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Newcomers in United Arab Emirates
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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United Arab Emirates · newcomers
Newcomers in United Arab Emirates
First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.
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First steps
This guide for United Arab Emirates is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.
First steps
6 topics- 01Status and documents
Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.
- 02Work and qualifications
Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.
- 03ࡋࡉࡔࡀࡍࡀ
Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.
- 04Health and wellbeing
Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.
- 05Housing and money
Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.
- 06Community
Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.
Public bodies for newcomers in United Arab Emirates
11 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).
ࡌࡀࡕࡉࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡄࡀࡉࡋࡀ
3 bodies- The official portal of the UAE Governmentࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Official information on visas, residence, work and services.
- Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP)ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Visas, residence and Emirates ID.
- General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs Dubaiࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Residence and entry permits in Dubai.
ࡋࡀࡂࡉࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡇࡌࡀࡉࡀࡕ ࡖࡋࡀࡂࡉࡀ
1 body- UNHCR in the United Arab Emiratesࡕࡀࡍࡀࡅࡉ
The UN Refugee Agency office in the UAE. The UAE is not a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention.
ࡐࡀࡓࡄࡀࡍࡂ ࡅࡏࡉࡃࡉࡀ
1 body- Louvre Abu Dhabiࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
A museum whose collection includes art from Iran.
ࡐࡀࡉࡎࡉࡀ ࡅࡏࡅࡃࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡃࡉࡂࡉࡕࡀࡋࡀࡉࡀ
1 body- Central Bank of the UAE: consumer protectionࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Banking rules and consumer complaints.
ࡌࡉࡍࡉࡀࡍࡉࡍ ࡖࡃࡅࡄࡅࡋࡀ
1 body- 999, 998, 997ࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Call 999 for the police, 998 for an ambulance and 997 for fire.
ࡌࡉࡋࡕࡀ ࡅࡕࡉࡂࡀࡓࡀࡕ
1 body- Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE)ࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Work permits, labour rights and labour complaints.
ࡔࡀࡓࡁࡕࡀ ࡅࡍࡔࡉࡀ
1 body- Dubai Foundation for Women and Childrenࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Shelter and support for women and children affected by violence.
ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡅࡕࡀ ࡅࡔࡋࡀࡌࡅࡕࡀ ࡖࡍࡀࡐࡑࡀ
1 body- Dubai Health Authorityࡕࡀࡏࡉࡃ ࡄࡅࡀ
Public health services and health insurance in Dubai.
ࡒࡅࡁࡀࡋࡕࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡃࡓࡀࡊࡉࡀ
1 body- Ministry of Educationࡋࡓࡀࡎࡕࡉࡀࡆࡌࡀࡉ
Public services of the Ministry of Education. Check here which body handles the recognition of certificates obtained abroad.
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