{
  "id": 18948974,
  "title": "UAE cuts paperwork for 13 types of work permits under Zero Bureaucracy drive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/uae-cuts-paperwork-for-13-types-of-work-permits-under-zero",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T13:39:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/uae/government/uae-cuts-paperwork-for-13-types-of-work-permits-under-zero-bureaucracy-drive-1.500740400"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) is implementing significant changes to streamline the issuance of 13 types of work permits under its Zero Bureaucracy initiative. These reforms aim to eliminate all supporting document submissions, reduce data field requirements by 75% to 97%, and shorten processing times. The government's commitment to simplifying procedures, redesigning services, and enhancing digital offerings is expected to expedite applications, enhance customer experience, and bolster the UAE labour market. The public is invited to provide feedback on the work permit services until July 30 to guide future improvements. The 13 work permit categories encompass private tutoring, recruitment from abroad, transfers for existing UAE residents, temporary, mission, part-time, juvenile, student training/employment, UAE nationals/GCC citizens, Golden Residency, National Trainee, and Freelance permits.",
  "summary": "Abu Dhabi: The UAE's Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced major improvements to the issuance of 13 types of work permits as part of the government's Zero Bureaucracy initiative. The changes include eliminating all supporting document submission requirements, reducing the number of data fields required for certain permits by between 75 per cent and 97 per cent, and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}