Guide to travel to the United Arab Emirates

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DATA

Capital	Abu Dhabi (See map)
Languages	Arab
Currency	emirate dirham
Visa?	Nope
Voltage	220 volts

United Arab Emirates general information

With the current situation you may have to fill out some kind of form to travel to United Arab Emirates or United Arab Emirates covid requirements, so we advise you to check What is needed to travel to Abu Dhabi or any destination in the country in this travel guide.

In light of the recent attacks launched from Yemen with drones and ballistic missiles against civilian targets in Abu Dhabi and intercepted by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s anti-aircraft defense system, both the Mexican community residing in the secondment and the Mexican people are invited visiting the UAE for tourism or business to promptly follow the warnings and/or announcements of local authorities, in particular those disseminated by the state news agency WAM and the UAE Ministry of the Interior.

In light of the recent attacks launched from Yemen with drones and ballistic missiles against civilian targets in Abu Dhabi and intercepted by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s anti-aircraft defense system, both the Mexican community residing in the secondment and the Mexican people are invited visiting the UAE for tourism or business to promptly follow the warnings and/or announcements of local authorities, in particular those disseminated by the state news agency WAM and the UAE Ministry of the Interior.

Guide to travel to the United Arab Emirates entry requirements

These are the United Arab Emirates entry requirements:

• Passport valid for at least 6 months at the time of entry and until the date your trip ends.
• Have family, work or financial ties in the place of origin that will allow the migratory staff to be convinced that they will return to their country of origin.
• Have enough money to finance your stay in the United Arab Emirates.
• For more information, contact Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in English).

***Remember: It is the exclusive power of the Emirati authorities to grant or deny entry to a foreign person to its territory, even if they have a visa.***

Guide to travel to the United Arab Emirates requirements to leave

Once your stay is over, these are the United Arab Emirates exit requirements:

It is suggested to check with the airline for sanitary requirements and exit PCR.

Customs information United Arab Emirates

• Drugs of all kinds are absolutely prohibited.
• It is not allowed to transport protected animal or plant species.
• Tobacco and alcohol are subject to quantitative limitations
• The entry of firearms, tear gas and pepper spray is prohibited. Additionally, some fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, meat, dairy products and plants from other countries cannot be brought into the country.

United Arab Emirates local currency

• The legal tender in the United Arab Emirates is the emirate dirham («د.إ» or «DH» or «Dhs», AED).
• All international credit cards are accepted.

For more information regarding the local currency or payment methods of the country, consult the section recommendations in money to travel abroad..

Customs of the United Arab Emirates

Make sure you know the customs of the country so you can know what the best time to visit united arab emirates. Here are the most common.

• Alcoholic beverages may only be consumed in restaurants, clubs and bars within a hotel, unless otherwise indicated by the hotel.
• The holy month of Ramadan It is one of the five pillars of the religion of Islam and implies the obligatory practice of total fasting from dawn to dusk.
• Eating in public during fasting hours is a serious offense and a crime under Islamic lawthat is why during the month of Ramadan you must refrain from eating, drinking or smoking in public spaces, you can take the meals of the day in private, in closed spaces, or in hotels authorized to serve food to foreigners.
• You should not take pictures of military installations or women in local dress.
• You should not drink alcohol in public.
• Foreigners are advised to dress modestly, with shoulders and knees covered.

Is it safe to travel to the United Arab Emirates?

• The United Arab Emirates is a prosperous and stable country located in the east of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf, between Saudi Arabia and Oman.
• It is a flat, arid coastal plain that merges into the interior with the Arabian desert, predominantly flat, except in the eastern end, where Jebel Akhdar rises, at more than 1,000 meters above sea level.
• Its strategic location makes it a vital transit point for the global crude oil trade. With approximately 1.2 million Emirati citizens and around 8 million foreign residents of 200 nationalities, it is a reference for multicultural coexistence and one of the countries with the highest percentage of immigrants in the world.

United Arab Emirates Laws

• It is recommended to always carry a copy of your passport with a visa on hand during your stay in the United Arab Emirates, as well as obtain a copy of them and keep it somewhere safe.
• Promoting, favoring or facilitating the illegal consumption of toxic drugs, narcotics or psychotropic substances, through acts of manufacture, trafficking or possession is strongly prosecuted and punished.
• Do not accept to transport packages or orders from unknown people.

Other recommendations in a guide to travel to the United Arab Emirates

• Do not forget to notify your bank that you will travel to the United Arab Emirates, so that they can inform you how to act in case of theft or loss of your credit cards in the United Arab Emirates, or problems that you could have when withdrawing money with your cards abroad.
• Recommendations and more advice by topic or type of traveler, visit the section of recommendations for your trip abroad of this guide to travel to the United Arab Emirates.

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