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Two free-for-life Emirates NBD credit cards built for everyday UAE spending — the noon One Visa pays up to 20% back as noon Credits on noon Food, and the Share Platinum earns Share Points across grocery, dining, and online retail.
85 cards in the UAE
General requirements for credit card applications in the UAE. Exact thresholds vary by bank and card tier.
| Minimum age | 21 years |
| Monthly salary | AED 5,000–25,000 |
| Employment | Salaried employees or self-employed professionals |
| Residency | UAE residents with a valid Emirates ID and residence visa |
| Credit history | AECB credit score is checked; a clean record strengthens approval |
| Minimum age | 21 years |
| Monthly salary | AED 5,000–25,000 |
| Employment | Salaried employees or self-employed professionals |
| Residency | UAE residents with a valid Emirates ID and residence visa |
| Credit history | AECB credit score is checked; a clean record strengthens approval |
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Prepare these before you start an application. Some banks accept digital uploads; others require originals at a branch.
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No Annual Fee
Welcome Bonus: AED 500 when you spend AED 5,000 in the first two months
Get 20% back as noon credits when you spend on noon food
Get 5% back as noon credits when you spend on noon
No Annual Fee
4% cashback with Al Futtaim brands
0.75% cashback on other spends
Buy 1 get 1 movie ticket at VOX Cinemas
Monthly Fee: AED 100
Free Plan Available
No FX Fee
100% Cashback at selected brands
Lifestyle benefits with Violet
LIV DIGITAL BANK BY EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
Free for life
Up to 2% Cashback on all spends
Instant redemption as Cashback or Miles
2 Free Movie Tickets + 20% off on F&B at VOX Cinemas
LIV DIGITAL BANK BY EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
Free for life
6% cashback at Union Coop
2% on domestic dining and fuel
1% on intl and domestic retail
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
Annual Fee: AED 300
5% cashback on fashion, dining, groceries
3% cashback on international spends
1% cashback on other retail spends
RAKBANK
Salary: AED 5,000+
Annual Fee: AED 400
20,000 AirRewards Bonus Points
Complimentary Annual Ticket
Free Airport Transfers
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
Joining Fee: AED 525
Annual Fee: AED 525
Up to AED 1,000 travel vouchers.
Up to 15% Dnata Points on spends
EMIRATES NBD
Minimum Salary AED 5,000
No Annual Fee
AED 60,000 Job Loss Cover for 12 months
Lounge access at 10+ regional airports.
Exclusive travel and shopping deals.
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
1% cashback on all spends
5% cashback on Emaar spends
Buy 1 Get 1 Free Movie Tickets.
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
Earn LuLu Points: Up to 3.5% cashback.
0% Balance Transfer - No Fees
Complimentary Lounge Access: 10+ lounges.
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
10% cashback on du bills
10% cashback on data packages
10% off du Easy Payment Plans
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
Win trips to Etihad Stadium.
Win Tickets
Special Discounts Available
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Welcome Offer: AED 500 Cashback points
Up to 8% cashback on your spends
Switch between Lifestyle or Travel cashback category
CBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Up to 10% Cashback on Bills, Education, Fuel.
50% off Cinema Tickets
Complimentary Hotel Night
CBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
2-for-1 offers with the ENTERTAINER
Up to AED 500 cashback cap per month
50% off cinema tickets
CBD
Salary: AED 5,000
Free Annual Fee First Year
90-Day Free Smiles Unlimited Subscription
Earn Smiles Points on AED Spending
50% Off Tickets
CBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee for the first Year
20,000 Yes Rewards Welcome Bonus
Save up to 15% on fuel.
50% off cinema tickets
HSBC
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Welcome Bonus: AED 800 Amazon gift card
6% cashback on dining (up to AED 200)
5% cashback on fuel (up to AED 200)
DEEM
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee First Year
30% off on Udemy
Debt Consolidation Option
Spend AED 100 for AED 100,000 weekly draw.
DUBAI FIRST
Salary: AED 5,000+
Annual Fee: AED 418.95
5% Cashback on groceries, dining and fuel
0.50% Cashback on international and domestic retail spends
Instant Cashback Redemption
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
3.5 LuLu Points per AED 1 spent at LuLu stores
Up to 1 LuLu Points per AED 1 spent on all other spends
Complimentary airport lounge access
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
20,000 FAB Rewards Bonus on spending AED 10,000 or more each month
5 FAB Rewards on online spends
1 FAB Reward on all other spends
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
Annual Fee: AED 315
5 FAB Rewards per AED 1 on sports spending
2 FAB Rewards per AED 1 on domestic and international spending
25 FAB Rewards for every 1,000 daily steps in STEPPI (min 6,000 steps, capped at 10,000 steps/day)
INVEST BANK
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Flat 3% cashback on all spends (up to AED 1,000/month)
Access to 25+ VIP Airport Lounges
20% off Careem rides (3 rides/month)
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee
6.25% cashback on all spends at Aldar destinations
0.75% cashback on spends at non-Aldar locations.
Complimentary Darna Silver tier status
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Free Careem Plus & Noon One for 1 year
20% off on monthly subscriptions to Netflix, PlayStation, YouTube, Spotify and more
No FX fees abroad
ABU DHABI ISLAMIC BANK (ADIB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
Annual Fee: AED 999
Welcome bonus: 10,000 SHARE Points
12% back in SHARE Points for the first 3 months
6% back in SHARE Points at Carrefour and Majid Al Futtaim destinations
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 5,000+
Annual Fee: AED 315
15% back on ADNOC fuel spending
3% back on SALIK, DARB and Mawaqif
2% back on international spending
MASHREQ BANK
Salary: AED 7,000+
Annual Fee AED 650 + 5% VAT
Welcome Bonus: AED 1,500
8 complimentary Fitness First visits/month
5 points/AED intl, 3 points/dining, 1 point/local
SHARJAH ISLAMIC BANK
Salary: AED 8,000+
No Annual Fee for the First Year
10% Cashback on online and digital wallet spends
2% Cashback on international spends
1% Cashback on domestic retail spends
RAKBANK
Salary: AED 8,000+
No Annual Fee
Joining Bonus: AED 500
5% Cashback on Supermarkets, Dining
2% Standard Cashback
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 8,000+
Annual Fee: AED 500
Welcome Bonus: 10,000 Miles
Earn 4 Etihad Miles per AED 10 spent.
2 free airport transfers/year
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 8,000+
Annual Fee: AED 399
10% cashback on bus, canteen, uniform purchases
20% discount Emaar attractions
2% cashback on spending
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 8,000+
Annual Fee: AED 525
Welcome Bonus: 12,000 Etihad Guest Miles
Up to 1.25 Etihad Guest Miles per 1 USD
1,000 Etihad Guest Miles monthly bonus
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 8,000+
No Annual Fee
8 LuLu Points per AED 1 spent at LuLu stores
Up to 1.25 LuLu Points per AED 1 spent on all other spends
Complimentary airport lounge access
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 8,000+
No Annual Fee for the First Year
10,000 Touchpoints for spends of AED 10,000
Vox Cinema Buy one Get one offer
20% off on talabat orders
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 8,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Welcome Bonus: up to AED 1,200
10% back as Shukrans on spends at Shukran brands
Up to 1.5% back as Shukrans on all other spends
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 8,000+
Annual Fee: AED 945
Exclusive for UAE nationals
7% cashback on 7 categories
1% cashback on all other domestic and international spends
AAFAQ ISLAMIC FINANCE
Salary: AED 8,000+
Annual Fee: Free
Mastercard Platinum lounge & meet & greet
Balance Transfer, Finance on Phone & EPP
DEEM
Salary: AED 10,000+
No Annual Fee
30% off on Udemy
Debt Consolidation Option
Spend AED 100 for AED 100,000 weekly draw.
AJMAN BANK
Salary: AED 10,000+
Annual Fee: AED 300
Welcome Bonus: up to AED 500
5% cashback on fuel, education, grocery, online shopping
1% cashback on all other spends
AJMAN BANK
Salary: AED 10,000+
No Annual Fee (Free for Life)
50% cashback on refreshments & snacks
10% cashback on Amazon, Noon & Careem
5% cashback on dine-in
AJMAN BANK
Salary: AED 10,000+
Annual Fee: AED 600
Welcome Bonus: AED 1,000 cashback
50% cashback on refreshments & snacks
10% cashback on Amazon, Noon & Careem
UNITED ARAB BANK (UAB)
Salary: AED 10,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Welcome Offer: ENTERNAINER subscription
Up to 5% cashback on groceries and fuel
100% casbhack on video streaming subscription
EMIRATES NBD
Min Salary: AED 12,000
Joining Fee: AED 525
Annual Fee: AED 262.50
6.25% cashback on Emaar spends
U By Emaar Gold Status
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
No Annual Fee
Unlimited lounge access
30% discount at 2000+ restaurants
40% discount at golf courses worldwide
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
Joining Fee: AED 1,573.95
Annual Fee: AED 735
Earn 40,000 bonus Skywards Miles.
1.5 Skywards Miles per USD on Emirates, flydubai
EMIRATES NBD
Min Salary: AED 12,000
No Annual Fee
1.5% Rewards on retail spends
Lounge Access Included
30% discount at 2,000+ restaurants
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
Annual Fee: AED 420
Earn Plus Points on spending.
Unlimited airport lounge access worldwide
30% discount at 2,000+ UAE restaurants
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
Annual Fee: AED 840
5% rewards on grocery, utilities, telecom & fuel
0.5% on other spends
Unlimited airport lounge access worldwide
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 12,000+
Annual Fee: AED 899
Welcome Bonus: 30,000 Etihad Guest Miles
Up to 3 Etihad Guest Miles per USD spent
Fast-Track to Etihad Silver Status
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 12,000+
Annual Fee: AED 699
Welcome Bonus: 20,000 Etihad Guest Miles
Up to 3 Etihad Guest Miles per USD spent
Fast-Track to Etihad Silver Status
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 12,000+
Annual Fee: AED 700
Up to 1.5 Skywards Miles per USD spent
Unlimited complimentary access to over 1000 airport lounges
1 complimentary valet parking monthly
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 12,000+
Annual Fee: AED 299
Up to 10% cashback on groceries, education, dining, telecom
Unlimited airport lounge access
2 rounds of complimentary golf per month
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 12,000+
No Annual Fee
Exclusive for UAE nationals
Welcome Bonus: AED 1,000 as EI SmartMiles
Up to 3.75 EI SmartMiles per AED 1
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
No Annual Fee
Up to 7% LuLu Points on spends.
Welcome Offer: 500 LuLu Points
Unlimited Lounge Access: 25+ lounges available.
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
Annual Fee: AED 300
Welcome bonus: 3,000 Darna Points on payment of annual fee
7.5% cashback on all spends at Aldar destinations
Complimentary Darna Gold tier status
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
No Annual Fee
6% cashback with Al Futtaim brands
1% cashback on other spends
Welcome bonus: 5,000 SHARE Points
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 12,000+
No Annual Fee
Welcome Offer: 75,000 Voyager Miles
6 Voyager Miles on every AED spent on Voyager Travel Portal
3 Voyager Miles on every AED spent on other travel bookings
LIV DIGITAL BANK BY EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 15,000+
Annual Fee: AED 735
Up to 4% Cashback on all spends
Instant redemption as Cashback or Miles
3 Free Movie Tickets + 20% off on F&B at VOX Cinemas
LIV DIGITAL BANK BY EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 15,000+
Annual Fee: AED 735
Welcome Bonus: AED 1,000 equivalent
10% cashback at Union Coop
3% cashback on international spends
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 15,000+
Annual Fee: AED 600
Exclusive for UAE nationals
Up to 15 FAB Rewards per AED spent
Free valet parking 5 times a month across the UAE
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 15,000+
No Annual Fee
5% Cashback on Al-Futtaim Brands
1% FAB Rewards Cashback
0% Interest Plans & Balance Transfers
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 15,000+
Free First Year, AED 1,500 After
Bonus: Up to 100,000 Etihad Miles
5.5 Etihad Miles per AED 10 spent
Fast track to Etihad Silver membership.
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 15,000+
Annual Fee: AED 735
75,000 EI SmartMiles Welcome Bonus
3.75% cashback on international spend
Unlimited rounds of golf
CBD
Salary: AED 15,000+
No Annual Fee over AED 100,000 spends
3 Points per 1 AED spent
Free Golf Rounds
50% Off Cinema Tickets
RAKBANK
Salary: AED 15,000+
No Annual Fee First Year
Exclusive for UAE nationals
50,000 RAKrewards Bonus
100% Cashback on Salik + DARB
CITIBANK
Salary: AED 15,000+
Annual Fee: AED 750
10,000 bonus points annually post payment of annual fee
3 Points on non-AED spends
2 Points on local spends
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 15,000+
No Annual Fee
Welcome Bonus: AED 750 on AED 10,000 spend in 60 days
Up to 6% back in Amazon Rewards on your spends with no cap
Up to 2 free items at Costa at Dubai airports
DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK
Salary: AED 20,000+
No Annual Fee for the First Year
5% Cashback on Dining and Travel bookings
Complimentary Access to Fitness First
Complimentary Airport Transfers
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 20,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,575
10% Cashback on airline tickets
10% Cashback on hotel stays
1.5% Cashback on all domestic spends
RAKBANK
Salary: AED 20,000+
No Annual Fee First Year
10% Cashback on Travel & Hotel Spends
10% Cashback on Supermarket Spends
10% Cashback on Dining Spends
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 20,000+
Joining Fee: AED 1,048.95
Annual Fee AED 1,048.95
Welcome Offer: Up to AED 2,500 travel vouchers
Earn 15% dnata Points on dnata spends.
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 20,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,500
Welcome Bonus: Up to 55,000 Etihad Guest Miles
Up to 3.5 Etihad Guest Miles per USD spent
Fast-Track to Etihad Guest Gold Status
EMIRATES ISLAMIC
Salary: AED 20,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Up to 2 Skywards Miles per USD spent
Unlimited complimentary access to over 1000+ airport lounges
Automatic Skywards Silver Membership Upgrade
RAKBANK
Salary: AED 20,000+
No Annual Fee
RAKrewards on Every Spend
Cash Advance: Up to 80% of the credit limit
Free Supplementary Card
ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL BANK (ADCB)
Salary: AED 20,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,050
Welcome Bonus: 35,000 Etihad Guest Miles
Up to 2 Etihad Guest Miles per 1 USD
Up to 2 class upgrade vouchers
AAFAQ ISLAMIC FINANCE
Salary: AED 20,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,050 (first year free)
5% online & dining
3% international
20% welcome cashback on Amazon, noon, Careem, Talabat
AMERICAN EXPRESS
Salary: AED 21,250+
Annual Fee: AED 735
Earn 2 points for every AED 4 spent
20,000 Points for every referred friend
10% cashback every month, up to AED 600 annually
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 25,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,575
Welcome Bonus: Up to 150,000 Points
6 points per US$1 at Marriott hotels
Gold Elite Status with Marriott
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 25,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,050
10,000 bonus SHARE points
8% at malls & Carrefour
Free lounge access
FIRST ABU DHABI BANK (FAB)
Salary: AED 25,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,575
Free flight each year to over 15 destinations
12% cashback on flights and hotel bookings
No FX fees
MASHREQ BANK
Salary: AED 25,000+
Annual Fee AED 1,500 +5% VAT
Welcome Bonus: AED 2,500
6 points per AED on international purchases
Unlimited Fitness First Visits
DEEM
Salary: AED 25,000+
No Annual Fee
1,000+ lounges worldwide
Debt Consolidation Option
Spend AED 100 for AED 100,000 weekly draw.
INVEST BANK
Salary: AED 25,000+
Annual Fee: AED 1,575
Flat 3% cashback on all spends (up to AED 1,500/month)
Complimentary Airport Transfers with Careem
Complimentary 1 GB of data roaming with Flexiroam once a year
EMIRATES NBD
Salary: AED 25,000+
No Annual Fee for the first year
Welcome Offer: 150,000 Voyager Miles
12 Voyager Miles on every AED spent on Voyager Travel Portal
6 Voyager Miles on every AED spent on other travel bookings
The final list of required documents may differ based on the bank and card. Self-employed applicants may also need a trade licence and audited financial statements.
Common questions about Best Travel Credit Cards for AED 25,000+ Salary in the UAE