LOCAL PLANNING BRIEF
Family relocation to Abu Dhabi: school, home and residence planning
Prepare an Abu Dhabi move around school fit, the actual work base and a coordinated residence brief, with ADEK resources for parents.
Coordination through specialists for the scope of your brief. Availability and fees are confirmed before an engagement.
Use Abu Dhabi’s school information
Start with the child’s learning needs and curriculum, then consult ADEK’s school performance information and contact admissions. Irtiqa’a performance and National Identity ratings serve different purposes. Ask the school to explain what each measure covers and how it supports your child, rather than treating a headline rating as the whole decision.
Define the actual daily geography
Write down the work base, likely school and regular appointments before comparing homes. If work involves travel between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, include that in the brief instead of assuming one home location will suit every journey. Visit shortlisted routes and confirm the practical transport arrangements before committing to a lease.
Keep the legal work separate from logistics
Confirm the residence route and document sequence with the appointed professional. A family-office or business-structuring question needs a separate scope from school and housing coordination. ADGM is in Abu Dhabi; a comparison with DIFC in Dubai should make that distinction explicit when deciding where business operations belong.
Ask for an itemised cost picture
Costs depend on the scope, family and property or programme. Use these categories to request a quote; this is not a price list or a guaranteed timeline.
- School and transport quotes for the chosen campus
- Housing, utilities and temporary accommodation
- Separate professional scopes for residence and business
Official resources to continue your research
Check the authority’s current requirements before making a decision. Editorial briefing prepared 13 September 2026; this is not a professional review of your circumstances.