Alcohol Licence requirement in UAE update January 2011
UAE requires an alcohol license to drink alcohol has been a common subject of conversation and confusion in the UAE. As far as we knew, the situation was as follows:
- An alcohol license is permission to drink alcohol rather than permission to buy alcohol (similar to a driving license).
- Tourists and visitors to the UAE do not need an alcohol license to drink alcohol in bars, restaurants, and other licensed establishments in the UAE - they cannot obtain one anyway since a UAE residence visa is a requirement to obtain an alcohol license. Visitors drinking alcohol in private homes was always a grey area - no one really knows if that is (or was) legal or not.
- Expat residents of the UAE need an alcohol license to be allowed to drink alcohol, whether in hotels, restaurants, bars, nightclubs; or at home; or at private houses belonging to friends and acquaintances.
- The question of UAE citizens requiring an alcohol license is moot since all UAE citizens are Muslims, and Muslims are not issued alcohol licenses.
http://www.dubaifaqs.com/alcohol-licence.php
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