Flight day: what to carry when you leave the UAE for good

Carry the originals in your hand luggage: passports, visa cancellation papers, school transfer certificates and attested certificates, pet documents and travel insurance. Keep your UAE number active and your exit folder downloaded offline, and check the travel-ban service once more.

When
From 2 days before, up to flight day
Time
20 min
Cost
Free

Official source: u.aeFor the rules. You don’t do this step there.

Have ready

  • Your exit folder

How to do it

  1. Two days before, check Dubai Police’s Inquiry About Circulars and Travel Bans once more, in the Dubai Police app with UAE PASS.
  2. Hand luggage: passports, visa cancellation papers, school transfer certificates and attested certificates, pet documents, insurance for the trip, and your medicines with their prescriptions.
  3. Phone: your exit folder downloaded for offline use, UAE number active for codes.
  4. Wallet: the card for the UAE account you keep, plus a card that works at your destination.
  5. Check that all keys and devices are handed back.
  6. Take a photo of every handover note and receipt you were given today.

Watch out

  • If you carry more than AED 60,000 in cash, cheques, gold, jewellery or precious stones, declare it to customs before you fly. The limit is per traveller aged 18 or over, and what a child carries counts toward an adult’s limit. Check your destination’s limit too.

Questions people ask

What documents should I carry when I leave the UAE for good?

Passports, visa cancellation papers, school transfer certificates and attested certificates, pet documents and travel insurance, all in your hand luggage.

Do I have to declare cash when I leave the UAE?

Yes, if you carry more than AED 60,000 in cash, cheques, gold, jewellery or precious stones. Declare it to customs before you fly.

Sources

Official: UAE government portal: customs clearance and declaring cash

Outro is an independent guide, not a government service or legal advice. If an official page says something different, follow it and .