I want an alcohol licence in Dubai, but the system is letting me down…

This content was originally posted in 7DAYS UAE website at: I want an alcohol licence in Dubai, but the system is letting me down… I’m doing my best to get drinks licence, but the system is letting me down I have been reading about the need to have an alcohol license and the consequences of failing to have a license in Dubai in your good paper with interest. As a newcomer to Dubai, and as a good citizen, I made sure that I had my company’s stamp, EJARI, tenancy agreement, DEWA bill, Emirates ID, DNA sample and such, together with the not inconsequential cash sum of Dhs170, on the application form promptly lodged with A&E. RELATED: How to get an alcohol licence This was filed on November 8. Today is December 17. Sadly, I have just come back empty-handed from yet another fruitless trip to A&E, having been told (this time) that “none of the applications for November have been processed”. At this point, I would have every sympathy with someone who decides to source his or her drinks for Christmas or the New Year elsewhere: even if you are a good citizen, you drive between the lines, you don’t use your phone for texting while driving etc, and you actively want to comply with the law, the authorities are not playing their part. I want my money back. Frustrated with the system, Dubai Read the original story at: I want an alcohol licence in Dubai, but the system is letting me down…