UAE National Day 2025: How to get 9 days off for Eid Al Etihad

Government departments and the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) revealed that Monday and Tuesday, December 1 and 2 will be official holidays.

Officials moved the holiday to the beginning of the week to create a long weekend for citizens and residents.

UAE National Day

To maximise the break, strategic booking can create a nine-day holiday by using just three days of annual leave.

UAE employees with leave allowance remaining at the end of the year can create an extended holiday with a tactical leave request.

Book a holiday from Wednesday, December 3 to Friday, December 5 to create the longest holiday with least amount of annual leave.

This will create a nine-day break from Saturday, November 29 to Sunday, December 7 and only uses up three days of leave.