After You Arrive in the UAE
Your first tasks in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): report to your university, do the medical fitness test and Emirates ID fingerprints, and settle into housing.
After You Arrive in the UAE
Arrival Plan
Your first days
Residence Visa and Emirates ID
Stay legal
Address and Lease
Register your rental contract
Your First Steps
These steps turn your entry permit (the paper that lets you enter the UAE to study) into a student residence visa (the visa that lets you live in the UAE while you study).
Send your entry stamp (the mark in your passport when you enter the UAE) to your university's visa team.
A health check for the visa. Done at a government health centre in your first weeks.
Give fingerprints after the medical test. Carry the card (the UAE identity card for people who live there) at all times.
Move in. If you rent privately, you must register your rental contract.
Post-Arrival Resources
Comprehensive guides for each aspect of settling into your new life in United Arab Emirates.
What to do on your first day and in your first week.
Learn MoreHow the visa is issued, renewed and cancelled.
Learn MoreRegister your rental contract: Ejari in Dubai, Tawtheeq in Abu Dhabi.
Learn MorePhone number and bank account.
Learn MoreOrientation and registration.
Learn MoreAdaptation Timeline
A structured approach to settling in United Arab Emirates during your first few months.
Support Resources
Essential support services and resources to help you during your stay in United Arab Emirates.
Your university's visa office
Handles your entry permit, residence visa, renewals and cancellation.
Emergency numbers
Call from any phone in the UAE.
Contact
Police 999, Ambulance 998, Civil Defence (the fire service) 997
UAE government help line
Tawasul 171 is the UAE government's contact line, for questions about government services.
Contact
171
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about post-arrival life in United Arab Emirates.
Plan your first weeks in the UAE
Read our step-by-step arrival plan, or talk to us about your move.
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