United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Travel info

UAE Tourist Offices
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority
Al Salam Street
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
PO Box: 94000
Tel: 00971 - 2 444 0444
Fax: 00971 - 2 444 0400
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.abudhabitourism.ae
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority in Germany
Goethestr. 27
60313 Frankfurt
Tel: 0049 - (0) 69 - 29 92 53 90
Fax: 0049 - (0) 69 - 29 92 53 911
E-mail: [email protected]
United Arab Emirates: entry and exit requirements
Formalities, visas
A visa for German citizens is valid for 60 days and is issued free of charge
upon entry into the United Arab Emirates. There is an option to extend the visa
by 30 days, which costs around 500 DHS. The passport must be valid for at least
six months after the intended departure date. Entry with an identity card is not
possible. It is recommended that children have their own passport.
Issuing of visas in Germany
Embassy
Hiroshimastraße 18 - 20
10785 Berlin
Tel.: +49 - (0) 30 - 516516
Fax: +49 - (0) 30 - 51651900
Currency
There is no limit to the amount of foreign currency that can be imported and
exported to the United Arab Emirates.
Import and export of goods
Items for personal use as well as 2,000 cigarettes or 200 cigars or 2 kg of
tobacco are allowed into the United Arab Emirates. Adults who do not follow
Islam are allowed to import 2 liters of wine and 2 liters of spirits.
The importation of weapons, drugs, counterfeit money and pornographic articles
into the United Arab Emirates is severely punished.
Entry with pets
For the owners of dogs and other animals, when traveling abroad, the question
arises whether they can even take their animals with them to the chosen travel
destination, and if that is possible, then of course the question of the
respective applicable conditions arises. Here with us you will find all the
important information on this topic, seriously researched at the embassies or
the Foreign Office.
An import permit is required to enter the United Arab Emirates. This can be
obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Dogs and cats must be
at least 16 weeks old upon entry.
A health certificate is required for all animals confirming that the animal does
not have any contagious diseases. In addition, all animals must be vaccinated
against rabies. This rabies vaccination must have taken place at least 30 days
prior to entry, but not more than a year ago. In addition, every animal must
have an implanted microchip.
Pets on the plane
When transporting pets in airplanes, there is the option of the animal flying
together with an accompanying person (owner) or without such a person.
Transporting animals with an accompanying person (keeper)
In this case, proceed as follows: At the airport, the animal is locked in a
transport box provided by the keeper beforehand. It must be ensured that the
container is large enough for the animal to stand in it and turn around, and
that no liquids can run out (urine). This is done using suitable absorbent
material, in the simplest case using a sufficient amount of newspaper.
There should also be a water bowl and, depending on the length of the flight,
enough food. The transport container is handed over to the staff at the check-in
counter. The transport fee depends on the weight of the animal. It is essential
to ensure that there is space for the animal on the flight booked, as the number
of animals that can be transported is limited.
The animal is located in the machine in an air-conditioned area between the
passenger deck and the cargo area. As a rule, no member of the crew takes care
of the animal during the flight, not even to give water or food.
However, experience has shown that the stress of checking in and the take-off
phase is so stressful for most animals that they sleep for most of the
flight. The administration of sedatives before check-in is not only not
recommended, as their effects cannot be foreseen under these conditions, but is
even prohibited for reasons of security (smuggling). Many airlines also exclude
a number of dogs (attack dogs) from transport.
Animal transport without an accompanying person
In this case, a specialist company must be commissioned with the transport,
which then takes care of everything else. However, it should be ensured that the
animal is picked up at the arrival airport by someone who is familiar to the
dog. And of course all import regulations for pets for the country have to be
explored beforehand and strictly adhered to.
Note
It has proven to be very helpful if you have accustomed the animal to such a
transport container at home a few weeks before the intended flight.
United Arab Emirates: Travel Medicine, Vaccinations and Warnings
Infectious Diseases
In the United Arab Emirates, the following diseases, which are not or not as
common in Germany and Northern Europe, are to be expected:
- Leishmoniosis
- various intestinal diseases, such as shigella, worm
infestation, amoeba, salmonella and lamblia
- Hepatitis A and B
- There is no risk of malaria
The following vaccinations are recommended:
- diphtheria
- Hepatitis A and B
- polio
- tetanus
- typhus
There are no vaccination regulations.
Who pays for vaccinations in Germany?
Most children in Germany are vaccinated against a number of infectious
diseases at an early age. However, the vaccination protection only lasts up to
10 years, in some cases even shorter. Therefore, before traveling abroad, you
should carefully consider against which infectious diseases a vaccination is
necessary or useful in the country concerned and whether the vaccination
protection, if applicable, was not too long ago.
Most statutory health insurances have been reimbursing the costs for the
following vaccinations since June 2007.
There is even no 10 € practice fee - but the insured usually have to pay the
statutory co-payment, which is 10% of the vaccine price - that is at least 5 €
and a maximum of 10 €. Under these conditions, the following vaccinations are
free of charge:
- cholera
- diphtheria
- Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE)
- Yellow fever
- Hepatitis A and B
- Meningococcal meningitis
- Pneumococci
- Polyo (polio)
- Tetanus (tetanus)
- rabies
- typhus
Some health insurance companies also reimburse the cost of malaria
prophylaxis.
As a rule, private health insurance companies (inquire beforehand) also cover
the costs mentioned.
Current warnings
Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
Citizens' Service
Phone: 0049 - (0) 30 - 5000 - 2000
Fax: 0049 - (0) 30 - 5000 - 51000
www.auswaertiges-amt.de
United Arab Emirates: currency, shopping
The national currency of the United Arab Emirates is the UAE Dirham =
100 Fils. .
Conversion rate
The national currency of the United Arab Emirates is the dirham = 100 fils.
The following banknotes are valid and in circulation in the country:
Coins are available in the following values:
You can find a currency converter here:
www3.forium.de
Bank opening times
Monday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Friday: closed
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.:
12:00 am Sunday: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Shop
Shop opening times
Many shops in the United Arab Emirates are open until 10:00 p.m., until
midnight and sometimes even around the clock. There are also shops that do not
take a lunch break. Some shops or souqs only open around 10:00 a.m. The
following opening times generally apply in the United Arab Emirates:
Monday: 8:00 a.m./9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m./9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 am/9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am/9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Friday: closed
Saturday: 8:00 am/9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Sunday: 8:00 am/9:00 am - 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm: 00 o'clock
Cheap or country-specific goods, souvenirs
In the souqs and shopping centers of the United Arab Emirates you can
buy almost anything. Beautiful souvenirs are traditional items such as curved
daggers, incense burners, coffee pots, silverware, wood carvings and knotted
carpets. Scented oils, perfumes, oriental spices and sweets are also nice gifts
or memories.
United Arab Emirates: embassies, consulates
Visit
Countryaah for a full list of United Arab Emirates embassies and consulates in each
country around the world.

Representations of the UAE in Germany
The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was opened on April 27, 2004 in
the presence of the then Deputy Prime Minister SH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al
Nahyan and the then Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
The building in Berlin on Hiroshimastraße immediately catches the eye with its
great Arabic-Islamic architecture. The building, designed by the architects Tom
Krause and Astrid Bohne from Eschweiler near Aachen, looks like a palace from
"Thousand and One Nights".
Embassy in Berlin
Hiroshimastraße 18 - 20
10785 Berlin
Tel: 0049 - (0) 30 - 51 65 16
Fax: 0049 - (0) 30 - 51 65 19 00
Consulate General of the United Arab Emirates
Lohengrinstrasse 21
81675 Munich
Tel: 0049 - (0) 89 - 41 97 70
Fax: 0049 - (0) 89 - 41 97 71 77
German representations in the UAE
German Embassy in Abu Dhabi
The Towers at the Trade Center, West Tower, 14th floor
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 0097 - (0) 12 - 64 46 693
Fax: 0097 - (0) 12 - 64 46 942
Email: info @ abu- dhabi.diplo.de
Web: www.abu-dhabi.diplo.de
German Consulate General in Dubai
Khalid Bin Al Waleed Road
New Sharaf Building
Dubai
Tel: 00971 - 4 - 397 23 33
Fax: 00971 - 4 - 397 22 25
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.dubai.diplo.de
Austrian representations in the UAE
Austrian Embassy in Abu Dhabi
Al Khazna Tower
POBox 35539
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 00971 - 26 76 66 11
Fax: 00971 - 26 71 55 51
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.aussenministerium.at/abudhabi
Representations of the UAE in Austria
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
Chimanistrasse 36
A-1190, Vienna
Tel: 0043 - (0) 1 - 368 14 55
E-Mail: [email protected]
Swiss representations in the UAE
Swiss Embassy in Abu Dhabi
"Dhabi Tower", 4th floor, Hamdan Street
PO Box 46116
Abu Dhabi
Tel: 00971 - 26 27 46 36
Fax: 00971 - 26 26 96 27
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.eda.admin.ch/uae
Swiss Consulate in Dubai
Dubai World Trade Center
Dubai
PO Box 9300
Tel: 00971 - 14 - 329 09 99
Fax: 00971 - 14 - 331 36 79
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.eda.admin.ch/dubai
Representations of the UAE in Switzerland
The embassy in Paris is responsible.
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Paris
Boulevard de la Tour Maubourg 2
75007 Paris
Tel: 0033 - (0) 1 - 44 34 02 00
Fax: 0033 - (0) 1 - 47 55 61 04
Email: [email protected]
Consulate of the United Arab Emirates in Geneva
Rue de Moillebeau 56
1209 Geneva
Tel: 0041 - (0) 22 - 918 00 00
Fax: 0041 - (0) 22 - 734 55 62
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mission-emirats.ch
|