[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":87},["ShallowReactive",2],{"country-AE":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"code":72,"description":73,"extension":74,"meta":75,"navigation":76,"path":77,"seo":78,"sources":79,"stem":84,"verified":85,"__hash__":86},"countries\u002Fcountries\u002Funited-arab-emirates.md","United Arab Emirates",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":65},"minimark",[9,14,25,28,32,40,53,57],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"dubai-and-uae-travel-adapters-plan-around-type-g","Dubai and UAE travel adapters: plan around Type G",[15,16,17,24],"p",{},[18,19,23],"a",{"href":20,"rel":21},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk\u002Fsafety-advice\u002Ftravel-advice\u002Funited-arab-emirates\u002F",[22],"nofollow","Electrical Safety First lists Type G, 230 V and 50 Hz"," for the UAE. This is the fused, three-rectangular-pin design used in the UK. Our ordinary travel recommendations use G rather than promising that continental two-pin or Indian round-pin plugs fit directly.",[15,26,27],{},"A suitable UK Type G plug fits the corresponding outlet. Travelers with US, Australian, Indian or continental European plugs need an adapter accepting their own plug and providing the correct UAE wall-side connection. Equipment requiring earth needs a supported grounding path.",[10,29,31],{"id":30},"why-older-dubai-information-says-220-v","Why older Dubai information says 220 V",[15,33,34,39],{},[18,35,38],{"href":36,"rel":37},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.itu.int\u002Fweb\u002Fpp-18\u002Fen\u002Fpage\u002F174-practical-info",[22],"ITU's practical information for its 2018 Dubai conference"," describes British-style three-pin outlets and uses 220 V wording. We use Electrical Safety First's 230 V nominal figure. The older description does not establish a regional voltage split.",[15,41,42,43,47,48,52],{},"An input rating of ",[44,45,46],"strong",{},"100–240 V, 50\u002F60 Hz"," includes both published figures. A US appliance marked only 120 V cannot use the higher supply directly through a travel adapter. Check the ",[18,49,51],{"href":50},"\u002Flabel","input label"," before packing it.",[10,54,56],{"id":55},"universal-does-not-mean-voltage-conversion","Universal does not mean voltage conversion",[15,58,59,60,64],{},"Look for an included Type G output, supported home plugs, appropriate fuse and grounding arrangements, and a documented load limit. A multi-hole socket or a universal adapter is not a transformer. For a stopover followed by ",[18,61,63],{"href":62},"\u002Fcountries\u002Findia","India",", check the separate Type D and M requirements before choosing one product for the whole journey.",{"title":66,"searchDepth":67,"depth":67,"links":68},"",2,[69,70,71],{"id":12,"depth":67,"text":13},{"id":30,"depth":67,"text":31},{"id":55,"depth":67,"text":56},"AE","Pack a UK-style Type G adapter for Dubai and the UAE, with separate checks for voltage, grounding and universal adapter outputs.","md",{},true,"\u002Fcountries\u002Funited-arab-emirates",{"title":5,"description":73},[80,82],{"title":81,"url":20},"Electrical Safety First: UAE plug type and electricity",{"title":83,"url":36},"ITU: Dubai PP-18 practical information (2018)","countries\u002Funited-arab-emirates","2026-10-05","zu3auKyB64mGtb4INHuLR5uaYohLQSd7JWkDucjnbcU",1791256147514]