ARRIVING IN THE UAE

CUSTOMS

Banned from bringing to the UAE: are materials containing obscene content and harming Muslim morals, drugs and narcotic drugs, psychotropic drugs (if you need to take this type of medicines you must have individual prescriptions), video cassettes and DVDs containing content contrary to the customs or orders of Islam.

Possession and use of drugs may lead to long-term imprisonment and drug trafficking – to death penalty.

You can bring up to 4 liters of alcohol per person into the UAE.

The purchase of alcohol on site is possible only at separate points of sale and conditioned by the possession of the appropriate permit. Regardless, alcoholic beverages are served in many hotels and clubs (although it is expensive). Alcohol can also be bought in the duty-free zone upon arrival to Dubai.

CURRENCY

The national currency is Emirati Dirham (AED).

In the United Arab Emirates there is a fixed Dirham conversion to the US dollar and is on average USD 1 = 3.65 AED.

In shops and bazaars, payment cards, credit cards, USD and EUR are accepted.

LANGUAGE

The official language is Arabic, but due to the fact that in the Emirates there are representatives of over 200 nationalities, English is commonly used!