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A GAMCA (Wafid) medical is the health-fitness examination that people from India and other countries must pass at a GCC-approved centre before a work or residence visa for GCC countries. How long a fit report stays valid depends on the destination country, with sources quoting roughly 60 to 90 days. To look up your result, see how to check a GAMCA medical report.
What is a GAMCA medical and how long is the report valid?
A GAMCA (Wafid) medical is the health-fitness examination that people from India and other countries must pass at a GCC-approved centre before a work or residence visa for GCC countries. How long a fit report stays valid depends on the destination country, with sources quoting roughly 60 to 90 days. To look up your result, see how to check a GAMCA medical report.
Gulf Approved Medical Centers Association (GAMCA) centres carry out the standard medical fitness examination required by GCC countries for expatriate workers. It checks that you are fit to work before a work or residence visa is issued. The test must be done at a GCC-approved centre; reports from other clinics are not accepted.
How long a fit GAMCA report stays valid depends on the destination country's rules. Sources quote periods between roughly 60 and 90 days, so your visa stamping and travel need to happen inside that window. The period can change, so ask the centre or your employer for the current figure before you test.
An unfit result generally means you cannot proceed with the visa on that report, and a re-test is allowed only after a waiting period set by the health authorities. The waiting period and any treatment requirements vary, so ask the medical centre for written details and see a doctor about the condition that caused the result. If you are on an ECR passport you will also need emigration clearance, and the whole sequence is in how to get a job abroad from India.
Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Information only, not legal advice.
It depends on the destination country. Sources quote roughly 60 to 90 days, so confirm the current validity with the medical centre or your employer.
The GCC countries: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. Requirements can differ by country and visa type, so check with your employer.
No. It must be done at a GCC-approved medical centre. Reports from other clinics are not accepted.