Working a stalled MOHRE labour file back to approval for a Dubai contractor
A Dubai contracting company could not get its MOHRE labour-updation application and Taqeem inspection approved after repeated filings, and two employee visa jobs were stuck behind the hold. After a further application listing all activities was filed in September, the Taqeem inspection was approved on 1 October 2026 and our PRO processing partner reported the establishment unblocked on 6 October.
The challenge
The company needed a MOHRE labour updation with a Taqeem inspection. Applications were filed on 18 May, 30 June, 27 July, 24 August and 31 August 2026 and none was approved. The Taqeem inspections of 3 August and 3 September were rejected.
Two employee visa jobs that were already under way, one new visa and one renewal, could not be delivered while the hold lasted.
Nothing in our records said why. On 8 September our own check found no MOHRE objection in the mailbox, could not tell which of three filings was live or whether the paid inspection had been carried out, and the trade licence and establishment card were not expiring, so the hold was on the file rather than an expiry.
What we did
We separated what was verified from what was assumed. The claim that the inspection had been done came from a message we had drafted ourselves, not from MOHRE, so we withdrew it. We reconciled the three transaction numbers and the fees each one carried.
A visit to a Tasheel centre on 9 September reported no block. A visit to MOHRE management on 10 September, together with the group's operations contact, produced two stated reasons: all activities must be listed, and nobody was present.
A further application was filed on 10 and 11 September with all activities listed and the operations contact's number.
Because a labour updation is required after every licence renewal, we also built a document-expiry register for the group (14 October 2026), listing licence, establishment-card, work-permit and visa dates, so the same trap does not rebuild on the other entities.
Results
Approved, 1 Oct 2026
Taqeem inspection
Unblocked, 6 Oct 2026
Establishment status reported by our PRO processing partner
2
Visa jobs held during the block, still undelivered at 14 Oct 2026
Open risk
Caution from the partner (6 Oct): technical-services licences can be blocked again without a real office
Services used in this engagement
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PRO Services
Government liaison, document processing, and everything between you and Dubai's bureaucracy. We handle Amer, Tasheel, MOHRE, DET, and immigration — so you stay focused on your business.
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Employment visas, investor visas, dependent visas, and Golden Visas — processed accurately the first time. No rejected paperwork, no surprises.
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