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dbxsoul

as far as i know, none of the local banks offer 100% morgages, most require a 30% deposit and the balance over 13- 15 years. i do seem to remember seeing a posting at one point saying that hsbc would finance 100%, but can't remember the details. prehaps someone has some first hand knowledge of this

dbxsoul

well considering that most water in the middle east, bottled water included comes either from desalinisation or reverse osmosis (or a combination of the two) the fact that the sodium content is high is a given! although 33ppm (part per million) Total Disolved Salts is in fact very low and no where n...

dbxsoul

duty free allowance on alcohol applies to people who are non-resident in the uae (or tourists). strictly speaking if you have a residency stamp in your passport they can ask for your liquor license! although they don't apply the rule - nice loop hole. i did however recently hear of them toughening u...

dbxsoul

the 10, 11 and 12 are religious holidays (eid), most businesses are closed. friday everything is closed ... because its the equivalent of sunday. don't expect much traffic on this site until saturday when most people are back at work. i suggest that you read some of the other postings on this site i...

dbxsoul

"acommodation provided..." i hate to be the fly in the ointment.... but check this out or get some clarrification from your employer before you make any decisions! in this area of the world it could mean anything from a penthouse appartment to a stable .... and in most instances it means the latter!

dbxsoul

Hi! Just wanted to know what is the status of a baby born in the UAE? Do they get UAE nationality straight away? I mean, is the UAE nationality by blood or by land? What if I DON'T want it for my babby, can I just give it a miss, do I have to formally renounce to it or is it complusory? Please advi...

dbxsoul

they were playing around with the idea of compulsry e-cards for everyone, although at this point its still voluntary. the system, when the system works it's brilliant. i'd advise anyone who travels frequently to get one (if they haven't already). instead of the normal 45 min wait at immigration when...

dbxsoul

chest x-rays for medicals are normally only conducted on applicants from high-risk TB areas and are not the norm. for example the western province in south africa (highest TB rate in the world) as well as some areas of india. although i know people who stay in these areas and have recently been for ...

dbxsoul

if you compare buying to leasing, leasing is slightly more expensive. leasing you obvoulsy are not responsible for the mainteance and registration of the vehicle. when you deceide to leave the country you don't get anything back. if you buy the vehicle you can at least sell it and recover some of th...

dbxsoul

gulf specs is to do with the physical aspects of the vehicle operating in a much harsher environment than it was originally designed for. better air filers to handle the dust. engines have a much higher tolerance to high temperature than european models - use coolant in the radiator - never water al...

dbxsoul

last i heard there was a moratorium on emirates ground staff recruitment ..... is that still in effect?

dbxsoul

well the obvious question would be .... "why bother???"

i've been here for ages and have never heard of anyone wanting to bring thier car with????

dbxsoul

then add to that the cost of registation for the car, the paperwork and typing, as well a the rest of the beuracratic red tape...

also check out the thread on "gulf spec" vehicles, if any modifications need to be made to it

dbxsoul

not a bad offer at all. you will probably have to get some transport for your wife, getting around is a little difficult without it. budget for about 1,500 per month over 3 years, pluse registration and insurance of about 2,500 per annum. only word of caution is that some companies will "front" you ...

dbxsoul

arnie is right, the it industry is very over subscribed at the moment. due to dubai's proximity to the asian sub-continent there is a massive influx of it personal from india, sri lanka and the phillipines. now, firstly note that i am not saying that they are cheap unexperienced labour. to put thing...

dbxsoul

to be quiet honest, racism is pretty rife in this area of the world, although i have found that in dubai people tend to be a lot more tolerant of each other... the rule regarding the qualifications was originally introduced due to the inequality in some of the educational intitutions in some sub-con...

dbxsoul

there are a couple of wildlife parks in the area (eg. sharjah wildlife park and a conservation area at the head of dubai creek). the dubai creek one is administered by the department of agriculture and fisheries - they have a population of migratory flamingos, salt flats and mangroves; there is exte...

dbxsoul

The following "fixed" holidays are observed New Year (Gregorian) - 1 January National Day - 12 February and the following "shifting" holidays Islamic New Year (one day) The Prophets (PBUH) Birthday (one day) The Prophets Asension (one day) Eid Al Adha and Ararat Day (two days plus 1 day) Eid Al Fitr...

dbxsoul

1. it's illegal to work on a visit visa (as per the fine print at the bottom of the page) 2. the company who is sponsoring you (offering employement) needs to make application to the labour department for your position 3. they also make application on your behalf to the department of immigration for...

dbxsoul

hepatitis as well

dbxsoul

Approx. AED 1. Accomodation $800 2,936 2. Transport $200 734 3. Food & Personal Care $250 917 4. DEWA $120 440 5. Car loan $250 (used) 917 6. Clothes $200 734 7. Internet $50 183 8. Other $200 734 1. Accomodation is about right, but would vary on the area 2. Why transport if you are purchasing a...

dbxsoul

well, if he is arriving, and bringing your children with it will raise some interesting questions at immigration regarding how you will be going to sponsor them (to stay in the country). i seem to remember having to produce a marrige certificate to sponsor my wife, which again had to be produced to ...

dbxsoul

i would assume that as with "the gardens" development the developer opted to install the cheapest geyser ever manufactured to cut corners; they obvioulsy overlooked the fact that they were responsible for replacinging them when they packed up.... the inside of most geysers are copper so corrosion fr...

dbxsoul

immigration and labour laws are regulated by the federal government, although each emirate is entiled to administer and "bend" them according to its own requirments. under the labour law if a business is regisered in dubai its employees are supposed to be registered with the labour department of th ...

dbxsoul

okay, one thing you failed to mention are you getting a sharjah immigration stamp in your passport or dubai. you could theoretically have a dubai immigration stamp and a sharjah work permit. your awnsers to your questions are directly related to your immigration stamp. sharjah = NO ALCOHOL LICENSE

dbxsoul

it doesn't work like that! you cannot apply for a residency visa in one emirate and then have it issued under another emirate.... where was the application for the residency visa made? sharjah or dubai, if its sharjah then the passport residency stamp will come from sharjah, if the application was m...

dbxsoul

thanks arnie, makes sense. i've actually just run across another type/ variant of visa as well - one issued under a travel agency, although a "tourist visa" this does not allow the holder to extend it after the initial 60 period (as with other tourist visas), found this a little odd - if anyone coul...

dbxsoul

1. there used to be two seperate bans, one from the immigration department and the other from labour. the immigration ban has now dropped away leaving only the MANDATORY labour ban in place . 2. a labour ban can only be circumvented if the following criteria are met a). your current sponsor provides...

dbxsoul

i read quiet a bit and have never come across a paperback or hardcover that has been censored. normaly censoring take place by the ministry of communications and if a book does not measure up to thier standards it simply is not allowed into the country. on the odd occasion they may censor an add in ...

dbxsoul

engineer is a very loose term and widly used through the region to describe anyone who has any kind of qualification. it does not necissasily describe a persone with a western "engineering" qualification - architect, electrical engineer etc.....

what type of engineer? and a phd in what?????

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