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loulou, to be honest your daughter's school couldn't be much further from your husband's work. You should bear in mind that the heavy traffic flows from north to south (coming from Sharjah) in the mornings, and the other way in the evenings - so it's better to live nearer to your husband's work rath...

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Peace, I think you'll find that 10k for rent is unrealistic. I'm assuming that with two kids you'll want a three-bedroom place. I would budget for an absolute minimum of 12.5k/month for that (bear in mind that you need to pay commission and deposit on top of your actual rent). On top of that, you ne...

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Okay, I know it's Ramadan and you don't want to be working in the daytime heat when you're fasting. But it's half past nine at night and the people building the new villa next door are hammering and sawing away like crazy. We've got kids trying to sleep. What can we do, other than ask them to stop?

jayzed

Yeah, I agree with the above. You need to clarify what they're offering you in the way of accommodation (will you need to buy furniture? will they also cover DEWA bills etc?). Also clarify the car allowance - cars aren't too expensive here but you'll almost certainly need two. If you do have furnish...

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Doesn't seem to be a problem, xty. When I had to sponsor our maid they required an employment contract or simply a letter from the Free Zone confirming my employment and salary.

jayzed

Mark - You can get all the regular inhalers - salbutamol (ventolin), beclomethasone (becotide), salmeterol (serevent) - over the counter from a pharmacist without a prescription, so no need to see the doctor. They're a bit pricey, though - I forget exactly how much but certainly a bit more than you'...

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Doesn't seem to be a problem, xty. When I had to sponsor our maid they required an employment contract or simply a letter from the Free Zone confirming my employment and salary. I know about sponsoring requirements because I had sponsored 2 times for my relative and friend to come. Both with copy o...

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I don't like people that don't like Dubai and continue to live here I don't like the fact that you have to pay a year's extortionate rent up front, so that if you come to Dubai and loathe the place, you're trapped and can't leave. The fact that you can't change your job within the first year just m...

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Mark, Assuming you're single and not bringing family over? If so, then your package is perfectly adequate and (depending on your lifestyle) should allow you to save a bit. It's true that the accom/car allowances won't cover what they're supposed to, but think of it in terms of the overall package. Y...

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Mark, I just posted on your other thread and said that you'll be OK on 300K - but now I see your plan to pay £300 on your house back home and save £1000 a month. That's pretty ambitious and you probably need to scale back your expectations of what you'll save - especially if you're going to be shell...

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I think you'd definitely be best off renting to begin with and then seeing how the property market develops (not sure that prices for villas will fall that much - it's mainly apartements that are going to be coming onto the market). Right now for a 4br place in Meadows or Lakes you're looking at abo...

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chris - yes, you will need to be married. You will have to sponsor your wife and daughter for their residence permits, and to obtain their permits you will need to show your marriage certificate.

jayzed

If you have a standard one-year rental contract, paid half up-front and half with post-dated cheque, but then a few months into the contract, for reasons beyond your control, you find that you need to leave Dubai... what are your options for terminating the contract?

jayzed

Thanks dbx, that's a real weight off my mind. I've actually just checked my contract and it says that I need to give two months' notice, but that I can live with. I was more worried about losing eight months' rent.

jayzed

If you're not paying for the shipping, then if I were you I would take advantage of that and ship most of your furniture over. It's not that expensive to buy furniture here, but there are a lot of setting-up costs and it all adds up, so if you can keep it down to buying only white goods and a minimu...

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Looks like NOC rule is going to severely restrict anyone thinking of changing jobs within dubai. I talked to many HR people and all of them agree that there is little that can be done about it. NOC can not be over ruled for financial considerations. I have already resigned from my present job after...

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Tulloolah,

We are a couple with a 1-yr-old. There is absolutely no way that we would be able to live here on 9000 a month, even with accommodation paid for. Trust me, don't do it - you'll be living off your savings.

jayzed

Tulloolah, we pay about AED7,500 per term (three terms a year, so about 22,500 a year) for five mornings a week. That's at the expensive end of the scale, but you should bank on paying at least 5,000 per term. A couple of things to bear in mind if you're both working: nurseries here are geared to th...

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We are leaving Dubai at the end of this month and our 3-bedroom villa in Umm Suqeim 1 is available. Rent is 230K a year. Great location, very good area for families/kids. PM me if you're interested. Also we are looking for a new employer for our brilliant maid/nanny, who looks after our 19-month-old...

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Sorry, the villa is no longer available and the nanny has now found a new job.

jayzed

It would help if you could say how old you are, what line of work you're in and what position you have in the company - but frankly I think this is a terrible offer and you'll struggle to get by on 16K a month. Your rent is going to be a minimum of 100K a year - and that's for a small one-bedroom fl...

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Can anyone advise on the steps that you need to take with regard to your bank account when you leave the country? I'm leaving at the end of this month, but my final month's salary won't be paid into my account until a couple of days after I leave, so I can't close the account before I leave. I assum...

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General Electric five-hob stainless steel oven, bought new less than a year ago and still under warranty - AED1000 Futon Company sofabed, including underbed storage drawer - AED1200 IKEA glass-top dining table + four chairs - AED600 All items are in Umm Suqeim and will need to be collected by 26 Mar...

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Oh, that's useful to know. What happens if I don't do that?

jayzed

Well, I do plan on coming back (for visits at least) so I guess I'll just have to talk to my feckless employer. They're not going to report me for absconding as I'm leaving on good terms, but they're pretty incompetent so they may just never get around to informing the authorities that I've left...

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We let our flat in London out when we moved to Dubai. The rent barely covered the mortgage, and with other costs (e.g. fixing problems) it ended up costing us money. But we were glad we'd kept it when things didn't work out in Dubai and we returned to the UK a year later (we're still living int he f...

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Can't speak about suits, but I got some good shirts made at Whistle & Flute in Satwa, in a little alley behind the Iranian hospital. They do suits as well so might be worth a try.

jayzed

Hi, hope this is the right place to post this. I'm a former Dubai resident now back in the UK, and my daughter's old nanny is looking for a new job as her current employer has to move back home unexpectedly. She's really special - she was absolutely fabulous with our young daughter (she's had a few ...

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She's Sri Lankan, in her 40s.

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