sponsored visa
Once you have an offer, the employer handles the work permit and residence visa, usually in weeks.
02No income tax
What is on the offer letter is what you take home, apart from housing and health insurance that many employers add.
03Short flights home
Three to four hours to most Indian cities and a large community already there.
Open jobs in UAE with partner employers
Retail group partner4 vacanciesData AnalystQualificationGraduate with an attested degreeKey certificationMicrosoft PL-300Suggested course12 weeksData Analytics with Power BIUniversity + company₹18,0002 to 4 yearsView job Fintech partner3 vacanciesFull Stack DeveloperQualificationEngineering graduate with an attested degreeKey certificationAWS Cloud PractitionerSuggested course16 weeksFull Stack Web DevelopmentUniversity + company₹32,0003 to 6 yearsView job Government technology partner2 vacanciesQA EngineerQualificationGraduate with an attested degreeKey certificationISTQB FoundationSuggested course10 weeksSoftware Testing with SeleniumUniversity + company₹15,0003 to 5 yearsView job Managed services partner3 vacanciesCloud EngineerQualificationEngineering graduateKey certificationAWS Solutions Architect AssociateSuggested course12 weeksJunior DevOps EngineeringUniversity + company₹24,0002 to 4 yearsView job Private hospital group partner8 vacanciesRegistered NurseQualificationRegistered nurse with 2 years of experienceKey certificationOETSuggested course16 weeksNursing Registration Abroad: OET, NCLEX, NMC and AHPRAUniversity + company₹22,0002+ yearsView job
Careers open to you in UAE
Each guide covers the language, registration and visa route, the certification and the course.
Data Analyst in UAETurn business questions into SQL, dashboards and clear recommendations.Indicative payAED 8,000 to 15,000 a month, tax-freeCertificationMicrosoft PL-300Registered Nurse in UAERegistered nursing in India and in the countries that recruit Indian nurses most.Indicative payAED 5,000 to 12,000 a month, tax-free, depending on facility and experienceCertificationDHA, DOH or MOHAP licenceFull Stack Developer in UAEBuild web applications end to end with JavaScript, React, Node and SQL.Indicative payAED 10,000 to 18,000 a month, tax-freeCertificationAWS Cloud PractitionerSoftware Tester in UAEDesign test cases and automate regression suites for web and mobile applications.Indicative payAED 7,000 to 12,000 a month, tax-freeCertificationISTQB FoundationCloud Engineer in UAERun and support workloads on AWS and Azure, from first-line support to cloud operations.Indicative payAED 9,000 to 16,000 a month, tax-freeCertificationAWS Cloud PractitionerDigital Marketer in UAERun search, social and email campaigns and report on what they return.Indicative payAED 6,000 to 12,000 a month, tax-freeCertificationGoogle Ads CertificationProject Manager in UAEPlan, run and report on delivery with agile and traditional methods.Indicative payAED 18,000 to 35,000 a month, tax-freeCertificationPMP
Certifications UAE asks for
Microsoft PL-300MicrosoftThe certification for Power BI, the reporting tool most Indian companies use, and the one data analyst job descriptions name most often.Google Data Analytics CertificateGoogle, delivered on CourseraThe most popular entry credential for data analysts, covering the full analysis process with spreadsheets, SQL, R and Tableau.OETCambridge Boxhill Language AssessmentThe English test written for healthcare professionals, accepted by nursing regulators in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the UAE.AWS Cloud PractitionerAmazon Web ServicesThe first AWS certification, proving you understand cloud concepts, core services, security and pricing.ISTQB FoundationISTQB, through national boardsThe global standard for software testers, asked for by almost every IT services company.Microsoft AZ-900MicrosoftThe entry certification for Microsoft Azure, the cloud most Indian IT services companies run for their clients.CCNACiscoThe standard networking credential, valued in cloud support, network and security roles.AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAmazon Web ServicesThe most held AWS certification worldwide, for people who design and run workloads on AWS.
Courses that get you there
40% theory / 60% practical₹18,000Data Analytics with Power BIStatistics, SQL and data modelling from university faculty; Power BI, Python and a client-style project from working analysts.12 weeks · 96 hoursView course 50% theory / 50% practical₹22,000Nursing Registration Abroad: OET, NCLEX, NMC and AHPRAEnglish for healthcare and clinical knowledge review from university nursing faculty; exam technique, OSCE practice and registration paperwork with nurses who have made the move.16 weeks · 128 hoursView course 30% theory / 70% practical₹32,000Full Stack Web DevelopmentProgramming fundamentals and computer science essentials from university faculty; JavaScript, React, Node and deployment from engineers who ship production code.16 weeks · 160 hoursView course 30% theory / 70% practical₹15,000Software Testing with SeleniumTesting theory aligned to the ISTQB syllabus from university faculty; manual testing, Selenium automation and API testing from working QA engineers.10 weeks · 80 hoursView course 30% theory / 70% practical₹12,000Cloud Support EngineeringNetworking and operating systems fundamentals from university faculty; AWS and Azure support work from engineers on live cloud support desks.8 weeks · 64 hoursView course 35% theory / 65% practical₹14,000Performance MarketingMarketing principles, consumer behaviour and analytics from university faculty; search, social and email campaigns run on real budgets with a working performance marketer.10 weeks · 72 hoursView course
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