Live your best life in the UAE

🏡 Now that you're here, learn to truly live: comfort, balance, opportunities

🏠 1. Settle your home‍

Now you can think about stable accommodation:

• Search for homes or rooms on Bayut, Property Finder, Dubizzle.
• Decide whether to live in shared accommodation or alone (depending on budget and area).
• Minimum rental contracts: usually 12 months.

💡 Watch out for extra costs: bills, agency fees, security deposit.

🏥 2. Register for health insurance‍

The healthcare system is private. If you have a contract, your employer must provide insurance.
📌 If you're still freelancing or job hunting:

• Purchase private health insurance (minimum required to extend the visa).
• Useful portals: Bayzat, InsuranceMarket.ae.

🆔 3. Get the Emirates ID‍

This is the official ID in the UAE. You need it for:

• Opening a bank account.
• Activating contracts (phone, home, gym).
• Accessing healthcare services.
  ➡️ You get it after the approval of your work or residence visa.

💳 4. Open a bank account‍

With the Emirates ID, you can open accounts at:

• Emirates NBD
• ADCB
• Mashreq
• Liv (digital, perfect for expats)

🔗 Learn how

💡 It will be necessary for receiving your salary, paying rent, and daily expenses.

🧘‍♂️ 5. Build a healthy routine

• Exercise: Gym, yoga, paddle, beach run… Dubai has it all!
• Nutrition: Local and international supermarkets (Carrefour, Spinneys, Lulu).
• Entertainment: weekends in the desert, brunches, cultural events, exhibitions, concerts.
  📌 Follow pages like Time Out Dubai or What’s On to stay updated.

🔗 Learn more about health & wellbeing

🌍 6. Create your community

• Participate in networking events, meet-ups, workshops.
• Join thematic groups on Meetup, Telegram, or Facebook.
• Build a group of friends for support (essential for mental well-being).

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Dubai can be lonely if you don’t make the effort to connect.

🚀 7. Think Big: Grow, Invest, Stay

Now you can start thinking about the medium/long term:

• Professional growth (upskilling, courses, career changes).
• Investments (real estate, business, savings).
• Possibility of switching to a long-term residence visa (freelancer, investor, Golden Visa).
  🔗 u.ae – Types of Residence Visas

✔️ In summary:
You’ve passed the hardest part. Now it’s time to truly live your life in the UAE: with balance, awareness, and a vision for the future.