At a glance
- Network
- Tas'heel
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- City
- Dubai
- Area
- Abu Hail
- Service categories
- 5
- Fee items listed
- 12
- Working days
- 7 days/week
- Last verified
- 2026-06-17
About this centre
The Abu Hail Tas'heel Centre is one of Deira's long-standing MOHRE-authorised branches and appears in the official MOHRE service-centre directory shared with UAE banks for WPS reconciliation. The branch processes work-permit issuance, renewal, and cancellation, authenticates labour contracts, registers labour complaints, runs Tawjeeh sessions, and handles establishment-card transactions. PROs servicing trading licences along Naif Road, Salah Al Din, Hor Al Anz, and the Gold Souk perimeter use this branch heavily because of its proximity to wholesale-trade headquarters.
Abu Hail sits in old Deira between the Gold Souk and Al Qiyadah Metro Station on the Green Line. The Tas'heel branch is a short walk from Abu Hail Metro Station and a five-minute drive from Hor Al Anz, Al Mamzar, and Muraqqabat. Surrounding streets host typing centres, attestation offices, and money-exchange counters, which is convenient for PROs assembling document packs across MOHRE, GDRFA, and MOFAIC channels in a single morning. Street parking is metered and tight; the nearby Abu Hail Centre car park is the practical option.
Typical visitors include wholesale-trade firms renewing labour cards for warehouse staff, contracting companies submitting batch worker permits, restaurant owners changing job titles after structural updates, and individual workers attending Tawjeeh or filing labour complaints. The branch also serves PROs from nearby DAFZA and DMCC clients who use Deira as their typing hub. Queue volume peaks between 09:30 and 12:30, then again from 16:00 to 18:30. Token tickets stop being issued thirty minutes before closing.
Bring originals plus one photocopy of every supporting document. The MOHRE biometric step requires the original Emirates ID of the signing PRO; copies are not accepted. Tawjeeh attendance is by pre-booked slot only through the MOHRE smart application. The standard typing commission is AED 72 per file under MOHRE rules, and the cashier accepts cards, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and cash. PROs filing more than five files in a session should consider arriving at 08:00 to claim early tokens.
Throughout Ramadan the branch shifts to roughly 09:00-15:00 and 21:00-23:30 with the evening shift reserved for pre-booked Tawjeeh and worker-side services. Counter staff rotate during Dhuhr and Asr prayer calls, slowing service by about 15 minutes; tickets issued before the rotation are preserved. On arrival pull a queue ticket from the lobby kiosk (separate streams for PRO files, worker counters, Tawjeeh, and cashier), and present the establishment-card number or MOHRE pre-filing reference so the counter can scan the file. Worker-side tickets are called in parallel and on no longer than a fifteen-minute wait for routine complaint or contract-copy requests. Token issuance stops thirty minutes before close.
When Abu Hail hits capacity, the nearest fall-back for Dubai-registered files is Al Qusais Tas'heel (twelve minutes by car via Al Ittihad Road) for northern licences, or Al Karama Tas'heel for Bur Dubai trading firms. Cross-emirate PROs servicing Sharjah-side licences should use Al Khan or Al Sajaa Tas'heel instead since the labour file follows the licence's home labour office. Abu Dhabi licences cannot be transacted here at all and must route to Mussafah Tas'heel. For Tawjeeh-only visits when Abu Hail has no same-week slots, Al Qusais and Al Karama generally run parallel language streams with comparable availability.
Services offered
22 individual services across 5 categories.
Work Permits
- •New work-permit application
- •Work-permit renewal
- •Work-permit cancellation
- •Temporary, part-time, mission work permits
- •Juvenile work permit
Contract Services
- •Labour-contract authentication
- •Contract modification
- •Job-title change
- •Salary update
- •Domestic-worker contract registration
Tawjeeh & Training
- •Tawjeeh worker session in multiple languages
- •Employer awareness session
- •Group Tawjeeh booking
Labour Affairs
- •Labour complaint registration
- •End-of-service settlement filing
- •Absconding report filing
- •WPS reconciliation queries
- •Worker dispute mediation referral
Establishment Services
- •Establishment card issuance and renewal
- •Bank-guarantee replacement with insurance
- •Company classification review
- •Quota and demand-letter checks
Fees
Government fees current to 2026-06-17. Payments at the centre go through the relevant ministry portal (SADAD, Sahel, Metrash, eKey, UAE PASS or ICP wallet depending on country).
| Service | Fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tas'heel typing commission | AED 72 | MOHRE-capped commission per transaction. |
| Work permit (Category A) | AED 250 | Federal MOHRE fee, lowest tier. |
| Work permit (Category B) | AED 1,200 - 1,500 | Confirm exact figure on the MOHRE portal. |
| Work permit (Category C) | AED 3,450 | Highest federal tier. |
| Labour-contract modification | AED 50 | Per amendment. |
| Tawjeeh worker session | AED 130 - 160 | Delivered in Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, and others. |
| Establishment card renewal | AED 300 | Annual; blocks all transactions if lapsed. |
| Work-permit cancellation | AED 100 | Settlement calculation generated automatically. |
| Job-title change | AED 50 | Per change; requires worker e-signature. |
| Absconding report filing | AED 220 | Per worker; refundable on worker return within 60 days. |
| Worker insurance (in lieu of bank guarantee) | AED 60 - 120 | Annual per worker; replaces the AED 3,000 bank guarantee. |
| Labour complaint filing | Free | No charge to workers. |
Documents to bring
Bring originals AND coloured photocopies. Most files are rejected at counter for a missing single page.
- ✓Original Emirates ID of the employer signatory or authorised PRO
- ✓Copy of valid company trade licence
- ✓Active establishment card
- ✓Worker passport copy with at least six months' validity
- ✓Valid entry permit copy if the worker is on a new file
- ✓Recent passport-size photograph (white background, biometric quality)
- ✓MOFAIC-attested educational certificates for skilled categories
- ✓Existing labour card for renewals or cancellations
- ✓Notarised power of attorney for PRO acting on behalf of the signatory
- ✓Latest WPS payroll evidence covering the previous two months for renewals
How to get there
Address
Abu Hail Road, near Abu Hail Metro Station, Deira, Dubai
شارع أبو هيل، بالقرب من محطة مترو أبو هيل، ديرة، دبي
Open in Google Maps →Nearby landmarks
Abu Hail Metro Station · Abu Hail Centre · Hor Al Anz Park · Al Mulla Plaza · Al Qiyadah Interchange
Public transport
Abu Hail Metro Station (Green Line) is within 600 metres; multiple RTA bus routes serve Hor Al Anz Road.
Parking
Metered street parking on Abu Hail Road; alternative paid parking at Abu Hail Centre.
Hours & best time to visit
Weekly schedule
| Saturday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Monday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Tuesday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Thursday | 08:00 - 20:00 |
| Friday | Closed |
Tips
- ⏱ Typical wait: 30-60 minutes at peak; 15 minutes for booked Tawjeeh slots
- 📅 Ramadan and public holidays shorten hours.
- 🌅 Arrive within the first hour for shortest queues.
- 📞 Call ahead for service-specific availability.
Common mistakes to avoid
Wathim sees these failures repeatedly at Tas'heel centres. Catching them before you turn up saves a return trip.
- !Filing under the wrong company category code, which forces fee top-up and resubmission.
- !Arriving for Tawjeeh without an online booking; same-day walk-ins are refused.
- !Forgetting the original Emirates ID of the PRO at the biometric step.
- !Missing the worker's signature on contract amendments, which voids the typing slip.
- !Trying to renew with an expired establishment card; the system blocks new transactions.
- !Submitting permits without WPS arrears cleared, which triggers a hold on the company file.
- !Booking Tawjeeh in the wrong language; the certificate cannot link if the worker fails the knowledge check.
- !Filing a Category A fee for a Category B job title (driver, salesperson, technician), forcing a top-up to AED 1,200-1,500.
- !Paying the AED 72 typing fee before the MOHRE backend accepts the contract; if the contract is rejected the typing fee is not refunded.
- !Bringing only one passport photograph for a two-person file, forcing a trip to the nearby photo studio off Hor Al Anz Road.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Abu Hail Tas'heel appears on the official MOHRE service-centre list distributed to banks for WPS reconciliation. It operates under the MOHRE-authorised Tas'heel network and processes the full menu of labour-side transactions including work permits, contracts, Tawjeeh, complaints, and establishment-card services. Transactions submitted here update the central MOHRE database in real time, the same as any other authorised branch.
Workers can visit alone for Tawjeeh attendance, labour-complaint registration, contract-copy collection, and end-of-service confirmation. New permits and renewals must be filed by the employer's PRO using the company MOHRE account. Workers attending alone should bring their original Emirates ID, passport copy, and labour-card number to be served at the worker counter.
Arrive at 08:00 for the first token block, especially for batch filings. Avoid lunchtime between 12:00 and 14:00 when wholesale-trade PROs cluster. Tuesday and Wednesday mid-morning tend to be lighter than Saturday or Sunday. For Tawjeeh, the booked-slot queue is separate and predictable. PROs handling more than five files should use the MOHRE smart application to pre-file the typing online and visit only for biometric capture and Tawjeeh.
Tawjeeh is the MOHRE worker-orientation session covering UAE labour law and is mandatory for most new private-sector hires before residency-visa stamping. Sessions are delivered at the Abu Hail Tas'heel branch in a separate training room and in multiple languages including Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, and Malayalam. The fee is roughly AED 130-160 and the certificate is generated electronically and tied to the worker's MOHRE file.
Tas'heel handles MOHRE labour work, meaning work permits, contracts, Tawjeeh, and complaints. Amer handles GDRFA residency work, meaning entry permits, residency visas, and Emirates ID file opening. Abu Hail Tas'heel does not issue residency visas. After the work permit is approved here, the worker proceeds to an Amer branch for residency-visa stamping using the MOHRE approval as input.
MOHRE classifies private-sector employers into three tiers based on Emiratisation score, skill mix, WPS compliance, and cultural-diversity index. Category A pays the lowest federal fee of around AED 250 per permit. Category B sits around AED 1,200 to 1,500. Category C tops out at AED 3,450 per permit. Companies can be re-tiered upward by improving compliance and Emiratisation ratios.
Yes. The MOHRE smart application and the employer self-service portal accept new permits, renewals, cancellations, and contract amendments online. Online filing avoids the AED 72 typing commission but still requires Tawjeeh attendance and biometric capture for new hires. Many Deira PROs combine online filing with one in-person visit per worker to complete Tawjeeh and signature steps.
Standard contract authentication is processed during the same visit once both parties sign the typed contract and the cashier confirms payment. The MOHRE-stamped electronic contract is issued within minutes and a soft copy is emailed to both parties. Contract modifications carry an additional AED 50 federal fee and require the worker's fresh signature unless a notarised power of attorney is on file.
Yes. Workers and employers can register labour complaints at Abu Hail Tas'heel. Bring original Emirates ID, passport copy, the latest WPS payslip or salary evidence, and a written summary of the dispute. The case is registered free of charge, and a MOHRE conciliation officer initiates mediation. Unresolved cases are forwarded to MOHRE Labour Court Affairs for legal referral within fourteen days.
An expired establishment card blocks all new permit and contract transactions on the MOHRE system. Renew the establishment card first at the same branch by submitting the trade licence copy, signatory Emirates ID, and the renewal fee. Once the establishment card is reactivated, the system unlocks pending work-permit and contract transactions. Expect the same-day renewal turnaround if all documents are clean.
Open the MOHRE smart application or the tasheel.ae operator portal, log in with UAE Pass or the company MOHRE account, search Tas'heel Abu Hail under Tawjeeh, pick the language stream and a slot, pay AED 130 to AED 160 by card, and download the confirmation. The worker must attend in person with the original Emirates ID; the electronic certificate links to the worker's MOHRE file within twenty-four hours of successful completion. Group bookings for cohorts of ten or more workers are arranged through the employer account, sometimes with marginal off-peak discounts. Cancellations more than twenty-four hours ahead are free; later changes attract a handling fee.
Tas'heel handles MOHRE labour work: work permit, labour contract, Tawjeeh, WPS, complaints, absconding reports, end-of-service. Amer handles GDRFA Dubai work: residency-visa stamping, entry permits, family sponsorship, visa cancellation, Emirates ID file opening. The standard sequence for a new hire is Tas'heel work permit, Tawjeeh, DHA medical fitness, Emirates ID biometrics, then Amer residency-visa stamping. For exits the order reverses: Amer cancels the residency, then Tas'heel cancels the labour file. Each network runs its own queue and takes its own ticket.
Yes. Absconding reports can only be filed by the employer or registered PRO, not the worker, and require seven consecutive days of unauthorised absence. Bring the establishment card, the labour-contract reference, the worker's passport copy, and the last WPS payslip. The fee is AED 220 per worker. Once filed, MOHRE issues a system block on the worker's labour file and notifies GDRFA. If the worker returns and the dispute is resolved within sixty days, the report can be withdrawn and the fee refunded; otherwise the file moves to the absconding registry, which constrains future UAE labour-file openings for that worker.
Domestic-worker contracts (housemaids, nannies, cooks, drivers, gardeners) are administered through Tadbeer centres in tandem with MOHRE. Abu Hail Tas'heel accepts the MOHRE-side filings for sponsors recruiting directly under the domestic-worker law. Bring the MOHRE standard domestic-worker contract signed by both parties, the sponsor's Emirates ID, the worker's passport and entry permit, the tenancy contract (Ejari), and proof of salary capacity. The federal fee schedule for domestic-worker contracts differs from the standard private-sector contract; the contract is e-stamped during the same visit and the residency-visa step then proceeds via GDRFA Dubai or Amer.