Papers Needed for the FI

As requested by Silvia, this is a post stating all the papers you need to bring with you for the FI:

Photos:

Here's an example but the full length photo should be colored not in black and white.

A. 1X FULL LENGTH FORMAL PHOTO 10X15 CM 

- business attire (jacket buttoned up)
- big smile
- full length (top of your head and your shoes visible, )
- plain background- light color
- both hands visible on the side (arms should be resting on the side) 
- in color
- facing forward to the camera
- clear and in focus
- both legs are visible

FEMALE:

- fitted shirt/blouse, fitted long sleeved jacket
- knee length skirt with skin colour stockings
- neat hair tied at the back ( no visible pony taile on hair buns)
- high heel court shoes & no ankle straps
- no neck scarves
- conservative/minimal jewellery and plain visibale make up

MALE:

- long sleeved shirt, tie and jacket
- hair needs to be short ( not shaven)
- neat/clean shaven complexion

B. PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOS  4.5CMX3.5 CM 
You need 6 of these. (And you need 1 photo for the open day so you can take one of these, so make them 7)
- business attire
- big smile
- please follow the same grooming guidelines as full length formal photo



C. CASUAL PHOTOGRAPH- 10CMX15CM 

- one full length and one head/shoulder casual photo
- be clearly identifiable and visable in the photo 
- clothing in a fitted style 
- not sitting down or standing behind the objects
- your attire and surroundings are conservative and supporting your professional image & application
- you may wish to bring a selection of casual photographs for the recruitment team to select from
- no sunglasses, hats or helmets
- no groups photos
- taken within the last 6 months
- no obvious changes to hair colour/style

I already added my casual photos before so you can have an idea...

You can join the Facebook group "Emirates approval in progress status" and share your photos there before you go so we will give you our feedback, if they need improvements or if they're fine.

Papers:

1- Updated CV
2- Photocopy of educational certificates (the latest one)
3- 2 Colored passport photocopies. (If you don't have a passport, take a photocopy of your ID)
4- If currently employed in UAE please provide: Photocopy of proof of present employment, visa copy and colored copy of UAE ID (both sides).


You will also be asked to do a psychometric test online before your FI, and you'll be given a pre-joining administration form to fill. (Basically about your work experience, and general information about yourself).

Also on your cv, if there was a gap for more than 3 months without any work experience, try to fill it explaining why. (EX: studying for my bachelor's degree).

I hope I haven't forgotten anything, but I think that's all.


P.S: Don't forget to take a black pen with you to the OD, AD and FI. You'll need it.

Final Approval

I got my Final Approval today on August 18 at 10 AM dubai time. I cannot tell you the relief, I'm DONE with waiting.
I still have 39 days to move to Dubai so now I'm going to enjoy every second with my family and friends. I also have some shopping to do although we're only allowed 50 Kilos :s But my sister is probably going to see me in November so she can get me the rest :)
My induction specialist is Muriel from Chile. My lebanese friend Nathalie who I met on the OD has the same specialist so we're on the same batch how cool is that?
They will give me my accommodation details 1 week before joining, fingers crossed for that !! They say that the apartments located in the desert are much bigger than those in the middle of the city.
So I honestly wish for the ones in the desert.
Once I start packing I'll make a list and post it here it might help a lot of people joining.

and this is how the FA looks like

Candidate portal email

Today on august 5 I got the email from Emirates’ HR department giving me the username and password so I can finally login to the candidate portal on their website.
The website keeps crashing so you have to keep logging in but I guess it’s because of the great number of candidates.
Anw, on the candidate portal there are several forms to submit.
The personal details and passport details so they can run a security check on you.
The medicals to check if you have certain unacceptable diseases that will get your visa rejected. Such as HIV, TB, Syphilis… There’s a loooot of medical questions and restrictions so that’s another requirement you can’t control to get the job.
There’s the dental health as well, you have to go to a doctor to fix your teeth (no cavities and so and so…) and get your doctor to sign it.
And there’s the vaccinations. There’s a lot of vaccinations to do :s they said that you can do them in Dubai but their cost will be deducted from the salary, and it might be more expensive in dubai, and most importantly you’ll get stuck doing vaccinations instead of going out to discover the city. So I stil don’t know what I’m going to do about that.
I have 5 days to submit everything so tomorrow’s gna be hectic.
I’ll have my passport on friday morning because i applied for a new one.
Once I submit everything I’ll wait for the final approval  yaaay can’t wait for that!!

JFIP

Yayyy today I got joining formalities in progress

My timeline:

OD 12 July
AD 13 July
FI 14 July
IC 23 July
JFIP 31 July

GC??

Final Interview

My final interview was at 3:30 pm. My parents drove me to the hotel half an hour earlier. A friend of mine was there as well we had the FI at the same time each with recruiter.

When the recruiter called on me, I gave her my papers, photos and applications so she can check if anything’s not right. Everything was great so that was fast.

She then started asking me questions about my work experience (she wanted specific situations) and she typed everything i said.

Mainly the questions were:

- Name a time you broke the rules for a customer

- Name a time you were working under a lot of stress

- Name a time you had to adapt

- Name a time you corrected an employee

- Name a time your manger gave you a feedback

- What do your parents say about you applying for this job

- Name a time you had to pay attention for little details.

and then she asks if i have any questions (it’s better if you do ask something to show you’re interested), and then she says that they will contact me from 4 to 6 weeks. The interview was for 40 mins. It was on 14 July. And now I’m waiiiting.

I checked my status after the FI it was completed. Then on 23 July it turned to interview completed. I can’t wait to see the joining formalities in progress !!!!

These are the casual photos I submitted