How to organise important financial documents simply and safely – The National

How to organise important financial documents simply and safely – The National

The summer months offer the perfect window to reorganise your paperwork and ensure it is being stored correctly





























Some documents need to be kept with you at all times in the UAE, such as your Emirates ID, says Aideen Hopkins of EER. Antonie Robertson/The National











With most people staying close to home rather than travelling overseas amid the global coronavirus pandemic, the summer could be the perfect time to declutter your home. But before you do a Marie Kondo and throw all your paperwork out, make sure you organise and file the important documents.



You may be itching to digitise all those yellowing scraps of curling paper but beware - there are many you still need to keep in paper format, according to Aideen Hopkins, head of business operations at Dubai-based relocation company Executive Expatriate Relocations (EER).



"While the UAE is becoming more reliant on e-channel services, in our experience - and although not environmentally friendly - we recommend clients have hard copies of documents available when doing any registrations in the UAE,“ she says.











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