Middle East and North Africa

United Arab Emirates
Still current at: 25 November 2009 Updated: 14 October 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary (consular statistics). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

General

Insurance

We recommend that you obtain comprehensive travel and medical insurance before arriving in the UAE. You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the activities you want to undertake.

If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is How We Can Help.

Registration

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency. More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here and the website for the British Embassies in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, www.ukinuae.fco.gov.uk/en.