What DataFlow actually is

DataFlow Group is the private company GCC health regulators (SCFHS in Saudi, DHA/DOH-AD in the UAE, QCHP in Qatar, NHRA in Bahrain, MOH in Kuwait and Oman) contract to verify your credentials at their original source.

That means DataFlow doesn’t just check a scanned PDF of your nursing diploma. They contact your Philippine nursing school, the PRC, your previous employers, and the exam boards for any licensing exam you’ve taken — and confirm every claim on your CV independently. This is called Primary Source Verification (PSV), and it’s mandatory for every nurse working in the GCC.

What it costs (per country, 2026)

• UAE (DHA / DOH-AD / MOHAP) — approximately USD 350–450 depending on how many credentials you submit
• Saudi Arabia (SCFHS) — approximately USD 350–500. Prometric exam fee is separate.
• Qatar (QCHP) — approximately USD 300–400
• Bahrain / Kuwait / Oman — approximately USD 275–400

These are DataFlow’s fees only. They do not include Prometric / exam fees, embassy attestation, or apostille — all of which you’ll also need.

How long it takes

Realistically, budget 21–45 days for a full DataFlow verification once you’ve submitted a complete file. Break down:

• Submission to acknowledgment: 1–3 days
• Verification calls to your school, PRC, and past employers: 10–30 days — this is the bit you cannot rush
• Report compilation: 3–7 days
• Delivery to your regulator (SCFHS / DHA / etc.): 2–5 days

If any of your documents are incomplete or your past employer doesn’t respond to DataFlow, add another 15–30 days. This is where the majority of delays happen.

The five mistakes that cost Filipino nurses the most time

1. Submitting the wrong PRC certificate

DataFlow needs your Certificate of Good Standing from the Professional Regulation Commission — not your original PRC license card or your Board Rating. A lot of nurses submit the license and get told to resubmit, adding two weeks minimum.

2. Not warning your Philippine nursing school

DataFlow will physically call or email your school. If nobody at the school responds because you didn’t tell them to expect a verification request, DataFlow flags the application as unverifiable. Email the registrar’s office before you submit and give them DataFlow’s expected contact.

3. Employer letters that lack specifics

Every past employer you list needs to give DataFlow a letter that names: your exact role, your department, start and end dates, and your supervisor’s contact. “Worked as a nurse from 2020–2023” is not enough. Get the letter templated before you leave a job.

4. Name mismatches between passport, PRC, and diploma

Middle initial vs full middle name. Maiden vs married surname. Different transliteration on the diploma. Any of these will pause your file. Sort out the discrepancy with an affidavit before you submit — chasing it after the fact adds weeks.

5. Trying to run DataFlow in parallel for multiple GCC countries

DataFlow’s fee is per-country, not per-application. If you submit for both DHA (Dubai) and SCFHS (Saudi) at the same time, you pay twice AND the verification calls overlap in a way that occasionally confuses your former employer. Do them sequentially, starting with your first-choice destination.

What Medijobs does for the candidates we place

Every candidate we submit to an employer has already had a preliminary credential review before we send their CV. When the employer moves toward an offer, we coordinate DataFlow — set up the submission, contact the schools, pre-verify the employer letters, and monitor DataFlow’s back-office to catch problems before they cost you 30 days.

You don’t pay Medijobs. You don’t pay DataFlow. The hospital pays both.