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Discovery Gardens has few typing centers and no licensed counter. Our directory lists 5 private listings across Discovery Gardens, the Ibn Battuta side and Al Furjan, all small typing or clearing shops. None is on the GDRFA list of Amer centers or MOHRE's list of business services centers. That is why the list on this page also includes the 14 rows in nearby Dubai Investments Park, where the closest Amer and Tasheel counters are.
The five local listings
| Shop | Where | Hours as listed |
|---|---|---|
| First Line Discovery Typing Center | Garden Ring Road, Discovery Gardens | Mon to Sat 09:00 to 22:00 |
| First Line Discovery Typing Center | 18 Street, Gardens | Mon to Thu and Sat 09:00 to 22:00; Fri 09:00 to 12:00 and 15:00 to 22:00 |
| Helal Al Furjan Typing | Al Asayel Street, Al Furjan | Daily 09:00 to 21:00 |
| First Line Documents Clearing Services | Garn Al Sabkha Street, Ibn Battuta | Mon to Fri 09:00 to 17:00 |
| Dawn Typing Services | Discovery Gardens | not published |
Four rows come from HiDubai, the Dubai Economy and Tourism directory, checked . Dawn Typing Services comes from a secondary article, not a directory, and has no street, so confirm it exists before you set off. Our Dawn Typing page has its map link.
First Line runs three of the five rows. Its clearing office is in Building 1 on Garn Al Sabkha Street, and HiDubai names the Nakheel Harbour and Tower metro station as its landmark. It lists Emirates ID and PRO services, and keeps office hours, closed at weekends.
What these shops can and cannot do
A private typing shop here will type your Emirates ID application, a medical fitness form, or a letter, and print and photocopy. Dawn Typing Services lists visa typing among its services, but since a private shop cannot submit a Dubai visa itself. The file goes to an Amer center. Ask the shop which one it uses. The typing center services guide sets out the full split.
The nearest licensed counters
| Center | Licence | Area |
|---|---|---|
| Quality Government Services Center | Amer | Dubai Investments Park |
| Ontime D I P Government Transactions Center | Tasheel | Dubai Investment Park First |
| Al Tawheed Government Services | Amer | Dubai Marina |
| Alyalayis Government Tansaction, Jabel Ali Branch | Amer | Jebel Ali |
Al Tawheed is the only one of these with published hours, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 20:00. Our DIP page covers the two DIP counters and the Tawjeeh question. The Jebel Ali page lists the rest of the area, and the JLT page has the Marina offices.
Other errands
For an Emirates ID renewal, the shops can type the form, but ICP handles the card. Bringing family to live with you? The family visa page lists the salary rule and the housing proof the file needs.
