Dubai real estate broker card: DLD professional practice card

DLD's Real Estate Licensing Application service includes real-estate sales-and-purchase brokerage and real-estate leasing brokerage among the covered activities. Its published service terms say to submit the licence application through Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism, register the licence in Trakheesi, then apply for a Real Estate Activity Practice Card after approval.

DLD's Brokerage Practice Guide gives the same sequence in broker terms: obtain the real-estate licence, register it in Trakheesi, submit the broker-card application through Trakheesi, then receive the electronic card after fees are settled. Do not describe the card as a substitute for the company licence or for an advertising permit.

1. 01

   Log in to Trakheesi and select the service

   DLD lists this as the first online-system step for professional practice cards.

2. 02

   Enter details, upload documents and submit

   Use the live page for the exact document set for the applicant and activity rather than copying a list from an old article.

3. 03

   Receive acceptance and pay online

   DLD's service then describes system acceptance, payment-method selection and online payment.

4. 04

   Print the e-card from the system

   The issued document listed by DLD is an e-card, and its public service time is five minutes.

DLD's current service page lists AED 500 for issuing a real-estate broker card. It separately lists a broker exam at AED 700 plus AED 10 knowledge and AED 10 innovation fees, and an ERES fee of AED 50 plus VAT. Check the live service before payment because authority fees and conditions can change.

The same page says the card's validity is linked to the trade licence. Its service terms also list a Dubai Police certificate of good conduct and passing the annual test to practise the mediation profession; published exam exemptions are limited to the stated cases. Match the applicant to the current service terms rather than assuming an exemption.

DLD describes professional practice cards and real-estate advertising permits as different Trakheesi service areas. A broker card is part of the professional-practice path; the Real Estate Ad Permit service has its own category, documents, review and e-permit certificate. Check both live services whenever the actual work involves public property advertising.

Source: Dubai Land Department: Issuance of a Real Estate Professional Practice Card

Source: Dubai Land Department: Real Estate Licensing Application

Source: Dubai Land Department: Real Estate Brokerage Practice Guide