Beginner course

New tour guide application for the beginner course.

Tour guides

Conditions & requirements

Approved tour guide account

Personal photograph on a white background

Valid good conduct certificate for 3 months

Target audience

Tour guides

Frequently asked questions

A new tour guide who does not already hold a valid Sharjah tour guide license. Sign in, open Services, then New application, and select the beginner course.
A personal photograph on a white background, and a valid good conduct certificate for 3 months. Enter an expiry date that is still in the future. The form asks for a CV unless you are an SCTDA employee.
UAE and GCC nationals do not upload a residence visa. Other nationalities do. A non-UAE child of an Emirati woman also uploads a birth certificate and the mother's passport. A no objection letter is required for non-UAE applicants and for SCTDA employees.
An expired Sharjah license, a copy of an SCTDA tour guide license, a police letter for a lost card, and a damaged card photo are not required here. Those belong to renew, the special course, or lost or damage.

Notes

Sign in to the Tour Guide portal and open the matching item under Services. The form shows only the attachments for that application.