Buy an eSIM for UAE

Yes, these come with a +44 Vodafone UK mobile number. Calls and texts can be received free of charge in all 75 countries and you also have unlimited outbound calls and texts within the country you are in.

When you purchase the plan you will receive the service fully activated, so your 30 days will begin straight away.

As this is a non-recurring service you cannot port in your number. You can however with our normal monthly Vodafone eSIM plans.

Regardless of which eSIM for United Arab Emirates plan you choose, it will begin on the day of purchase and not when first used.

Be it a phone or a tablet the family of eSIM enabled devices is growing and growing, iPhones, Pixels and more. Find out if your device is compatible with eSIM.

You will receive your QR code to set up your eSIM as soon as your purchase is complete.

To set up your eSIM for United Arab Emirates, simply scan the QR code which you'll receive by email onto your device and follow the intructions to install your new eSIM.

United Arab Emirates eSIM services on a handset work concurrently with an existing SIM card, meaning there is no need to remove your existing SIM or lose your personal, private number. Whether you opt for data-only eSIMs or an eSIM plan with voice, SMS and data, you?ll be able to use both SIM options at the same time.

No, a data-only eSIM plan provides internet/data services only. You can, however, use apps like WhatsApp, FaceTime, or Skype for calls and messaging over the internet.

No, an eSIM plan is typically tied to one device. However, you can use your device's hotspot feature to share the data with other devices

No, data only eSIM plan comes without phone number. 

It starts on the first usage on an allowed network. 

In UAE we currently only offer both Data only and SMS only plans. Whilst you won't be able to make traditional calls with either of these plans, you'll can send and receive SMS messages globally with our SMS only plan or can message and call using your favourite messaging apps with our data only plan.

The best eSIM plan available for United Arab Emirates is our UAE Unlimited data plan which includes 2GB high speed data and is valid for 30 days.  Alternatively we also offer an SMS only plan which includes a rolling 30-day plan, a private UK number for life, allows you to receive SMS messages globally and SMS two-factor authentication.