Last updated on 26-Oct-2026, by Dr. Muhammad

DHA Sheryan Self Assessment Tool and Eligibility Criteria for Doctors (2026)

Every DHA licence application starts here. Before you pay for DataFlow or book an exam, the self-assessment tool compares what you enter with the Unified Healthcare Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR) and tells you where you stand. It takes about as long as filling a CV form, and it costs nothing. The catch is that the result is only as good as the information you type in. This page shows how to use the tool, what each result means, and how to avoid a wrong "not eligible".

What is the DHA Sheryan self-assessment tool?

Sheryan is DHA's online licensing portal for healthcare professionals and facilities. The self-assessment tool is "Step 1" in the professionals section. According to DHA's licensing manual:

• It is a free, preliminary evaluation.
• You do not upload any documents during the self-assessment.
• You must fill it in with accurate and valid information.
• Its result is not a final decision. Your documents are checked later by DataFlow and by DHA before you are registered.

The tool works for doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals. Each category is judged against its own PQR requirements. For doctors, the main rules are in our DHA registration requirements and DHA physician requirements pages.

How to use the Sheryan self-assessment tool step by step

Have your documents in front of you while you fill it in, even though you upload nothing. Typing dates from memory is how most errors creep in.

What does the self-assessment result mean?

If a manual review is approved, you continue to the "Get Registered" step like any eligible applicant. The review fee is shown in Sheryan when you apply, and the normal registration fees still apply afterwards.

Remember what "eligible" does not mean. It is not an approval, a licence or an exam booking. DataFlow still has to verify every document, and if a verified fact differs from what you entered (a shorter internship, an earlier licence date), the outcome can change.

How to avoid self-assessment tool ineligibility issues?

When doctors who should qualify get a "not eligible" result, it is nearly always one of these:

• Wrong degree details. Enter the exact degree title, university and study duration as printed on your certificate.
• Internship entered wrongly. The PQR expects a 12-month internship. Enter the actual start and end dates.
• Internship counted as experience. For the GP title, the 2 years of experience start after the internship. Read our page on clinical experience required for DHA GP.
• Inconsistent job titles. Use the title written on each experience certificate, not a description of what you did.
• Experience outside your licence dates. Months worked before your licence was issued do not count.
• An unnoticed gap. A break of more than 2 years from clinical practice brings extra requirements, and more than 5 years blocks non-UAE nationals.

Any of these will also cause trouble later at DataFlow, so fixing them at this stage saves you a rejected application.

What happens after an eligible result?

After "Start my Registration", the route is the same for most doctors: complete DataFlow step verification of your documents, then pass the assessment shown in your result, then receive your registration. For a CBT you generate an Eligibility Number in Sheryan and book your date with Prometric. Some candidates are exempt from the DHA exam, and the tool takes this into account.

DHA's "Get Registered" service costs AED 200 for all professional categories, and the registration is valid for one year. DataFlow and Prometric charge their own fees. Once registered, you can look for a job in Dubai, and the hiring facility activates your registration into a licence. Our page on the DHA eligibility letter explains that stage.

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