This site exists because the answers we needed when we arrived in Dubai were either out of date, written by someone selling a policy, or both. Everything here is what we wish someone had told us.
In short
We are Dubai residents writing about the paperwork, the insurance and the money side of moving here. We do not sell insurance, we take no commission from any provider, and we have no affiliate links.
Every price on this site carries the source it came from, and the date it was checked.
Who writes this
[VOTRE NOM] runs How to Insurance Dubai. [Une ou deux phrases : depuis quand tu vis a Dubai ou tu connais le sujet, et ce qui t’a amene a ecrire ce site. Exemple : “I moved to Dubai in 2023 and spent the first three months discovering that most of what I had read online was wrong. I started writing things down for friends who were about to make the same move, and it turned into this.”]
[Optionnel, une phrase sur ton parcours si elle est pertinente pour le sujet : gestion locative, immobilier, finance, expatriation.]
How we check things
Most English-language content about Dubai was written years ago and copied since. Prices that were true in 2019 are still being quoted in 2026. We found one figure repeated across dozens of sites that was wrong by a factor of six.
So we work to a simple rule.
- Every figure is checked against a primary or official source, not against another blog
- Each article lists its sources at the bottom, with links you can follow
- Every article carries the month it was last checked, at the top
- Where sources disagree, we say so and give the range instead of picking the flattering number
- Where we cannot verify something, we leave it out rather than repeat it
The official sources we rely on most are the Dubai Health Authority, the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, GDRFA Dubai, the Federal Tax Authority, RTA, KHDA and the UAE government portal.
How this site makes money, and how it does not
We do not sell insurance. We are not brokers, we take no commission from any provider, and no company on this site has paid to appear here.
That matters because most insurance content online is written by people who earn a fee when you click. It is why so much of it recommends the expensive plan, and why so little of it tells you that the cheapest compliant policy costs AED 600 a year.
What we are not
We are not licensed advisers. Nothing here is regulated financial, legal or medical advice, and it should not be the only thing you rely on for a decision that matters. What we can do is tell you what the rules are, what things cost, and which questions to ask the person who is advising you.
If something on this site is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will fix it. That happens, and we would rather hear it from you than leave it there.
Getting in touch
We read every message. If you are stuck on a policy wording, a visa threshold or a number that does not add up, send it over and we will tell you what we know, including when the answer is that we do not know.
Something here wrong, or a question we have not answered?
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