International Roaming Service

International Roaming lets you use your mobile phone to make & receive calls when outside the UAE.

Enjoy free incoming minutes and SMS while traveling with Etisalat

Now you can enjoy 100 FREE minutes of incoming calls while travelling with Etisalat. Just subscribe to the Summer Roaming package that suits you, and after the FREE 100 minutes, pay just AED 1 per minute for all your incoming calls during the validity of your roaming package.

 

This offer is valid from 2nd July 2010 to 20th September 2010.

 

Click here for more details.



International Roaming lets you use your mobile phone to make calls when travelling outside the UAE. You can easily reach your family and business colleagues back home as well as make calls to anywhere in the world.

How to call a number in another country whilst International Roaming

If you are roaming in the UK and would like to call someone in Dubai on telephone number 1234567, you need to dial as follows:

+971 4 1234567 = (country code) + (area code) + (number you wish to call).

Please add '+' before the country code while dialing any number.


Calling a number in the same country whilst International Roaming

If you are roaming in the UK and want to call someone in the UK (London ) on telephone number 1234567; you need to dial as follows:

0207 1234567 = (London area code) + (number you wish to call).


Please make sure you pay any outstanding bills before leaving the country. This will ensure that your phone service is not interrupted while you are travelling.

 

Etisalat Roaming Partners List

Click here to view the list of all the Etisalat roaming partners and the availability of roaming services.


Charges

Enjoy the flat international roaming rate in each of the following regions when you travel abroad. Its a great reason to roam with Etisalat.

 

For Postpaid GSM Roamers

 

Region Incoming Voice Call
AED/Min
Outgoing Voice Call - Local
AED/Min
Outgoing Voice Call - UAE
AED/Min
Outgoing SMS
AED/SMS
GCC 1.25 2.00 3.00 1.00
Other Arab Countries 3.00 3.00 6.00 1.50
Rest of the World 4.00 5.00 10.00 2.00

 

 

For Prepaid Wasel Roamers

 

Region Incoming Voice Call
AED/Min
Outgoing Voice Call - Local
AED/Min
Outgoing Voice Call - UAE
AED/Min
Outgoing SMS
AED/SMS
GCC 2.00 2.50 4.00 1.50
Other Arab Countries 3.50 3.50 7.00 2.00
Rest of the World 4.50 5.50 11.00 2.50

Note:
For countries of each region above, please refer to Etisalat roaming partners list.
All new rates are in AED and inclusive of any applicable TAX & operator charges.
Billing policy: time-based billing with 60 sec billing increments for all intervals on incoming & outgoing voice/video roaming calls .
Outgoing rates of Wasel Apply on both CAMEL & USSD roaming.

Charges of Calls to Other Destinations
International outgoing calls made from the visited network to destinations other than local country and UAE will be charged at the network operator's roaming tariff plus an additional charge for roaming.


How to Subscribe

UAE Nationals:
International Roaming is automatically provided to all UAE nationals subscribing to our Postpaid service, as well as to companies fully owned by UAE nationals

Expatriates:
Non-UAE nationals and companies not fully owned by UAE nationals have to apply to use the service. AED 2000 is required as a security deposit. Your deposit is refundable at the time of cancellation/disconnection of the International Roaming Service.
Alternatively, you may present a bank guarantee or company guarantee at any Etisalat branch before using the service.


Documents Required

Please bring the following documents with you:
A signed application form with valid photocopy of ID (ie: passport or driver’s license).



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