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Look at a map of Dubai to see where Jumeirah 1, 2, 3 are relative to Burj Dubai. Travel time could be 5-10 mins if no traffic but allow at least 20-30 min during rush hour jams. Al Safa and Al Wasl roads can be very slow in the evenings. Defense roundabout is under construction and gets badly snarle...

I thought metro was ahead of schedule (one of the few things in Dubai that is)?

Good point about bringing maps with taxis.

If you're from one of the 33 free visa on arrival countries, you'd be fine in Dubai, and should be for Sharjah but I don't know for sure. Sharjah can be different, to say the least. Or just drive to Hatta and back and get a visa renewal there.

Captain Sirus Black wrote:how can you watch the complete volume two .. its on 11th episode and there is a season break .. :S ...

On DVD. I've seen both also. Great show. Team Japan are top class .

My understanding is that the husband or father sponsorship is for residency not employment. The company she works for doesn't have to provide residence visa but is supposed to apply for a work permit / labour card. Here's something from the Gulf News October 2007: An expatriate woman who is sponsore...

If you're not going to be working for a year, and you have UK nationality, then you could come on a visit visa and renew it every 2 months (it's not necessarily legal but it is possible, and relatively common). If you're children are South African then it gets more complicated since I don't think th...

Ask a friend to drive you, or catch a taxi?

The Sharjah Dhaid road (Sharjah Airport Road), is the most common route and relatively boring until you get to Masafi, then it's sort of scenic through the mountains. More interesting is to turn left at Masafi, head up to Dibba and then down the coast to Fujairah but that will add at least an hour t...

people in Western countries are fairly educated and well travel, so they surely understand what is happening? Don’t they? Was that your original question (or two or three)? I'd say no they aren't, and no they don't, in general. Dubai probably has a greater proportion of well-educated, well-travelle...

It might be worth phoning one or two schools to see if they're flexible about the residence visa requirement - say you're looking to set up but it may take a while.

Computer St / Bank St (Khalid Bin Al Waleed Rd) in Bur Dubai
Al Ain Center on Mankhool Rd in Bur Dubai
Compume or Sharaf DG - The Dubai Mall and Times Square have the largest Sharaf shops, CompuMe is in Mall of the Emirates and there's a standalone shop in Garhood just after the Garhood Bridge.

But how are you going to get residency without being employed by a company? You can get visas through the media city freezone, but only for specific areas of work. I was thinking of a freezone but my suggestion was to enable OP to get into country, get kids into school, and then figure it out. Not ...

I wasn't trying to be a smartarse. Good luck anyway.

If these rumours are true, you can pretty much guarantee an announcement tomorrow, as it would be a convenient time. You're talking about the ruler's brother Sheikh Hamdan? Rumour started 2 weeks ago that the Sheikh is dead. Shot by a relative. Sheikh M was at a wedding this week - looking alive.

Humbleman wrote:Jewish people throughout the Middle East are practicing their religion with no problem.

Oh, that's a relief. I was worried about that.

Yes, I know that road - quite scenic also. I'd prefer the Kalba option though, mostly because it's much quieter than the Sharjah - Dhaid Road.

I don't know if you can get a visa extended at the Airport - maybe the e-gate office (24 hours) can help but don't count on it. Try the Immigration Department near the trade center roundabout today - they're open until 8pm I think. Sometimes they're open on Eid holidays but shorter hours, try someth...

Dubai Knight wrote:I just had a call from a Palestinian mate of mine and he is devastated!

How odd. Doesn't he appreciate the gesture of solidarity? Perhaps uaekid could offer to refund the deposit as s/he appears to be extremely supportive of the party cancellations?

Stay on your husband's visa but get a labour card from the hospital.

Hypothetically speaking, what if tomorrow I say, I just have a penchant for holding "Auschwitz" style concentration camps, it's not harming any one just my personal trait. Ha ha. Just like Hitler, Pol Pot, Stalin, Videla, Pinochet, Milosevic, Mladic, Karadzic were not harming anyone, righ...

Years ago my New Years Resolution was not to make any more New Years Resolutions. Turned out to be the most sensible resolution I ever made.

PS, You could start with these good-for-nothing lascivious forum dominatrixes ... Is there any Emirati or Arab person in this forum? Seems like its dominated by some good for nothing Westerners who are idiotic enough to bring along all the packages of their lewd lascivious and promiscuous culture wi...

muslimbangladeshi wrote:Can you name a nonChristian member of the European Union?

All EU members are secular and therefore non-Christian. Except maybe the Vatican City (is it an EU member?). Some EU countries' governing bodies have Muslim members for example.

They will never learn until their child is injured or killed. Exactly, or they're killed themselves. So then just make seatbelts compulsory only for people who choose to wear one. If some people don't want to wear one, or protect their children, that's their choice. If it increases the chances they...

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rudeboy wrote:If you dont believe in God well thats another story

Where did I say that?

rudeboy wrote:it was directed towards you.

Why? What did I say about God that required your direction?

all i m saying is when facing death a seat belt will not save your life. There is strong evidence to the contrary - death rates significantly lower correlated to increased use of seatbelts in countries where the law changed, crash tests involving dummies wearing and not wearing seatbelts. There are...

Your answers should start with a yes or no and why! 1. No, because I don't "approve of nothing". I approve of some things and not of others. 2. No, because I didn't make that claim, and anyway, you asked more than one question. Don't take it as a sarcasm I'm serious. Maybe you are, but th...

If you're separated or divorced you should be fine. If you've never been married I think it may be difficult to bring your son.