Shisha cafes, except those that have applied for a special licence, are banned from operating within metres of residential areas, schools and mosques. Smoking is allowed on streets in Abu Dhabi. However, throwing butts on the road is prohibited and is subject to fine. However, I have seen people throwing butts on streets. While all Abu Dhabi International Airport terminals are non-smoking buildings, there are enclosed smoking lounges and booths in each of the terminals.
It is completely legal to smoke in your home. Please make sure that fire alarms are turned off while smoking. It is allowed to smoke in cars. However, if child under 12 years old is present in the car, it is prohibited to smoke. Smoking is not allowed in government offices and private offices. You need to come out of building to smoke.
However, trashcans are generally kept outside offices entrance or exit for convenience of the employees. During Ramadan, smoking in public places is prohibited during fasting hours from dawn to dusk. Before and after fasting hours, smoking is allowed in public places. Though you can smoke in private places like home, designated hotels rooms, indoor cafes in hotels during fasting hours. During Ramadan, my friends could not smoking outside office building.
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Swimming attire should be worn only on beaches or at swimming pools. It is normal practice for hotels to take a photocopy of your passport or Emirates ID.
Swearing and making rude gestures including online are considered obscene acts and offenders can be jailed or deported. Take particular care when dealing with the police and other officials.
Public displays of affection are frowned upon, and there have been several arrests for kissing in public. All sex outside marriage is illegal, irrespective of any relationship you may have with your partner in the UK. Doctors may ask for proof of marriage during ante-natal checks. An unmarried woman who gives birth in the UAE may also encounter problems when registering the birth of the child in the UAE, and could be arrested, imprisoned or deported.
To get a birth certificate from the UAE authorities, you must provide a marriage certificate and the authorities may compare the date of the marriage against the estimated date of conception. This applies both to expatriate residents and to tourists. See our information and advice page for the LGBT community before you travel. Men have been arrested for photographing women on beaches. Hobbies like bird watching and plane spotting, may be misunderstood - particularly near military sites, government buildings and airports.
Failure to do so could result in imprisonment and a substantial fine. Further information about media activity and how to obtain the necessary permits can be accessed by registering on the National Media Council website. You should be fully aware of the legal requirements and seek professional advice as necessary. If you want to buy property in the UAE, you should seek appropriate professional advice, as you would in the UK. Bank accounts and other assets can also be frozen. Bail is generally not available to non-residents of the UAE who are arrested for financial crimes.
Those convicted will not generally be released from jail until the debt is paid or waived and they may even remain in jail after a debt has been paid if there is an outstanding sentence to be served. Weapons, ammunition, body protection and related equipment like cleaning kits, gun belts, etc , however small the quantity and whatever the purpose, all require permission before entering or transiting the UAE. Equipment like satellite phones, listening or recording devices, radio transmitters, powerful cameras or binoculars, may require a licence for use in the UAE.
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