Verify a business, charity or doctor in the UAE
Official UAE registers for checking a company is licensed, a charity is real and a practitioner is registered — before you hand over money or trust.
These are the official registers, and they are worth using before money or personal information changes hands.
Three situations where people most often wish they had checked: taking a job with a company they have not heard of, paying a consultancy for a business setup, and giving to someone collecting on a charity's behalf. Each has a register below that settles it in under a minute.
The health professional register is also the one to use before sitting down with a therapist or counsellor. Anyone practising legally in Dubai appears on it.
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Dubai Business Directory investindubai.gov.ae
Search any business by name or Dubai Unified Licence number and see whether it is actually licensed. Worth doing before you take a job with a company you have never heard of, sign with a consultancy, or pay anyone for a business setup.
Verify a health professional — DHA Sheryan dha.gov.ae
Check that a doctor, therapist or counsellor is licensed in Dubai and in good standing before you sit down with them. It is a government portal and slow to load — give it a moment.
Accredited charities in Dubai iacad.gov.ae
The official list of charitable organisations licensed by the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department. If someone is collecting on behalf of a charity, this is where you check the charity is real.
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Every link on this page was opened and checked by hand. Last reviewed 04 October 2026.