Living in the United Arab Emirates
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Information about moving to, living or retiring in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - including visas, working, healthcare and driving.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 9
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Information about moving to, living or retiring in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) - including visas, working, healthcare and driving. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Getting help with living in the UAE
- Help from the UAE government
- Professional help in the UAE
- Help from the UK government
- Visas, residency and citizenship
- Visas and residence permits
- Registering as a resident
- Permanent residency
- Citizenship
- Help with visa, residency and citizenship applications
- Passports
- Dual citizens travelling to the UK
- Healthcare in the UAE
- Working in the UAE
- Recognition of qualifications
- Driving in the UAE
Source and licence
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
AttributionForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office, ‘Living in the United Arab Emirates’ (updated 11 December 2025), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026