Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that vehicle-related certificates will no longer be issued on paper.
The RTA is discontinuing the printing of 15 types of service certificates from all affiliated service providers, and will issue and dispatch the certificates via text messages and e-mail.
The certificates will include possession certificate, export certificate, transfer certificate, tourism certificate, to whom it may concern certificate, export certificate loss/damage, replacement of lost/damaged possession certificate, return from tourism certificate, import vehicle certificate, unregistered vehicle certificate, vehicle registration certificate, replacement of export certificate (to whom it may concern letter), customs clearance certificate, change possession/ownership certificate and possession of unregistered vehicle certificate.
To apply for the certificates, individuals can do so at service provider centres around Dubai and the certificates will be processed and issued digitally.