Dubai: Travelling soon? Get free police protection for your home; how to apply

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Planning to go on a holiday but worried about leaving your house unattended? Ensuring your property's safety while travelling is paramount.

Installing CCTV or motion sensor cameras, securely locking doors and windows, and keeping lights on are obvious ways to protect your property from burglars. However, did you know you could also seek help from the Dubai Police for home security?

It is a free preventative security service to protect the homes while residents are on vacation, inside or outside the country or while travelling for other reasons. This service allows villa residents to use patrols available in neighbourhoods to monitor their homes.

Residents can even sign up just before departing the country by completing registration at the airport. Additionally, one can register with the smart home security app while outside Dubai. To get started, download the Dubai Police smart home security app, sign up for the home security service, and enter details such as your home location and time of travel. Dubai Police will then dispatch patrols to check on your home regularly while you are away.

Required information

Applicant’s Emirates ID number
Valid Email ID
Mobile phone number
Makani number
Villa number
Travel details (Departure and Arrival dates)
Communication details in case of emergency (name, mobile phone number)

Steps to get the service

Fill up application form
Attach requirements
Submit request
Receive transaction number via SMS and Email to follow-up on request

Terms and condition

The residence should be in Dubai
The residence should be a house (villa) not apartment
All windows and entrances should be locked
Wardrobes and safes where valuables are stored should not be unsealed
Valuable jewellery and money should be deposited in safe boxes in banks
Car keys or that of any transport should not be in easily accessible places to avoid theft