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To whom it may concern
Experience certificate
This is to certify that the employee worked for the company.
This certificate is issued at the employee's request.
Yours faithfully,
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UAE experience certificate generator
Make an experience certificate, also called an experience letter, with the items Article 13(11) of the labour law lists, and a checklist beside the form that shows what is filled in. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Fill in the form. The document updates on the right.
Experience certificate checklist
What the law says the certificate states. It fills in as you type.
- Open: Start date
- Open: End date
- Open: Entire service term
- Open: Job title or type of work
- Open: Last wage
- Open: Reason the contract ended
Work experience certificates, explained
What must a UAE experience certificate state?
Article 13(11) of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 says the employer gives it on the worker's request, when the contract ends. It states the start date, the end date, the entire service term, the job title or type of work, the last wage and the reason the contract ended. It must contain nothing that may harm the worker's reputation or limit their chances of finding a new job. The checklist beside the form ticks each item Article 13(11) lists as you fill it in. It shows what is filled in, and you stay responsible for what the certificate says.
Can an employer charge for an experience certificate?
No. Article 13(11) says the certificate is given without fees, so it is free for the worker.
How is the service term counted?
The generator counts from the start date to the end date, with the end date included, and shows the result in years, months and days. It is a count of the calendar between your two dates. Article 33 says unpaid leave approved by the employer is not included in the service term, so if the worker took unpaid leave, check the figure before you sign.
What should the reason for leaving say?
State what happened in plain words, such as the contract ended, or the worker resigned. Article 13(11) requires the certificate to hold nothing that may harm the worker's reputation or limit their chances of finding a new job, so a note beside the reason field repeats that condition.
The law behind these figures
Every figure on this page comes from the rules below, checked 17 October 2026.
Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021
- Art. 13(11)On the worker's request, when the contract ends, the employer gives a certificate of experience without fees. It states the start date, the end date, the entire service term, the job title or type of work, the last wage and the reason the contract ended, and nothing that may harm the worker's reputation or limit his chances of finding a new job.
A guide to the legal minimum for private-sector employers on the mainland and in most free zones. DIFC and ADGM have their own employment laws, and a contract can give more. It is not legal advice.
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