Editorial Policy

This page explains how a DubaiGoGo guide actually gets made — who writes it, who checks it, where the facts come from, and what happens after it’s published. We’re publishing it because we think you should be able to see the process, not just the finished article.

Who Writes Our Guides

Our guides are written by Sana Jamal, who has lived and worked in the UAE for over 20 years and has personally helped more than 100 clients through visa, immigration, and government-affairs processes. We don’t publish anonymous “team” bylines — every guide carries a real name, and you can read more about who’s behind our content on the Team page.

Where Our Facts Come From

Every process we describe is checked against the relevant government source directly — ICP, GDRFA Dubai, MOHRE, or the Federal Tax Authority, depending on the topic. Where it’s useful, we link straight to the official page so you can confirm it yourself rather than taking our word for it. We don’t rely on forums, unofficial blogs, or secondhand summaries as a primary source.

How a Guide Gets Reviewed

Before anything is published, it’s reviewed by Salim Al Farsi, our certified PRO and visa consultant, who checks it against what he actually sees in practice handling real cases — not just what the written process says. Every guide that’s passed this review shows his name in a “Reviewed by” line near the top. If a guide doesn’t show that line, treat it as a work in progress, not finished content.

Keeping Guides Current

UAE visa and business rules change, sometimes with little public notice. We re-check guides whenever we become aware of a relevant change, and we prioritise reviewing the topics most likely to shift — tax and compliance content, visa fee changes, and anything tied to a recent policy announcement. Every guide shows the date it was last verified; if that date is old, confirm with the official source before relying on it.

How We Handle Mistakes

We get things wrong occasionally — any site publishing this much content on fast-moving rules will. If you spot an error, outdated fee, or anything that doesn’t match what you’ve seen on an official portal, tell us. We check it against the source and correct it; we don’t quietly bury mistakes.

Independence

We don’t accept payment from third parties — free zones, law firms, insurance providers, or anyone else — to recommend them in our guides. Where we mention a specific service or provider, it’s because it’s genuinely relevant to the process being explained, not because we’ve been paid to include it.

A Note on Tools We Use

Like most content teams today, we sometimes use software tools to help with research and drafting. What we publish is never just a tool’s output — every guide is written with Sana’s direct knowledge of how these processes actually work, fact-checked against official sources, and reviewed by Salim before it goes live. The accountability for accuracy sits with the named people on this page, not with any tool.

This Editorial Policy should be read alongside our Disclaimer, which explains what you should and shouldn’t rely on when reading our content.