Your Dubai timeline

A step-by-step roadmap that mirrors the natural stages of relocation — so you can read straight through or jump to the bit you need next.

Overview

The guide is structured around the four natural stages of a Dubai move: planning, making the move, settling in, and thriving. You can read it cover to cover, or skip straight to the chapter that matches where you are right now.

Each chapter pairs with an interactive tool inside the app — your checklist, budget, visa pathway, area matcher and so on — so reading and doing stay in the same place.

Key steps

Planning your move

Budget, visa pathway, area shortlist, schools if relocating with kids.

Making the move

Shipping, pets, short-term accommodation, flights, attestation.

Settling in

Emirates ID, banking, tenancy, utilities, driving licence.

Thriving in Dubai

Community, cultural know-how, the daily rhythms that make the city home.

Pro tips

Wherever you see a checklist, make it your own — tick items off as you go and the dashboard progress updates automatically.

Pro tips throughout are the small things first-timers wish someone had told them. Don't skim them.