How to get Certificate of Continuity in UAE

Are you insured with Oman Insurance or Daman insurance Company in Dubai or Abu Dhabi? Recently hired by the new employer and they ask for Insurance Continuity Certificate also called COC. This document is required by law to produce after changing jobs and every insurance company must issue a Continuity Certificate without any cost. As an expatriate changing job in UAE, you must prepare for several requirements to compile. An employee needs to change various information written on his visa and identity card or even have to transfer a bank account in order to get a salary from a freshly acquired job.

What is Insurance Continuity Certificate?

Your organization should give you this declaration a special certificate when you handover current insurance claim cards. They will simply demand the insurance agency to send COC. All insurance agencies are limited by law to give COC with no charge.

You won’t have the option to get Visa stamped in the event that you don’t have a Certificate of Continuity from Daman Company in light of the fact that this is required by the new insurance agency to give the insurance cards. The new company is required to obtain insurance for his employees in order to do so they need this certificate. Learn more about Daman Insurance Continuity Certificate

How to Get Insurance Continuity Certificate?

The main thing is Old insurance card held by your current employer, the employee needs to ask his company representative to give him a card or letter for issuance of Certificate of Continuity after that visit local branch of the insurance company and obtain the certificate.

  • Take the Old Insurance Card of Daman or any other insurance company.
  • Visit any local branch of Insurance Company.
  • Collect Certificate of Continuity.

Sometimes your company doesn’t know the process of getting this certificate. It is good to ask a new employer for requirements so that the employee can tell his current employer for the certificate and procedure to get this certificate. For Oman Insurance Continuity Certificates.

HAAD Health Authority of Abu Dhabi:

According to HAAD(Health Authority of Abu Dhabi), a Continuity Certificate is only required for employees moving to a new employer in Abudhabi or His dependent is moving to Another employer HAAD sort out several other guidelines for issuance of Medical Insurance to employees working in Abu Dhabi.

Certificate of Continuity or Format:

According to HAAD the certificate must be included with following information:

  •  Name of Insurer
  • Health Insurance policy number
  • Effective Date of Health Insurance policy
  • Expiry Date of Health Insurance policy
  • Policy Type (Thiqa, enhanced, basic, emergency…)
  • Name of insured
  • Nationality of insured
  • Sex of insured: male / female
  • Date of birth of insured
  • Authorized signatory (insurance company)
  • Insurance company seal
  • Certificate issuance date
  • The following text: “This is to certify that the person/persons insured under
    the above mentioned health policy, is/are covered as per Law No. 23 of 2005
    regarding health insurance in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and its Regulations. This
    certificate is valid for 30 days as of the date of issuance.”

Daman Service Centers:

These Service Centers handles applications for Continuity Certificates: You need to provide your medical insurance cards and other claim documents.

Madinat Zayed Branch
Saeed Bin Humaid Complex B3 Opposite Qatar Al Nada School , Al Dhafra

Sunday To Thursday From 08:00 To 16:00

Daman HQ Building
ADNEC area – Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

Sunday To Thursday From 08:00 To 16:00

Mussafah GEB Branch
First Floor, Global Ascent Centre Next to the SEHA Building Mussafah, Abu Dhabi

Sunday To Thursday From 08:00 To 16:00

Sharjah Branch
Crystal Plaza, Ground floor Buhaira Corniche , Abu Dhabi

Sunday To Thursday From 08:00 To 16:00

Dubai – Sheikh Zayed Road Branch
Capricorn Towers, Sheikh Zayed Road , Abu Dhabi

Sunday To Thursday From 08:00 To 16:00

Daman Central Branch
Airport Road – Opposite Etisalat, Abu Dhabi

Sunday To Thursday From 08:00 To 16:00

77 thoughts on “How to get Certificate of Continuity in UAE”

          1. Nawenja Shadiah

            I need certificate of continuity so where can i get it here in ras Al khaimah

    1. Safiqul islam suman

      Dear Sir
      My previous company HR not giving COC certificate. New visa is pending for visa stamping. Is there any other methods to avoid visa cancellation and fines

  1. Hi, Good afternoon,
    I have received COC certificate from my Previous company. is this certificate valid for new visa stamping ? does i have to go for new visa medical ?
    please advise.

    1. It is obvious your COC should be given by a Previous company so that your new company register you and get visa stamped

      1. Dear Sir
        My previous company HR not giving COC certificate. New visa is pending for visa stamping. Is there any other methods to avoid visa cancellation and fines

      2. Ssonko Siraje Kalungi

        My company doesn’t want to give me COC becouse we had issues in the court. My new employer is asking me COC please i need your help

    1. Your new company required by law to register you with a new insurance company for this purpose they need COC certificate from old in insurance company. Your work visa cannot be stamped without COC.

      1. Sir sapose someone work in Abudhabhi 2017 and cacelled residence visa .so now I got chance to work in Abudhabhi .so now I need also coc or not

    1. if your COC is expired you must renew it first. You need COC certificate so that new company will do your insurance, and get visa stamped

  2. In how much time we can recieve insurance continuity certificate
    Please reply . How much time needed if we request for insurance continuity to insurance company

  3. My daman card policy expire date is 01/04/2021, But card is not active in my previous employer from 31/Mar/2020. How to get COC now. My new employer requesting for COC, otherwise if will face fine. My previous employer is not responding, they are asking myself to go and get from DAMAN HQ

      1. Sir now I am in India so how i can get coc .and I got chance in Abudhabhi .plsss reply sir how i will get coc .

  4. Sir I asked to COC paper to old company they told we already cancelled your insurance .so haw can I give u Insurance continuity certificate COC.
    And current company asking me COC for visa stamp.
    Plz guide what should I do

    1. Brother all of employees who move to other companies first cancelled the previous insurance by handling Insurance Card in return getting COC certificate. Cancellation of insurance does not mean that you cannot able to get COC certificate.
      Must contact your previous insurance company for COC certificate.

      1. HEALTH INSURANCE CERTIFICATE OF CONTINUITY

        (INDIVIDUAL) I need this certificate. How to make it. Let me know a little, then I will benefit a lot. Thanks

  5. My previous company did not give me insurance…de to that my current company are treating to cancel my visa due to some fund my previous company need to pay….but it seems my previous conversation company dont want to help me.. please any advice on how best I can solve this
    Thans

  6. Can Me and My dependent can use Medical Insurance card in Hospital with help of CoC letter From Daman insurance? Is Insurance is Valid for 30 days after Visa Cancellation ?

  7. Hi. My previous company took insurance through broker and did not paid money to them. Now I have cancelled my visa and insurance. But insurance broker refused to give COC because my previous company didn’t paid to them. My company is also not supporting and insurance broker also not supporting me. Is there any possible way for me to get insurance COC?
    I need it urgently. My current company took entry permit for me that is expiring in next 22 days.

  8. My vissa issued in rasal kheima I have meet life incurience card I want change job in abudhabi in that case should I need coc continue paper

  9. HEALTH INSURANCE CERTIFICATE OF CONTINUITY

    (INDIVIDUAL) I need this certificate. How to make it. Let me know a little, then I will benefit a lot. Thanks

  10. Hi. Good day. My daman card is already expired last year December 2019.until now November 2020 they haven’t given us new daman card. My contract and visa also is expired 5 months ago. Questions. So if i leave this job and my employer won’t pay for my daman penalties is there way to avoid paying for penalty? Thank you

  11. Good day sir,
    Actually they company am working with are not providing us with insurance card. So now I have an offer for a different company a d they are asking me to bring coc certificate.
    How to do it now?

  12. Sir mera insurance insurance house ka tha aug 2020 ko khtm ho gya tha lekin mera visa april 2021 ko cancel hua ab nayi company mr join krne ke lye aug se april tak ka insurance fine pay krna hoga kya kyuki purani company pay krne ko mana kr rhi ar mjhe kitna krna hoga fine pay. Mai abu dhabi me hu???

  13. My previous company took insurance through broker and did not paid money to them. Now I have cancelled my visa and insurance. But insurance broker refused to give COC because my previous company didn’t paid to them. My company is also not supporting and insurance broker also not supporting me. Is there any possible way for me to get insurance COC?
    I need it urgently. My current company took entry permit for me that is expiring in next 7 days.

  14. Can anyone plz help me ,how to get COC letter ,my previous company deny to give it and even they are not the me the name of insurance company, so plz it’s to urgent for me to get COC ,if anyones know the process plz contact me +971566719034 ,this is my contact number

    1. My company doesn’t want to give me COC. Wat alse should i do to get COC.
      The new employer is going to cancel my vissa i need your help. 052 481 0840 contact

  15. Sir,

    Regarding my insurance, it already expired on 24th January 2024. Now, my new company is asking for COC certificates, and my Emirates ID has also expired. What can I do to obtain COC certificates?

  16. hello sir
    can i get my coc from daman insurance without employer and what is the process can anyone tell me about it

  17. next care basic is my previous insurnce. but im planning to take new one. so i want Certificate of Continuity (COC) from previous insurance.

  18. Khagindra Prasad Pandey

    Dear ma’am /sir good afternoon
    My previous company HR not giving COC certificate.
    My insurance name is mednet my
    New company is asking about coc because my new visa is pending for visa stamping. Is there any other methods to avoid visa cancellation please help me sir

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