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as far as i know, there's no bars in marina walk, there's no hotels there for them to serve drinks. i think you'd be better off in JBR, groceries, pharmacies, a dozen coffee shops and more places to eat, plus you've got 3 hotels to find bars at, plus oasis towers with mai tai lounge.

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15 min either way, that's an easy commute

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for 90K you won't be able to find a studio any longer, they are now in the 100-110K range, or from what i've been seeing.

good luck

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i just returned 2 nights ago and got a 60 day visa, i'm from one of the protected countries.

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Thanks Nuzbim for sharing this info. Was your entry visa clearly stamped for 60 days, because I heard all visas given in Aug. and Sept. were stamped for 30 days? Did you come thru Dubai or Sharjah? - Samsi, not sure what you mean about a bad experience in China. Do you know of any bad experiences r...

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NOPE even Brits only have 30days stamped on arrival now - its 30 days not 60 unless you know this for absolute certain and can quote from the gov website you should be careful what you quote well me and my wife just returned to dubai and she got 60 days stamped on her passport, shes' from malaysia....

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First off hello, and thanks for the forum. My wife has accepted a job with her company to move to Dubai. They want us there by the end of the year so of course I am doing the research now. But I am having a terrible time finding good solid info on some things. Maybe some locals can help me out. Tha...

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I thought of some more questions. tv- what cable provider do most xpats use? \ Can you get us channels so I dont miss lost and heros? you'll get last seasons shows, they are all 1 year behind mostly. otherwise you can just download torrents, i'm from the states and that's what i do. how much is it ...

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nuzbim, thanks for the replies. Ok so 1600 american dollars a month is only going to get us 1 car? Man thats crazy. did you think I wanted new cars? I was looking at the used cars bmw and mercedes that were around 80,000 to 100,000. With the year range from 2004 on up to like 2007. Used cars will g...

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Nuzbim, dude you seriously rock. Man I might have to hit you up when we get to dubai to work on this slingbox thing. Would I still beable to use newsgroups over there or would I have to go to torrents. Newsgroups rock. Thanks again man i haven't used newsgroups in years so i wouldnt know, i dl all ...

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yeah marina diamond is a horrible building it's nearly all empty from what i've seen and 105 is high for the level of building it is. good luck gettin that. the marina is maybe 30-40% occupied cause of greedy landlords.

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depends on what your passport is. indians have it hard here and unless you work for a large MNC then you'll have trouble finding a job with the same salary as the states.

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is the 21K with housing included or will they cover that? otherwise you'll need at least 300K for a 2/3 bedroom villa, paid up front in advance.

so 21K is a decent salary, if the company pays for your housing, otherwise a 2 bedroom flat goes for 100-250K in diff parts of dubai.

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if it's 21K all in, then you won't be living in a villa, most likely you'll find a 1 bedroom in the marina/new dubai area for 100K so take out 9K from your salary. a car will run around 1.7-whatever you wish per month. you've also got to figure 600-1600 per month for water/gas/internet/tv/phone, so ...

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last year that offer would have been good, you could havve found a 2 bedroom flat in the marina for 110-130K. but now days, the 2 bedrooms start at 160K-250K depending on location. as far as cars the 1.7 is for a lancer, otherwise known as a deathmobile. it really all boils down to if your wife will...

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Well I am white/European and I have 8 years industry experience, but in my industry thats senior level... as its a "young mans" industry, after 10 years you are a director.... or very senior... So basicly from what your telling I´m being short changed? hehe What industry do you work in? A...

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that might not be a bad idea, but you'd be bled dry in short term rentals here. plus there's no month to month apt rentals, in Dubai you've got to pay the entire amount in either 1 or 2 checks. so while there are monthly rental places, the rates are very high, like 15-30K a month for a flat near the...

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As for accomodation I thought flatshare for the probation period... seen a few between 3000-6000 Month for a room basicly. With these do I also need to pay a whole year? And as for the freezone/ban situation. I´m not sure, but would I get the ban if it was probation period as well? I mean probation...

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Hi, I'm being headhunted for an engineering job where I'm rather senior with specialist competence. It's a very narrow niche where I have key knowledge. I live in Europe having a somewhat similar job as offered but at a lower seniority. My salery at the moment after taxes are in the range of 150k d...

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Hi, I'm being headhunted for an engineering job where I'm rather senior with specialist competence. It's a very narrow niche where I have key knowledge. I live in Europe having a somewhat similar job as offered but at a lower seniority. My salery at the moment after taxes are in the range of 150k d...

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yeah that's why i asked bout the housing. it's posts like the guy above who've screwed the market in dubai. you don't double your salary by coming out here. you can def save, and if housing is included you'll def save, but to earn 6x the guy's salary, that's just stupid

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So what are you saying? The housing and transport is paid by the company. The salery is on top of it, and my idea was to say a rather high starting bid to see the reaction since they came to me and not the opposite... if they approached you, then they know the salary levels in the UK and the tax le...

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depends on what type of job you have lined up. if housing is provided. it's not all rosy anymore and i'm an american who moved here last year. if you've got work lined up, and they pay for housing it might be worth it, but if you are coming out here to look for work, it'll depend on what line of wor...

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you won't have to pay taxes on the first 87.5K USD, but that includes your housing, so most folks don't report income while here. but legally you're exempt from 87.5 only

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the internet and tv can be as cheap as 300 dhs per month to 1000 per month, depending on the speed you want and what channels.

as far as food, for a couple we spend maybe 700-1000 for groceries.

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are you in dubai already or plannin on moving here? if you aren't here yet, where are you moving from. nationality makes a diff.

best to arrive and then apply, otherwise you'll get no responses from your CV

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That´s the problem, i have to negogate face to face, cos the job is arranged by a headhuntercompany here in Germany. My responibilities will be to manage and plan the production, responsible for the staff and so on. You are right, the company is a group with branches, each owned by a other family m...

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sage where is the marina values in that spreadsheet? i dont see it on there. i'd be interested in seeing rental index for the marina/jbr area.

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good luck, i rarely see any companies hiring right now and not hiring freshers at all, but maybe you'll get lucky.

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