Expaits keeps the paperwork, renewals and errands of living here off your plate — and puts you in a room with people who've already solved your problem.
Emirates ID, Ejari, DEWA, visa typing — each on its own deadline, in its own portal, in its own queue. Expaits tracks every one and tells you exactly what's due, before it's overdue.
Which bank actually opens accounts for freelancers. How tenancy disputes really get resolved. Expaits pulls answers from people who lived the exact situation, not a forum from 2019.
You know the skyline before you know a single neighbour. Expaits puts you in small groups — by building, by nationality, by the exact problem you're solving this week.
In this order, roughly, whether or not Expaits is involved. We built the checklist around it so nothing here catches you out.
Employment routes arrive on a two-month entry permit, then follow a fixed sequence: medical fitness test, biometrics, Emirates ID, then the residence permit that links to it.
Cover is tied to issuing or renewing your visa, not a personal choice. Since 2025 that requirement reaches private-sector staff across the northern emirates too — check what your tier actually covers.
Passport, visa, Emirates ID and a salary letter — most branches won't finish an application until all four are verified in person, so it's rarely a same-day task.
Your tenancy contract needs Ejari registration first — it's what DEWA connections, several visa steps and some school admissions all check for.
Whether yours swaps directly or needs a full RTA test depends on your home country. Either way, budget two to eight weeks, not one trip to the counter.
Degrees and marriage or birth certificates need attestation by your home country and the UAE consulate before school or family-visa applications will accept them — start weeks ahead.
Based on current UAE federal and emirate-level relocation requirements, 2026.
New visa, new flat, new baby — describe the life event in plain language, in your own words.
Expaits maps it to every real deadline and document involved, then reminds, drafts and tracks until it's closed.
Stuck on something no checklist covers? You're matched into a small group of people who've been through the same thing.
Small, active circles — capped so they stay useful, matched by what you actually have in common right now.
First three months in the same three buildings, figuring it out together.
Invoicing, banking and renewals for people working for themselves.
School waitlists, paediatricians, and the group nobody tells you to join.
Licence swaps, dealer quotes, and insurance that isn't a rip-off.
Free while we're in early access. No spam, one email when your city opens.