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A Guide to Dubai's Red Tape: What You Need to Know

Here are all the documents you will need to bring to Dubai with you to become a resident.

Posted on

31 July 2013

Last updated on 19 January 2020
A Guide to Dubai's Red Tape: What You Need to Know
There are lots of processes and procedures you are going to have to follow if you decide to become a resident of Dubai and you’re going to need lots of documents and paperwork and some may need to be attested in your home country before you come to Dubai.

The most usual ones needed are…

1. Degree Certificates - attested in home country
2. Professional Qualification Certificates - if you have any
3. Other Education Certificates - if required
4. Marriage Certificate - attested in home country
5. Divorce Certificate - if applicable
6. Passport with more than 6 months validity and at least one full empty page for your visa
7. Separate passports for all family members as above
8. Birth Certificate
9. Birth Certificates of children - attested in home country
10. Original driving licence from home country
11. School Records
12. School Transfer or Leaving Certificate - must be dated within 3 months of joining new school
13. Medical Records - if you feel necessary
14. Dental Records - if you feel necessary

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You are also going to need along with the above:
Passport size photos- at least 30
Photocopies of all of the above- just take 5 copies of everything and keep everything all together… Do a mix of colour and black and white copies of your passport and visa when you get it- some places have different requirements.


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Once you’ve got your residency visa you are also going to need:

1. Dubai Tenancy Contract - when you’ve got one, you’ll need this to open a bank account, get DEWA (power & water), get other services for your home.
2. Residency Visa Copy - you’ll need this for nearly everything - getting a driving licence, getting a SIM card etc.
3. Emirates ID Card - this should be processed along with your Residency Visa

You should carry with you at all times:

• Passport with visit visa or Labour Card after you have received your residency
• Emirates ID Card
• Driving Licence


 
 

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