{"id":42873,"date":"2026-10-07T09:18:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-become-real-estate-agent-dubai\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:19:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:19:23","slug":"how-to-become-real-estate-agent-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/ar\/how-to-become-real-estate-agent-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Dubai: The RERA Licence Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- ============================================================\n  TRUHAUZ.COM \u2014 CAREERS \/ LICENSING GUIDE\n  Title:    How to Become a Real Estate Agent in Dubai\n  Slug:     how-to-become-real-estate-agent-dubai\n  Keywords: how to become a real estate agent in dubai, rera licence dubai, rera exam dubai\n  Prefix:   .rl  (scoped \u2014 do not reuse on other posts)\n  ============================================================ -->\n\n<style>\n@import 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.rl-area-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .rl-forecast{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n  .rl-strip-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}\n  .rl-si{padding:15px 8px}\n  .rl-title{font-size:clamp(1.4rem,6vw,1.9rem)}\n  .rl-contact{padding:48px 0}\n}\n@media(max-width:480px){.rlc{padding:0 14px}}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"rl\">\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 HERO \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rl-hero\">\n  <div class=\"rl-hero-bg\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"rl-hero-pat\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"rl-hero-ov\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"rl-hero-content\">\n    <span class=\"rl-eyebrow\">Licensing &amp; Careers \u00b7 Broker Guide \u00b7 Updated October 2026<\/span>\n    <h1>Becoming a Real Estate Agent in Dubai<br><span>The RERA Licence, the Exam, and What DLD Actually Charges<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"rl-hero-sub\">Two licences stand between you and a legal commission in Dubai: the firm&#8217;s and your own. This guide follows the path the regulator actually sets out &mdash; the brokers register under Bylaw No. (85) of 2006, the Dubai Land Department exam, the practice card, and the published fees &mdash; and is explicit about the one cost nobody publishes.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"rl-hero-meta\">\n      <div class=\"rl-hm\">\ud83d\udccb <strong>Bylaw No. (85) of 2006<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-hm\">\ud83d\udcb3 <strong>Broker card AED 500<\/strong><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-hm\">\ud83e\uddfe <strong>Exam AED 700 per sitting<\/strong><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 DATA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"rl-strip\">\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-strip-in\">\n      <div class=\"rl-si\"><span class=\"rl-sv\">AED 500<\/span><span class=\"rl-sl\">Broker Card Fee Published by DLD<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-si\"><span class=\"rl-sv\">AED 700<\/span><span class=\"rl-sl\">DLD Broker Exam Fee Per Sitting<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-si\"><span class=\"rl-sv\">5 Minutes<\/span><span class=\"rl-sl\">DLD Stated Service Delivery Time<\/span><\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-si\"><span class=\"rl-sv\">Annual<\/span><span class=\"rl-sl\">Renewal Cycle Under Article 13<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 OVERVIEW \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rls\">\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-2col\">\n      <div class=\"rl-body\">\n        <span class=\"rlt\">The Basics<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"rl-title\">What a &#8220;RERA Licence&#8221; in Dubai Actually Is<\/h2>\n        <p>Almost everyone searching for a RERA licence is looking for one thing and will be handed two. There is the <strong>firm&#8217;s<\/strong> licence &mdash; a trade licence plus entry in the real estate brokers register that the regulator maintains &mdash; and there is the <strong>individual&#8217;s<\/strong> practice card, issued in your own name and carrying your registration number. You cannot legally broker a Dubai property with only one of them.<\/p>\n        <p>The governing instrument is <strong>Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 Regulating the Real Estate Brokers Register in the Emirate of Dubai<\/strong>. Article 3 is the operative prohibition: no person may engage in real estate brokerage activities in the Emirate unless he is licensed by the competent entities and entered in the Register. That single sentence is why the card matters more than any business card, and why <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rera-broker-card-dubai\/\">verifying the card<\/a> is the first thing a careful buyer does.<\/p>\n        <p>The bylaw splits registrants into two categories, with Category A covering experienced brokers already registered and Category B covering those requiring licensing by the competent entities. For a Category B entry, <strong>Article 6<\/strong> sets out what must be produced: a valid trade licence, a Dubai Chamber of Commerce membership certificate, a passport copy, an office title deed or tenancy contract, a good conduct certificate for the owner and managing directors, confirmation that no director has been declared bankrupt or convicted of a crime affecting trustworthiness, real estate training course completion certificates, and a pass in the test administered by the Department.<\/p>\n        <p>Read that list again and one thing stands out: an <em>office title deed or tenancy contract<\/em>. The bylaw assumes a firm with premises. This is the structural reason an individual cannot simply buy a broker card and start working &mdash; the card hangs off a licensed business, and the Dubai Land Department states plainly that the validity of the card is linked to the validity of the trade licence.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rl-hbox\"><strong>TruHauz perspective:<\/strong> Treat the sequence as firm first, card second. New agents routinely budget for the exam and the card, then discover the real gate is securing a residency position with a brokerage that is already registered. The published fees below are small and knowable; the employment step is the part that takes time. If you are on the other side of the table and want to check the person advising you, our <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rera-broker-card-dubai\/\">guide to the RERA broker card<\/a> explains the card itself and the lookup that confirms it, and <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/trakheesi-permit-dubai\/\">the Trakheesi permit guide<\/a> covers the permit that must appear on the advertisement before you act on a listing. What you can charge once carded is set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/real-estate-agent-commission-dubai\/\">our commission guide<\/a>.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"rl-ov\">\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-head\">\n            <h3>The Dubai Broker Licence at a Glance<\/h3>\n            <p>What the regulator requires<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Governing bylaw<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r burg\">No. (85) of 2006<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Operative prohibition<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">Article 3<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Registration conditions<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">Article 6<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Broker card<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">Article 12<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Renewal<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">Annual, Article 13<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Renewal lead time<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">30 days before expiry<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Card validity tied to<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">Firm&#8217;s trade licence<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Good conduct certificate<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">Dubai Police<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Application channel<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r\">Trakheesi<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-ov-row\"><span class=\"rl-ov-l\">Max suspension<\/span><span class=\"rl-ov-r up\">6 months<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 TABLE \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rls rlg\">\n  <div class=\"rlc rlct\">\n    <span class=\"rlt\">The Published Fees<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rl-title\">What the Land Department Charges, Line by Line<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rl-sub\">These are the Dubai Land Department&#8217;s own charges for issuing a real estate activity practice card. They are the regulator&#8217;s fees only. Training delivered by a third-party institute sits outside this schedule and is priced separately &mdash; a point we return to below, because it is the one number in this process that is not published.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"rl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Item<\/th>\n            <th>Fee as Published by DLD<\/th>\n            <th>Notes<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Real estate broker card<\/td><td>AED 500<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge top\">The core card<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Broker exam<\/td><td>AED 700, plus AED 10 knowledge fee and AED 10 innovation fee<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge high\">Per sitting<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>ERES fee<\/td><td>AED 50 + VAT<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge low\">Small add-on<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Real estate consultant card<\/td><td>AED 500<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge mid\">Separate activity<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Mortgage broker card<\/td><td>AED 500<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge mid\">Separate activity<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Other practice cards<\/td><td>AED 500 each<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge mid\">Per activity<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Real estate evaluator card<\/td><td>AED 5,000<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge top\">Valuation only<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Certified training course<\/td><td>Not published by DLD<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge high\">Confirm with provider<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Stated service delivery time<\/td><td>5 minutes<\/td><td><span class=\"rl-badge low\">DLD published figure<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n    <p style=\"font-size:.78rem;color:#999;margin-top:10px;text-align:center\">Source: Dubai Land Department, &#8220;Request for issuing a real estate activity practice card&#8221; e-service page, dubailand.gov.ae, retrieved 7 October 2026. Fees are the regulator&#8217;s own published charges and exclude third-party training costs and any VAT not shown. Confirm current fees with DLD before applying. The full DLD transaction fee schedule for buyers and sellers is set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">our DLD fees guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CARDS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rls\">\n  <div class=\"rlc rlct\">\n    <span class=\"rlt\">The Path<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rl-title\">Six Steps From Nothing to a Broker Card<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rl-sub\">The order matters. Five of these six steps are cheap and quick; one of them is the reason the process takes months rather than weeks.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-area-grid\">\n\n      <div class=\"rl-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rl-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rl-area-name\">Secure the Residency Position<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-type\">Step 01 \u00b7 The Real Gate<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"rl-area-price\">Firm First<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rl-area-unit\">the card hangs off a licence<\/span>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Why first<\/span><span>Card follows the trade licence<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>You need<\/span><span>Emirates ID<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Check the firm<\/span><span>Already in the Register<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Red flag<\/span><span>Lapsed company licence<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"rl-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rl-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rl-area-name\">Confirm the Firm Is Registered<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-type\">Step 02 \u00b7 Due Diligence<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"rl-area-price\">Article 6<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rl-area-unit\">conditions on the employer<\/span>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Firm must hold<\/span><span>Valid trade licence<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Plus<\/span><span>Chamber membership certificate<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Plus<\/span><span>Office deed or tenancy contract<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Directors<\/span><span>No bankruptcy or trust offence<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"rl-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rl-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rl-area-name\">Complete Certified Training<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-type\">Step 03 \u00b7 The Unpublished Cost<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"rl-area-price\">Required<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rl-area-unit\">fee not published by DLD<\/span>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Bylaw basis<\/span><span>Article 6 training certificates<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Delivered by<\/span><span>Third-party institute<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Cost<\/span><span>Confirm with the provider<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Caution<\/span><span>Online quotes contradict<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"rl-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rl-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rl-area-name\">Sit the Land Department Exam<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-type\">Step 04 \u00b7 The Test<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"rl-area-price\">AED 700<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rl-area-unit\">plus AED 10 + AED 10, per sitting<\/span>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Condition<\/span><span>Pass the annual test<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Charged<\/span><span>Per sitting, not per pass<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Exempt<\/span><span>Above 55 years of age<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Exempt<\/span><span>5 years, same office<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"rl-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rl-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rl-area-name\">Obtain Good Conduct Clearance<\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-type\">Step 05 \u00b7 Character<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"rl-area-price\">Police<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rl-area-unit\">certificate of good conduct<\/span>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Issued by<\/span><span>Dubai Police<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Required of<\/span><span>The card applicant<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Also required of<\/span><span>Owners and managing directors<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Fee<\/span><span>Confirm with Dubai Police<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"rl-area-card\">\n        <div class=\"rl-area-head\">\n          <div class=\"rl-area-name\">Apply and Pay on <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/trakheesi-permit-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033\">Trakheesi<\/a><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-type\">Step 06 \u00b7 The Card<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-area-body\">\n          <span class=\"rl-area-price\">AED 500<\/span>\n          <span class=\"rl-area-unit\">card issued from the system<\/span>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Channel<\/span><span>Trakheesi account<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Upload<\/span><span>Photograph, Emirates ID copy<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Then<\/span><span>Pay online, print the card<\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"rl-area-row\"><span>Stated time<\/span><span>5 minutes<\/span><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CTA STRIP \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<div class=\"rl-cta-strip\">\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-cta-in\">\n      <div>\n        <h3>Checking whether the agent advising you is actually carded?<\/h3>\n        <p>Send TruHauz the name and the listing. We will tell you what the register shows, which firm the card sits under, and whether the advertisement carries a valid permit.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"rlbtn\">Ask TruHauz \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 ANALYSIS \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rls rldk\">\n  <div class=\"rlc rlct\">\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:16px;\">After the Card<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rl-title white\">What the Bylaw Puts on You Once You Are Registered<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rl-sub white\" style=\"margin:0 auto 48px;\">A broker card is not a qualification you hang on a wall. It is entry into a register that carries continuing duties, and a disciplinary scale attached to them.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-forecast\">\n      <div class=\"rl-fc\">\n        <span class=\"rl-fc-val\">Disclose<\/span>\n        <h4>You Are a Discloser, Both Ways<\/h4>\n        <p>Article 17 obliges a broker to disclose the details of the negotiation, and Article 19 requires faithful disclosure even though the broker represents one party. Article 15 requires transaction records to be maintained. The duty does not switch off because the other side is unrepresented.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-fc\">\n        <span class=\"rl-fc-val\">In Writing<\/span>\n        <h4>The Brokerage Agreement Is Not Optional<\/h4>\n        <p>Article 26 requires every brokerage agreement to be in writing, naming the parties, specifying the property and setting the brokerage terms. Article 27 leaves remuneration to agreement between the parties, falling back on prevailing practice only where there is none. Article 28(1) earns the fee only if a contract is concluded.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-fc\">\n        <span class=\"rl-fc-val\">3 Points<\/span>\n        <h4>The Disciplinary Scale Is Real<\/h4>\n        <p>Article 39 runs from notice and warning through suspension for up to six months to blacklisting. Article 40 permits cancellation of registration for ethics breaches, gross violations, or where a broker accumulates three black points, with a fifteen-day right of grievance.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);border-radius:12px;padding:22px 24px;margin-top:32px;font-size:.93rem;color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)!important;line-height:1.75;\">\n      <strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">The bottom line:<\/strong> The money in this process is small and published; the discipline is where careers end. Article 20 bars a broker from presenting himself as the second party to the contract without authorisation, and Article 18 requires brokers to avoid transactions that violate local laws &mdash; two provisions that between them cover most of the ways an agent gets struck off rather than merely fined. The card costs AED 500 and is issued, on DLD&#8217;s own stated timing, in five minutes. Keeping it is the long part. If a client believes a carded broker has breached these duties, the route is set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rera-complaint-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">the DLD violations and complaints system<\/a>, and tenancy matters go instead to <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rental-dispute-centre-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#fff!important;text-decoration:underline!important;\">the Rental Dispute Centre<\/a>.\n      <br><br><strong style=\"color:#fff!important;\">Not legal advice.<\/strong> This article summarises Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 and fees published by the Dubai Land Department as retrieved on 7 October 2026. Article numbering, fees, exemptions and procedure can change, and the regulator applies them to individual facts. Confirm your own position with the Dubai Land Department or a licensed UAE legal adviser before acting.\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 FAQ \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rls rlg\">\n  <div class=\"rlc rlct\">\n    <span class=\"rlt\">FAQ<\/span>\n    <h2 class=\"rl-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"rl-sub\">The questions people ask most often about getting a RERA licence and broker card in Dubai.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-faq-list\">\n      <div class=\"rl-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-q\" onclick=\"rlFaq(this)\">How do you become a real estate agent in Dubai?<span class=\"rl-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-a\">There are two licences involved, and they are not the same thing. The brokerage firm must hold a valid trade licence and be entered in the real estate brokers register maintained by the regulator; the individual agent must then be registered and hold a broker card in their own name. Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 sets this out in Article 3, which states that no person may engage in real estate brokerage activities in the Emirate unless licensed by the competent entities and entered in the Register. In practice that means securing a UAE residency position with a licensed brokerage, completing certified real estate training, passing the Dubai Land Department exam, obtaining a certificate of good conduct from Dubai Police, and then applying for the practice card through the Trakheesi system.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-q\" onclick=\"rlFaq(this)\">How much does a RERA broker card cost in Dubai?<span class=\"rl-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-a\">The Dubai Land Department publishes its own charges on the e-service page for issuing a real estate activity practice card. Issuing a real estate broker card is AED 500. The broker exam is AED 700, plus an AED 10 knowledge fee and an AED 10 innovation fee, charged per sitting. There is an ERES fee of AED 50 plus VAT. A real estate consultant card and a mortgage broker card are AED 500 each as separate activities, and a real estate evaluator card is AED 5,000. These are the regulator\u2019s charges only. Training delivered by a third-party institute is priced separately and is not part of the published DLD fee schedule, so confirm that cost directly with the training provider.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-q\" onclick=\"rlFaq(this)\">Do you need to pass an exam to get a RERA licence in Dubai?<span class=\"rl-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-a\">Yes, in the normal case. The Dubai Land Department lists passing the annual test to practise the mediation profession as a condition of issuing the practice card, and the exam carries its own published fee of AED 700 per sitting plus the AED 10 knowledge and AED 10 innovation fees. DLD does, however, publish exemptions from the exam requirement: applicants above 55 years of age, applicants with five consecutive years of service in the same real estate office, and holders of start-up licences. Because the exemptions are applied by the regulator rather than claimed by the applicant, confirm your position with DLD before assuming one applies to you.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-q\" onclick=\"rlFaq(this)\">Can you get a Dubai broker card without working for a brokerage?<span class=\"rl-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-a\">No. The practice card is attached to a licensed firm rather than issued to a free-standing individual, and the Dubai Land Department states that the validity of the card is linked to the validity of the trade licence. If the firm\u2019s licence lapses, the card attached to it does not survive on its own. Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 reinforces this at the firm level: Article 6 requires a valid trade licence, a Dubai Chamber of Commerce membership certificate, a passport copy, an office title deed or tenancy contract, and a good conduct certificate for owners and managing directors before a firm is entered in the Register. This is why the practical first step for most new agents is securing a position with a brokerage that is already licensed.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-q\" onclick=\"rlFaq(this)\">How often does a Dubai broker licence need to be renewed?<span class=\"rl-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-a\">Registration runs on an annual cycle. Article 13 of Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 requires a renewal application to be submitted at least thirty days prior to expiry. Separately, the Dubai Land Department ties the validity of the practice card to the validity of the firm\u2019s trade licence, so an agent\u2019s card can effectively expire because the employer\u2019s licence has not been renewed, not because of anything the agent did. Diarise both dates rather than only the card date, and treat the thirty-day window as the outer limit rather than the target.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-faq-item\">\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-q\" onclick=\"rlFaq(this)\">What happens if someone sells property in Dubai without a RERA licence?<span class=\"rl-faq-icon\">+<\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-faq-a\">Unlicensed brokerage is prohibited outright. Article 3 of Bylaw No. (85) of 2006 bars any person from engaging in real estate brokerage activities in the Emirate unless licensed and entered in the Register. For registered brokers who breach their obligations, Article 39 provides for a scale of penalties running from notice and warning through suspension for up to six months to blacklisting, and Article 40 allows registration to be cancelled for ethics breaches, gross violations, or where a broker accumulates three black points, with a fifteen-day right of grievance. For a buyer or seller, the practical consequence is that an unlicensed introducer has no standing in the register you can check and no card you can verify.<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div style=\"max-width:1140px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px 44px;\"><div style=\"background:#fdf0f5;border-left:4px solid #660033;padding:16px 20px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.75;color:#333;\"><strong>Related reading:<\/strong> This guide is written for the person seeking the licence. If you are instead checking the agent in front of you, the companion piece is <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rera-broker-card-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">the RERA broker card and how to verify an agent<\/a>. The advertising permit that must sit behind any legitimate listing is covered in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/trakheesi-permit-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">the Trakheesi permit guide<\/a>. What a carded broker may charge, and who pays it, is set out in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/real-estate-agent-commission-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">real estate agent commission in Dubai<\/a>. The contract a broker will put in front of a buyer and seller is explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/form-f-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">Form F and the RERA contract set<\/a>, and the seller-side process around it in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-sell-property-in-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">how to sell property in Dubai<\/a>. The regulator&#8217;s own fee schedule for transactions is in <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dld-fees-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">DLD fees in Dubai<\/a>, and most of the lookups referred to above can be run from <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/dubai-rest-app\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">the Dubai REST app<\/a>. Where a complaint against a licensed broker is warranted, see <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/rera-complaint-dubai\/\" style=\"color:#660033;font-weight:600;\">filing a real estate complaint in Dubai<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550 CONTACT \u2550\u2550\u2550 -->\n<section class=\"rl-contact\" id=\"rl-contact\">\n  <div class=\"rlc\">\n    <div class=\"rl-contact-inner\">\n      <div>\n        <span style=\"display:inline-block;background:rgba(255,255,255,.15);color:#fff!important;font-size:.68rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:5px 15px;border-radius:100px;margin-bottom:18px;\">Talk to TruHauz<\/span>\n        <h2 style=\"font-family:'Playfair Display',serif;font-size:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,2.1rem);color:#fff!important;margin-bottom:10px;line-height:1.2;\">Work With a Licensed Team<\/h2>\n        <p style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)!important;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:24px;\">Whether you are entering the profession or checking the person who claims to be in it, TruHauz is a RERA-registered brokerage and will tell you plainly what the register shows.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"rl-ci\"><span>\ud83d\udcde<\/span><span class=\"rl-ci-text\"><strong style=\"color:#fff!important;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;\">Phone \/ WhatsApp<\/strong><a href=\"tel:+971529715488\">+971 52 971 5488<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-ci\"><span>\ud83d\udce7<\/span><span class=\"rl-ci-text\"><strong style=\"color:#fff!important;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;\">Email<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:info@truhauz.com\">info@truhauz.com<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n        <div class=\"rl-ci\"><span>\ud83c\udfe2<\/span><span class=\"rl-ci-text\"><strong style=\"color:#fff!important;display:block;margin-bottom:2px;\">RERA Licensed<\/strong><span>60838 \u2014 Dubai, UAE<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n        <div style=\"margin-top:24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/contact\/\" class=\"rlbg\">Get in Touch \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"rl-form-wrap\">\n        <iframe aria-label=\"Contact Us\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"height:520px;width:100%;border:none;display:block;\" src=\"https:\/\/forms.zohopublic.com\/elchintru1\/form\/ContactUs\/formperma\/_DensyNXfgDItjE-TsZ92uQERcSIhTnizr-QPf3wrBk\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"rl-footer-strip\">\n  \u00a9 2026 TruHauz Real Estate \u00b7 RERA Reg. 60838 \u00b7 Dubai, UAE<br>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/buy\/\">Buy<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/status\/off-plan\/\">Off Plan<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/golden-visa\/\">Golden Visa<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/mortgage-guide\/\">Mortgage Guide<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><!-- end .rl -->\n\n<script>\nfunction rlFaq(el){var item=el.parentElement;var wasOpen=item.classList.contains('rl-faq-open');var list=item.parentElement;var all=list.querySelectorAll('.rl-faq-item');for(var i=0;i<all.length;i++){all[i].classList.remove('rl-faq-open');}if(!wasOpen){item.classList.add('rl-faq-open');}}\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\n \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n \"@id\": \"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-become-real-estate-agent-dubai\/#faq\",\n \"url\": \"https:\/\/truhauz.com\/how-to-become-real-estate-agent-dubai\/\",\n \"mainEntity\": [\n  {\n   \"@type\": \"Question\",\n   \"name\": \"How do you become a real estate agent in Dubai?\",\n   \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n    \"@type\": \"Answer\",\n    \"text\": \"There are two licences involved, and they are not the same thing. 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