UAE: Oilfields Supply Centre Freezone Now Requires Legalised Academic Credentials for Select Job Titles
Type
E-journal
Date
21 Jul 2014
Jurisdiction
United Arab Emirates
Taxonomy
General Employment & Labour Law, General Immigration & Nationality, Oil & Petroleum
Copyright
LexisNexis
Relevant company
Fragomen Middle East
Analysis
Oilfields Supply Centre Freezone now requires work authorisation applications for professional and managerial job titles to be accompanied by legalised academic credentials.
Oilfields Supply Centre (OSC) Freezone has announced Employment Residence Permit (ERP) applications for select managerial and professional job titles now require legalised academic credentials as proof of the foreign national having the requisite skills for the position in question.
The educational certificates must be legalised by the UAE embassy in the issuing country and counter-legalised by the Federal Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Previously, OSC required legalised degrees only on a case-by-case basis.
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