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Packing list in Dubai

A packing checklist for Dubai, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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For Dubai

Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Degree, marriage and birth certificates, attested (legalised in the issuing country and by the UAE embassy there)
Passport photos on a white background (visa and ID forms still ask for them)

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type G plug adapters (UK-style three pins, 230V)

Apps

Careem and UAE PASS installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
A doctor's letter and the original prescription for every medicine (some common medicines are controlled here; check before you fly)
Sunglasses, a hat and high-factor sun cream
A reusable water bottle (tap water is safe; most people drink filtered)

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes
A light layer for air-conditioned interiors (offices, malls and the metro run cold)
Modest clothes for government offices and mosques (shoulders and knees covered)
Swimwear for the beach and building pools

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline

Packing for Dubai · Autumn0/250% packed.

Documents0/6
Tech0/4
Apps0/1
Health0/5
Clothing0/6
Money0/2
Home0/1

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