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Emirati expat in Australia
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Emirati
Lives in Terrigal NSW
Registration: 11 September 2006
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Monthly expense in Dubai... by nabeeljamshed
Hi All, I recently got a job in Dubai. Can anybody help me regarding monthly expenses for a single person; Rent: Food: Taxi/Metro: Internet: Misc:
It's an impossible question to answer because it depends on so many things. Some people live here on a salary of Dh600 a month, others spend that on one meal in a five star hotel. Rent depends entirely on what you want - some people bed share, ... Read More
Thinking about relocating from Oz by ChristineOZ
Hi Everyone, My husband and I are thinking about moving to Dubai in the next few months. Can someone please advise me on the job situation in Dubai at the moment. We are in the HR feilds and my husbad also has Project management quals. What is ...
The best chance of getting a job offer is to visit. You can do it from a distance but there are so many people right here available for personal interview that they have a better chance. The packages are not as good as they used to be, fully paid ... Read More
finding a job in dubai by r1sk
Hi I will be graduating with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering at the end of 2011 and was wondering how hard is it to find a job in Dubai. Researching about Dubai seems promising but really hard to find concrete answers. Currently ...
Not usually, it's up to the individual to learn other languages. People you work with will help or you can pay to take formal lessons. Arabic is the obvious usual choice. We communicate with each other in English, it's the normal everyday language ... Read More
Coming Dubai Need Advice and guidance by fashoo2020
Dear sir i am coming to Dubai on dated 15th July 2010 from my company side for sales conference may be 4 or five days, but i want to get job in Dubai, or i eligible for applying visa extension? How much its cost and where i get? And sir i m working ...
You'll find all the visa information and fees here: www.dnrd.ae/DNRD?lang=en-GB The best way to find a job is to talk to companies when you are here. There are many pharmaceutical and medical companies - have a look at Dubai Healthcare City website ... Read More
finding a job in dubai by r1sk
Hi I will be graduating with a bachelors degree in electrical engineering at the end of 2011 and was wondering how hard is it to find a job in Dubai. Researching about Dubai seems promising but really hard to find concrete answers. Currently ...
We have something like 180 nationalities living side by side with no problems. There's the occasional thing such as Lomond mentioned but it's rare and usually sorted out very quickly. We've been hit by the economic meltdown like everywhere else, ... Read More
Thinking about relocating from Oz by ChristineOZ
Hi Everyone, My husband and I are thinking about moving to Dubai in the next few months. Can someone please advise me on the job situation in Dubai at the moment. We are in the HR feilds and my husbad also has Project management quals. What is ...
Hi Christine. "ideally one of us would like to have employment before we moved". You can't move here before you have employment, because you can only get a residence visa through your employer/sponsor. When one of you has that residence visa s/he ... Read More
National identity card by chocmad
After a lot of stress and confusion I renewed my car registration today and I was not asked for this national ID card, even though the radio stations were banging on that we all require one. The radio stated you will not be able to renew or open ...
If you look at The National story today with the headline "Motorists get temporary ID card amnesty" which you can find here: thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100511/NATIONAL/705109841/1041/business you'll see why there was confusion and ... Read More
National identity card by chocmad
After a lot of stress and confusion I renewed my car registration today and I was not asked for this national ID card, even though the radio stations were banging on that we all require one. The radio stated you will not be able to renew or open ...
The media didn't get it wrong, it was officially announced that ID would be needed for car rego and many people were turned away if they didn't have the ID card. Then the authorities realised the chaos they'd caused and changed the decision, so ... Read More
Assessment of life and job opportunity in Dubai by flarold
Hi all, I ve been tru the forum and I grab here and there some very interesting and relevant infos already. I have some additionnals focusing on what can u expect from dubai ? I m french qnd wish to combine 3 objectives : # abroad xperience # ...
* can u still make money in dubai or is this period over for white collar ? The salary packages are not as good as they were before the recession but they can still be very good. * can women work easily ? my wife is audit manager Yes, women ... Read More
Get married first?? by Jenvan
My fiancee and I are in negotiations and may accept a position in Abu Dhabi so Dubai is an area of interest for living for a couple of years. I just read where a couple's house was raided by police and they were arrested for not being married. As ...
Ok - geography. Abu Dhabi is about 150 kilometres from Dubai so if you're working in AD you may want to live there. Having said that, many AD workers live in Dubai, as close to the border as they can, because rents are much cheaper. The police ... Read More
Considering a move to Dubai by gettingnervous
Hi there, Recently, I have been offered to work in Dubai, before i made my decision, I would like to explore more in getting to know what would be the living standard in Dubai. Is there anyone can brief me what likely would be a cost for one bed ...
Fred, if I have the right one the school is near Arabian Ranches, which is in New Dubai where all the new developments are. Sharjah is the other side of the city of Dubai so it's quite a drive. Rents are cheaper in Sharjah and many people moved ... Read More
Making Friends by LuuLuu
Hey everyone. I'm new to dubai, just arrived last week. Would really like to meet and hang out with decent cool people. Little intro about myself. Female. 25yrs old British chinese, likes sports, socialising. design. exploring... Any chinese ...
For women it's easy - try expatwoman.com for example. They have coffee mornings to greet newcomers and dozens of events. Quickbird, there are plenty of sporting clubs if you're into that, plus pubs that show live football etc where people gather. Read More
Husband being offered a job in Dubai!!! I need guidance by mdh
I work full time and have 3 kids...I'm from Texas and my husband is in the hotel business any texans in Dubai....what can you share? My kids ages are 14-girl, 6- boy, 20 months, girl. PLEASE give me any info......thanks- M
There are about 20,000 Americans living in Dubai and I'm sure some of them must be from Texas :-) You'll get some background info on living here by looking through previous questions here on the forum and also, especially for women, at ... Read More
dubai economy - can Dubai pay its bills? by Darius00
The news that Dubai World has requested a delay in making its massive interest and loan repayment bills is a great shock especially as things seemed to be getting better. Its essentially government debt so the Dubai Government just has to stand ...
"Can Dubai pay its bills?" You're confusing sovereign debt and commercial debt. The Dubai World debt is not "essentially government debt", it's a company's debt. Read More
Is worklife in Dubai more stressful than where you come from? by jjoensuu
Hi I am curious about how you the reader feel about working in Dubai, especially if you come from a western country. From the occasional news (which I admit that I am not sure how 'correct' they are) and from a friend that worked in UAE as an IT ...
jjoensuu, to correct your last comment first - Dubai government has not defaulted on any debt. The latest story is not about government debt. What has happened is that two companies are negotiating with investors to have maturing loan and bond ... Read More