| Peter Satchwell |
| This may be a bit of a strange one, especially for this forum but here goes anyway! I have been offered a position by my current employers in the Caspian Sea region, it was provisionally for me to live in Baku on a rota basis as I have family who are not keen to relocate to Azerbaijan. Would it be feasible to use the UAE as a base for my job, this would have tax benefits and my family would be happier to come with me. I guess my question to the Dubai community is, has anyone out there done something similar? I would be grateful for any feedback. Many thanks Pete :? |
| sage & onion |
| Who would be providing you with a Residence Permit in Dubai, this will be required for you to enter into Rental contract, obtain Driving License etc. or would you be purchasing a property? |
| Peter Satchwell |
| My company would provide housing if they agreed to my base being in UAE. What I am trying to find out is whether other expats have been able to work using UAE as a base country - to then work in countries as far afield as Azerbaijan? |
| sage & onion |
Go back to my previous answer, who will provide residence permit?. Following that I can tell you that their are some people here that do work as you are suggesting. |
| scarlet |
| I have a friend whos office in is in Sharjah but lives in Dubai. has been here 2 years and is still on visit visa because he is constantly travelling to work in other countries, Europe, China etc. As he only spends a week or so here at a time he just enters the country on visit visa. Dont know how it will work with your family living here though. |
| Peter Satchwell |
| Thanks for your replies, Sage and Onion, my company would provide my residence visa as we have an office in Abu Dhabi that I could spend some time at. This is all conjecture at this point...just seeing if it is something I can suggest to employers? |
| rossbaku |
| Well, My dad used to work and live in Baku from March 2002 until he re-located to Dubai in May this year and having visited Baku several times, I can say that it's a lot better than it was back in 2002. In terms of families not willing to relocate there, have they visited before? As the saying goes "suck it and see". But I have to say, Dubai is better for families. Ross :D |
| xty |
I've been doing like this so far. My employer, home, and family are based in Dubai. Mostly I travel a lot from one client to another client within Middle East and South Asia. Sometimes I need to stay for months. It is really tough to leave the family (I miss my daughter a lot), but I hope this is for the best and I have no choice after all. I'd visit my family on weekend once every 4-6 weeks so my daughter won't forget her father is ;) As for my wife, she's happy enough to be handed my ATM card and a Gold Visa supplement card :P As for you, I'd suggest to negotiate somehow so that you can go back home every 1-2 month or so. Good if you can get it paid by the employer. |
| sage & onion |
Peter, in this case it can work very well, the regulation regarding Residence permit is that you must not leave the country for more than 6 months at a time, so your Company could employ you from their Abu Dhabi office and your family could reside in Abu Dhabi or Dubai without to many problems. Good Luck |