Moving Here

Cancelling a UAE residence permit costs AED 250, but keeping dependents' residencies while the sponsor leaves adds a AED 5,000 guarantee fee. Full ICP guide.

Bahrain, Qatar and Oman all issue a police certificate after you leave. Kuwait does not. Six Gulf states compared on fees, access and turnaround.

Qatar issues its Good Conduct Certificate for QR 10 in about two weeks. The London embassy charges 80 pounds and takes three months. Both routes, and the catch.

Bahrain's Good Conduct Certificate costs 1 BD and takes five working days, not the three dinars widely quoted. Fees, documents, and the rule for former residents.

Kuwait issues its police clearance as a Criminal Status Certificate through the Sahel app, and only to current residents aged 18 and over. The verified process.

The Royal Oman Police issues two certificates, not one, and expatriates cannot get the Good Conduct one. The real process, the real fees, and where guides go wrong.

Two of the four diseases people expect to be screened for are occupation-only, the chest X-ray depends on your emirate, and TB is not a deportation.

UAE customs duty rates, the used-household-goods relief and its conditions, and the prohibited and restricted lists that decide whether your shipment clears.

Bahrain family visa 2026 guide: sponsor salary rule, LMRA and NPRA process, documents, medical, fees per dependant and how to renew.

Oman family and dependent visa 2026: the reduced sponsor salary rule, documents, medical, ROP fees and how to sponsor a spouse and children.

Sponsoring a domestic worker in Kuwait in 2026 — recruitment fees, salary rules, PAM permit costs, Sahel app steps and the new household sponsorship caps.

Sponsoring a maid or driver in Qatar 2026: the minimum wage rule, recruitment via approved offices, medical, contract attestation and the total annual cost.