Passing the Test
Great Opportunities for Young Emirati Talents
Get the Unified Tour Guide License
With an aim to enhance the UAE citizens’ role in representing their country, as well as to introduce the UAE’s tourism potential and the civilisational, heritage, and cultural capabilities to the world, the UAE Ministry of Economy offers the young Emirati talents the opportunity to obtain the unified tour guide license, in cooperation with local tourism bodies and departments. This initiative will help promote the tour guide profession and encourage young Emirati talents to join and have a career in the promising tourism sector, contribute to its development and upgrade its services to be one of the engines of economic development during the next fifty years. The Ministry of Economy is currently designing an advanced and unified digital platform that allows Emiratis to register for a unified tour guide license that qualifies them to work in various emirates of the UAE.
For Tour Guides
Advantages of the Unified Tour Guide License
How to obtain the Unified Tour Guide License
Learn about the eligibility criteria and easy procedures for obtaining the Unified Tour Guide License to turn your passion into a promising profession.
Eligibility
Steps
- 01 Complete the registration via the ‘Unified Tour Guide License’ online platform.
- 02 Activate your account on the online platform and fill in the required information.
- 03 Familiarise yourself with the UAE tourism sector information and facts that a tour guide should be familiar with.
- 04 Book an appointment for the assessment test.
- 05 Pass the unified tour guide license test.
- 06 If the test has been cleared and all requirements are met, the Unified Tour Guide License will be issued and the applicant can start practicing the tour guide profession.
- 07 In the event that the applicant does not pass the test three times in a row, he can re-apply after 12 months
Note: The validity of the Unified Tour Guide License is a maximum of 2 years, in accordance with the validity period of the applicant’s local tour guide license.
Register Your Interest in Applying for a Unified Tour Guide License
We, at the Ministry of Economy, look forward to getting acquainted with Emirati talents who have a passion for imparting knowledge about our homeland and enthusiasm for introducing others to the tourism treasures of the UAE, its history, heritage, achievements, culture and its captivating characteristics. Please fill out the form below to inform us of your interest in joining the first group of Emirati tour guides.
