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michaeldubai wrote:first of all your husband should not have been driving without a proper visa in hand. Thats was common sense. But if you visa in process - change of sponsor - then not a problem.

You can drive on UAE driving license without residence visa.

suhailf wrote:One thing I don't follow is, why do you need your residency for Vehicle registration renewal.

Sometimes passport copy is asked for. Might depend on emirate, mood of tester, time of day, who knows.

1. Dubai? Awful (labour camp) to fantastic (expensive villa or apartment). SRS? Don't know.
2. Yes - School of Research Science
3. No but if accommodation provided you'll survive. If you have 0 years experience and newly qualified then it's reasonable.

How would they calculate the three months severance?? Gratuity is calculated on base salary, 21 days per year for less than 5 years, maybe less if employee resigns. Compensation for arbitrary dismissal is calculated on base salary and up to max of 3 months. I think dxbsoul is referring to the second.

muyesser wrote:Can anyone please give me some feed back on what a redundancy package should consist of..?

many thanks

Compensation up to 3 months of base salary or to end of contract (if less than 3 months) is what labour law says for arbitrary dismissal.

Here's a short list of Dubai recruiters .

The last time I flew with them was with a business class ticket. When I came back via Doha, the business class lounge refused entry to me because the Doha-Dubai sector aircraft didn't have a business class section. I sent a letter of complaint, got an unsatisfactory response, and stopped flying Qata...

Depends what level in hospitality. Your desired lifestyle is possible. The shared accommodation would put me off.

http://www.dubaifaqs.com/cost-of-living-in-dubai.php
http://www.dubaifaqs.com/salaries-dubai.php

And here's another tip, don't double post.

The main post offices (in Karama for Dubai) have philatelic counters, you can join a UAE stamp club through Emirates Post.

http://www.dubaifaqs.com/emirates-post.php
http://www.dubaifaqs.com/post-offices-dubai.php

Yes, if you're from the free arrival visa countries. Should cost between 0 and 100 dhs.

http://www.dubaifaqs.com/visit-visa-renewal.php

oartur wrote:I have been desperately looking for any resource on film jobs (camera, scriptwriting, directing, etc) and have found NOTHING! Can anyone help please? Or is there actually nothing?
Many thanks

Try Dubai Media City.

http://www.dubaifaqs.com/dubai-media-city.php

I'd say it's at least worth a visit to a lawyer to get a legal opinion. And if the company finds out you've been to a lawyer, that might rattle their cage enough to give you something - just let it slip to the office gossip and it should get back to management. I did that once and got all that I tho...

Accommodation noticeably cheaper in Al Ain, eating out cheaper although there are plenty of cheap places in Dubai, alcohol cheaper, most other things similar in price.

http://www.dubaifaqs.com/cost-of-living-in-dubai.php

Woman on visit visa is free to travel where she wants. Note that a Visit Visa is sponsored by relative or given on arrival to some nationalities. A Tourist Visa is available to all nationalities but needs a hotel, airline, or travel agency sponsor. Some of these organisations have their own internal...

Reasonable amount of personal items no import duty. Limits on cigarettes and alcohol.

http://www.dubaifaqs.com/duty-free-limits-dubai.php

GatsbyMAX wrote:any online forums to sell products in Dubai ??

guidance appreciated

Thanks in Advance!!

Forums or websites? Most forums have a selling section or classifieds section.

Here's a list of some UAE shopping websites.

There are companies that will organising fishing or sailing trips in Dubai. Or contact one of the yacht clubs.

http://www.dubaifaqs.com/sailing-in-dubai.php
http://www.dubaifaqs.com/things-to-do-in-dubai.php

But how to block spam text messages coming from Etisalat itself! They sometime really become pain in the neck, specially when you are traveling and your phone is on roaming... Oh but they're not spam. They're essential updates without which you would probably do something stupid and end up being ar...

1. Probably not if they are obviously personal effects, and there isn't a huge discrepancy between your stated value and what customs think they're worth. 2. If you have multiple copies of the same thing then you might have some explaining to do. Or you have material that is obviously anti-Islam. Ot...

Try the Google. The first one (MEED) is subscriber only content though.

No, she'll get a 6 month ban whether or not she gets an NOC because she's worked less than a year.

Yes, should be enough in Al Ain. Probably not anything spectacular though, and don't forget most landlords want one, two, or three cheques for the whole year.

Type: Probably a visit visa.
Validity: 60 days before entry, 30 days stay, not renewable.
Cost: 500 dhs (I think).

You could also look at getting a tourist visa for Dubai. Cheaper (110 or 220 dhs) and renewable once.

Immigration ban different from labour ban.
No ban if transferring within same free zone because sponsor not changing, otherwise check with free zone office or labour deparment - different rules apply for each free zone.

There are several options. Dubai transit visa - 4 days, not renewable Dubai tourist visa - 30 days, renewable once, wait 30 days after exit for new visa Dubai visit visa on arrival - 30 days, renewable repeatedly, no wait period Dubai visit visa - 30 or 90 days, not renewable, wait 30 days before re...

Set operating system country to US or UK or another English speaking country. Might be auto-set to UAE and expect Arabic but if you change preference with Google to English then the conflict results in squares. I get the same on my desktop with old browser when looking at Chinese, Japanese etc. If w...

xXx wrote:I AM TRYING TO POST ONE ARTICLE BUT SYSTME GIVING ME SYSTEM ERROR, EVEN HERE ITS GIVING ME ERROR

It's because your Caps Lock key is stuck.

Bonk, my phone just has windows mobile, no idea where to find the OS settings. start > settings > system > regional settings but sounds like you did that already. Problem is browser input or display? If input, doesn't make sense if other inputs ok. If display, try (when you're in browser) menu > to...