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DIFC has no Amer center. No private Amer center on the GDRFA list gives DIFC as its address. GDRFA runs its own customer happiness section here instead, listed as Dubai International Financial on Sheikh Zayed Road, open Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 19:00. Around it, our directory has 4 private clearing and typing offices.
The GDRFA DIFC section
| Day | Hours listed by GDRFA |
|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | 07:30 to 19:00 |
| Friday | 07:30 to 12:00 and 14:30 to 19:00 |
| Ramadan, Monday to Thursday | 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Ramadan, Friday | 09:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 |
Source: GDRFA customer happiness centers list, checked . Saturday and Sunday are not listed, so do not plan a weekend visit.
This is a government counter, run by GDRFA itself. It is one of the 9 customer happiness centers GDRFA lists in Dubai, alongside the head office in Al Jafiliya, the Al Manara section, the Tawar section and the 24/7 airport counter at Terminal 3. These centers take residency and visa work and the cases that an Amer center cannot finish.
Amer center or GDRFA section
For a standard job, an Amer center is the normal first stop. It types and submits entry permits, residence visa renewals and cancellations, status changes and data amendments. You go to a GDRFA section when an Amer counter has told you it cannot finish the file, or when GDRFA asks you to come in.
Many of these jobs need no counter at all. GDRFA's website and app take renewals and cancellations online with UAE Pass, and the visa status check shows where your application stands.
The nearest Amer centers on the GDRFA list:
- High Level Government Transaction Center LLC, One Central, in the Trade Centre area.
- Al Taresh Government Services L.L.C, Al Manara Centre.
- Smart Lounge Government Transaction Center and Falak Tayyeb Playinum Government Services L.L.C, both listed simply as Sheikh Zayed Road.
All four are on our Sheikh Zayed Road page with their map links.
Private offices in DIFC
The 4 private rows come from HiDubai, the Dubai Economy and Tourism directory, which shows no update date:
- Format Documents Clearing Services, 4th floor, Al Attar Tower: Mon to Sat 07:30 to 14:00 and 16:30 to 22:00. It is the only one open in the evening.
- Mena Express Document Clearing Services, 33rd floor, Al Saqr Tower: Mon to Sat 08:00 to 17:00.
- Docswise Documents Clearing Services, 29th floor, Al Saqr Business Tower: Mon to Sat 09:00 to 18:00.
- Al Khessal Documents Clearing Services, Baghdad Street. Its listed hours do not make sense, so ask before you go.
They can prepare forms, collect documents and run errands between departments. They cannot submit a GDRFA visa themselves. Our typing center services guide explains the difference.
Medical test and Emirates ID
Dubai Health names DIFC among its medical fitness centers. Fees are set by Dubai Administrative Resolution No. 66 of : AED 270 for the normal service, AED 700 for VIP 6 hours and AED 1,020 for VIP 2 hours. The medical test guide lists the documents. For an employee joining a DIFC company, the employment visa page sets out the full sequence.
