Are you a healthcare professional? Seeking employment in one of your desired GCC nations like Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, or Saudi Arabia to thrive in your profession? Then, you need to prepare yourself to undergo two processes, one is to do Wafid medical registration to attain a fitment certificate to grab your visa, and another one is to do DataFlow Verification. Even, for healthcare professionals who want to register their name with SCFHS, DHA, MOH, etc., the regulatory bodies must accomplish all the processes of WAFID and DataFlow verification successfully. Both are mandatory but work differently.
In this blog post, we will discuss Wafid and DataFlow Verification and understand their differences and significance for healthcare professionals who want to work in regulated healthcare professions in the GCC nations including UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. You could be a doctor, nurse, surgeon, paediatrician, and so on, but, you need to remain aware of Wafid and DataFlow verification to avoid misleading and to make a clear move in your career.
So, let’s move forward into the discussion without any further delay…
Wafid Medical Vs. DataFlow Verification - Why both are Necessary?
Wafid Medical Test: Wafid is no longer an uncommon term for candidates who seek employment, family, or residency visas for GCC nations like Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Candidates must undergo the Wafid medical test process successfully which starts with Wafid online registration. Candidates receive a fitment certificate after medical screening. This fitment certificate addresses that the candidate is eligible to fly to his desired GCC nation and access the visa without any legal or medical barrier.
Quick Notes:
⇒ The Wafid medical report is validated for the work visa verification process and to ensure error-free requirements based on the health condition of the candidate who wants to work in GCC nations in any field including the healthcare profession.
⇒ Wafid is mainly conducted for work visa issuance and to verify the employment contract.
⇒ The Wafid medical status, Fit/Unfit decides whether a candidate can fly to his desired nation or not.
⇒ The purpose of this test is to ensure health and fitness for national as well as foreign workers and to keep the possibilities of contagious disease and its spreading out at bay.
DataFlow Verification: On the other hand, DataFlow Verification is a screening process that ensures the candidature of applicants who apply to work as healthcare professionals in GCC nations. DataFlow Verification is also known as Primary Source Verification. The process scrutinizes the credentials including education qualifications, certificates, licenses, and work experience of healthcare professionals who want to work in GCC nations.
Quick Notes:
⇒ The DataFlow Verification process ensures that all the documents related to their qualification and work experience are authentic and candidates are ready to fly to their desired GCC nations to join the healthcare workforce.
⇒ Healthcare professionals who seek employment or professional licensing in regulatory bodies, like the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS), DHA, HAAD/DoH, MOH in Dubai, QCHP in Qatar, PAM or MOH in Kuwait, or OMSB in Oman, and NHRA in Bahrain need to undergo the DataFlow verification process.
⇒ Once a candidate receives the positive report from DataFlow, he/she moves ahead for the further process of licensing or employment in the desired GCC nation.
To Conclude,
Healthcare Professionals, who dream of working in regulatory health professions in Dubai, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, or Bahrain, must go for Wafid medical registration and attain the fitment certificate. Plus, they must go for DataFlow verification to prove their candidature, certificates, work experience, and license are authentic and go to work in any regulated medical field in GCC countries. Both are different but essential for healthcare professionals who seek employment or licensing in GCC nations.
