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Near Internet City there is Emirates Hills. For villas look at the Springs, The Meadows and The Lakes. For flats The Greens or try Dubai Marina. But anywhere in Uum Suqeim or Jumeirah is close enough, and there are very nice villas (although expensive) Emirates Hill is an area favoured by expats. I ...

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Thanks for the tip Wafaey, however, unfortunately not practical for me as I will be about to give birth by then, so can't see myself in a pub with a huge belly!

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Dear Indi,

My advice, start saving NOW, as there is NOT a cheap way to call anywhere! Sorry to be the porter of such bad news, but welcome to the UAE, the land of monopoly and barred internet sites!

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Fayz,

Thanks for the enlightment! I am not that technically savvy, but to be honest, haven't really tried much yet. Will give it a go at Internet Cafes, can you recommend any around Emirates hills?

Cheers

Julieta

Thanks for the tip, benwj! Hope it works (or rather that I work out how the hell to do it!)

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Hi Luckybee, I am 28 weeks pregnant and have been in Dubai for a couple of months. I've done my own research through this forum and now I've met mums who have delivered their babies here. By the way, I am Italian/Venezuelan/British (you choose!) but had lived in London for the last 7 years. I am hav...

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Hi! We came form London about 3 months ago and we only needed to certify at the UAE embassy and the Foreign Affairs: Marriage certificate (a must to get wife/husband/children sponsored) Degrees certificates (of latest degree) If you have children, their school grades and certificates (my son is only...

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Hi, I've read the sticky about visit types of visa. But I am confused, when did this change? I thought all EU Community passport holders could come with no visa and stay for up to 60 days. If I need to sponsor someone from Italy to come to Dubai, what do I do? Where do I get the forms? How longs doe...

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Thanks Maad, it gives me a lot of peace of mind! It is quite confusing, after writing the post, found a website of the tourist department of dubai that basically said that she needed a visa. However, I finally got to talk to the Naturalisation and Immigration Department and they confirmed she can st...

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Hi Lucky bee, How old is your baby? I have a 2 year old boy and I am about to give birth to a little girl. For the toddler, there are many things, although some brands like Petit Bateau are hard to find and the selection is poor. I also miss H&M everyday clothes. There is Gap here, but again, th...

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You welcome Luckybee, glad you found it helpful. I know the feeling and in spite of bringing a lot of things from the UK I still wished with hindsight I would have brought some others and wonder why I bother with some readily available here. For instance, Sudocrem ( a nappy rash cream) is everywhere...

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Hi! I just had my second baby at the American Hospital and it was brilliant. I was a little bit disappointed at the rooms, as everyone had told me it was like a 5 star hotel (more like a 3 star!) But the service was fantastic, the nurses were very attentive and kind and the food was lovely (yes, hos...

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Just wanted to know which school has a better reputation. King's school (fairly new, from 2004 I guess) or Regent school. Both look ok, but no idea which is better. Any thoughs and/or experiences very much appreciated, as I need to put my son down a waiting list. And they charge a lot for the privil...

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Thanks Sharewadi for your message Not sure whether the Regent (indian school) and the British one are the same. I do know that Regent International has been in Dubai for about 14`years or something like that, but it was somewhere else and they have now a new location in the Greens that just opened. ...

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I am sorry, but I have to disagree with almost everybody. Sage, Bupa is not that good and it does not cover everything in the American Hospital. I mean, classic cover for some stupid reason does NOT cover GPs, only specialits, which thought was not a big deal until I needed to go to A&E, and of ...

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Good for you Sage! Your employer might be less stingy than my husband's, ha,ha! In fact, I think we were not the only ones complaining about BUPA, as they recently changed insurance company, as many people were not happy either. So we have now Goodhealth, but I haven't made a single claim (just yet,...

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bushra21 wrote: hmmm, very strange. ive never taken a blood test for anything in the uae -- ever. coz ur local and dont need a visa. I was born here, and when i was on dad's sponsorship, i never did a blood test. Dependants (daughters/wives) even above 18 do not need blood tests as long as they are...

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Sorry Gazza to be the bearer of bad news, but no chance to get channel 4, ITV or any BBC channels (original ones, as opposed to BBC Prime and BBC News). There are some Uk channels in Showtime, called UK TV, UK Style and BBC food, but they are not very good. No idea what exactly they show, as I do no...

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No way, do not bother to drive here if you can avoid it! People really drive so badly, it's beyond belief! And in some of the places you want to go, like the Souk and Deira, parking will be a nightmare. Moreover, if you don't know the city, it's not that easy to find your way around as a lot of stre...

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DD I am from Venezuela (where people drive almost as bad as Dubai) but I came here straight from the UK, where I lived for 7 years and where driving is such much better than here! I've been here for a year, so I know what I am talking about. But I find extremely disrespectful from you to tell somebo...

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Zam, thanks for your input, nice to see that there are more tolerant and less narrow minded people in this forum. I didn't really take any offence in DD comments, I was just rather bemused of such childish, unpolite and narrow minded behaviour. Let's give DD the benefit of the doubt that he was havi...

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1. I am pregnant and can't decide whether to stay and have the baby in Europe or UK (we are currently in Germany). Is the medical system well-setablished? If we are covered by the company medically, is having a baby free? I just had a baby 5 months ago, I arrived to live in Dubai while 4 month pregn...

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Fayz, unfortunately most travel insurance companies demand certain conditions, like being resident of the country where it was bought. For instance, UK travel insurance is only for UK residents. And they usually have a limit of travel time, i,e,maximum 60 days or something like that. Even anual poli...

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In the Greens Shopping Center (where Choitram's is), just beside the supermarket, there is a Photo One. They do passport pics (I think they are about 30 Dhs for 8, last time I checked)

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Scot is right, you should get married in the UK, although that doesn't guarantee him a visa 100%, if you have a strong relationship for 2 and a half years, it will be easy to prove your case (in case of any problems). It is of course your decision, and I supposed we are not the firts "gemiuses&...

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Hope Sorry to hear that the law has changed, I was certainly not up-to-date with these changes. It was so much easier before, I know lots of people who just got married while living in the UK and got their visas approved the same day! (this was like 7-8 years ago) Shame it's become so complicated no...

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I have also heard about horror stories of hospitals, private and state ones (my personal experience was ok, nothing great and certainly quite a rip off, but well, we are alive!) however, I have encountered some of the WORST doctors in the world here in Dubai in several hospitals and clinics (America...

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Marlo, I don't know where you are from, but try to follow your country's own vaccination guide. But you might have to take a few extra ones. We are from the UK and I had to take a few more for my 2 year-old son, like TB and chicken pox. Only a few insurance companies cover vaccinations. Someone told...

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I don't think nurseries demand children to have had certain jabs, at least not the ones I visited (that was one of my questions, and I would have much prefered they did). I am not sure if that's the case for primary schools, I know for certain that all applications do include a medical history that ...

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Sage It is based in my personal experience, which for me of course is based on facts (it happened to me) but also on my friend's experiences too. So it could be a liitle bit of both facts and things I've heard. I was told by the cashier at Welcare Hospital that Bupa was the only insurance who covere...

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