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Useful Dubai visa and relocation links
Open the source that answers your question. This directory explains what each link is for so you can avoid the wrong authority, an airline route that does not fit the booking, or a commercial lookalike.
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Start with UAE-wide guidance
Use these pages to identify the broad eligibility, visa type and application channel before opening a provider form.
- UAE Government - Visa and Emirates ID UAE-wide overview and routingChecked 3 September 2026
- UAE Government - Check if you need a visa Visa-free, visa-on-arrival and advance visa overviewChecked 3 September 2026
- UAE Government - Channels to apply for a visa Application channelsChecked 3 September 2026
- UAE Government - Tourist visa Tourist visa overviewChecked 3 September 2026
- UAE Government - Transit visa 48-hour and 96-hour transit visa overviewChecked 3 September 2026
Dubai applications and status
GDRFA Dubai publishes Dubai services and the application-status tracker. Check that the address ends in gdrfad.gov.ae before entering a reference.
- GDRFA Dubai - Services Dubai entry permits and residence servicesChecked 3 September 2026
- GDRFA Dubai - Single-entry tourist visa Dubai 30/60-day single-entry tourist serviceChecked 3 September 2026
- GDRFA Dubai - Multiple-entry tourist visa Dubai 30/60-day multiple-entry tourist serviceChecked 3 September 2026
- GDRFA Dubai - Five-year multiple-entry tourist visa Dubai five-year multiple-entry tourist serviceChecked 3 September 2026
- GDRFA Dubai - Application Status Tracker Applications filed in DubaiChecked 3 September 2026
Federal and other-emirate services
The UAE Government directs application and validity queries for the six emirates outside Dubai to ICP Smart Services.
- ICP Smart Services Federal and non-Dubai visa services/statusChecked 3 September 2026
- UAE Government - Track visa and check validity GDRFA/ICP status routingChecked 3 September 2026
Moving to and living in Dubai
Use the responsible government body for residence, employment, tenancy, utilities, health cover, schools, tax and driving rather than a relocation seller's summary.
- UAE Government - General residence visa provisions Residence validity, medical fitness, Emirates ID, renewal and cancellationChecked 10 September 2026
- UAE Government - Residence visa for working in the UAE Standard employment residence and Green residence routesChecked 4 September 2026
- UAE Government - Residence visa for family members Family sponsorship eligibility, medical fitness and cancellationChecked 10 September 2026
- UAE Government - Golden visa Golden residence categories, duration, benefits and application routesChecked 4 September 2026
- UAE Government - Work permits in the private sector Private-sector job offers, work permits and employment contractsChecked 10 September 2026
- MOHRE - Employment offer and contract inquiry Checking registered private-sector offers and contractsChecked 4 September 2026
- Dubai Land Department - Register or renew Ejari Tenancy registration channels, documents, fees and issued certificateChecked 4 September 2026
- DEWA - Activation of electricity and water Residential move-in, Ejari integration, deposits and activationChecked 4 September 2026
- Dubai Health Authority - Health insurance in Dubai Mandatory resident cover and employer/dependent responsibilitiesChecked 4 September 2026
- KHDA - Guide for parents Choosing a school, contracts, registration and parent guidanceChecked 4 September 2026
- UAE Government - Taxation Individual income tax, VAT, excise and corporate tax overviewChecked 4 September 2026
- Federal Tax Authority - Basis of taxation for a natural person Corporate tax position for individuals conducting UAE business activityChecked 4 September 2026
- RTA - Exchange a driving licence Eligible residents, documents, fees and country-specific licence exchange conditionsChecked 4 September 2026
Airline and traveller checks
Airline pages explain their own booking/application conditions. Traveller-government advice is passport-specific and should not be applied to everyone.
- Emirates - UAE visa information Emirates routes and eligible bookingsChecked 3 September 2026
- Etihad - UAE visa information Etihad and Abu Dhabi-related travel routesChecked 3 September 2026
- GOV.UK - UAE entry requirements People travelling on a full British citizen passport from the UKChecked 3 September 2026
- Visit Dubai - Visa information Tourism overviewChecked 3 September 2026
UK leavers: tax and documents
These GOV.UK pages help people leaving the UK organise tax-exit notifications and document legalisation. They are not a ruling that you are non-resident, and they do not replace the UAE receiving authority's document list.
- GOV.UK - Tax if you leave the UK to live abroad When to tell HMRC you are leaving, P85 versus Self Assessment, and the difference from later overseas claimsChecked 14 September 2026
- GOV.UK - Get your Income Tax right if you are leaving the UK (P85) Telling HMRC you have left or intend to leave the UK and claiming employment-tax relief or repayment on form P85Checked 14 September 2026
- GOV.UK - RDR3 Statutory Residence Test How the Statutory Residence Test is used to work out UK tax residence for a tax yearChecked 14 September 2026
- GOV.UK - Get your document legalised UK apostille and e-Apostille legalisation of official documents before a receiving authority abroad reviews themChecked 14 September 2026
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