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to be quiet honest i don't think there are specific agencies covering just the fz's. companies in the fz will use a dubai (or uae) based recruitment company.

dbxsoul

hey! a very good idea, as i said i don't think there is a company that specialises in fz's ..... although after posting it on this forum you may end up with some competition!

dbxsoul

no, chances are you won't get to see the original labour contact until you arrive - they will probably get labour approval and the visa issued, but finalise the labour contract on your arrival. they could bring you into dubai on a visit visa - which would then be converted to an employement visa on ...

dbxsoul

ha-ha-ha - good one concord.

funny, but at the same time sad and realistic.
this is how about 80% of dubai's "expatriat" population live!

does kind of put things in perspective

dbxsoul

i'd like to put the package into perspective. i came to dubai 5 years ago and got a similar deal. i was able to have a good/ comfortable lifestyle on this, and saved quiet a bit of money! now, due to the depressed dollar and recent monetary increases in most facets of life (in dubai) i definitly wou...

dbxsoul

Arnie ... you missed this bit ... "Currently my partner and i support our 4 year old child ... " i'm assuming unmarried parents living as common law husband and wife - but may be wrong another very common occurance that seems to come through the forum along with all the associated queries ...

dbxsoul

mmmm okay, youv'e twisted my rubber arm... let me put things in a logical sequence and spell check them

dbxsoul

Unmarried – Brining partners and dependants to Dubai 1. Living together when unmarried is a practice that is not condoned by moral Muslim principles or Sharia Law, upon which the UAE legal system is based. 2. Under Sharia Law it is illegal for unmarried people (male and female or male and male as a...

dbxsoul

it's a cool 42 degree c this morning :) yes it does get up to 50, but only on the odd occasion. during summer it normally hovers between 42 and 46. ambient night temperature is about 35c during sumemr. the humidity is really the killer though - up to about 90% at times. much like singapore, but hott...

dbxsoul

i work in retail and have lived here for just on 5 years. a warning though... everything is not "roses" here, it is hard work and the streets are not paved with gold. but, if you work hard you can make a good go of things. about a quarter of the people i have met here have packed it in aft...

dbxsoul

Hi Liban, would you mind popping the post "Unmarried – Brining partners and dependants to Dubai " into sticky, unless anyone has anything to add ....

thanks

dbxsoul

1. firstly the offer depends on what industry you are working in. 2. i'd say the salary is low, they aslo don't specify to what amount they are going to subsidise/ pay for the accomodation - there is a huge difference in dubai in the standard and quality of accomodation. 3. find out if the "med...

dbxsoul

mu goodnes GAB, you sure are a little ray of sunshine this afternoon

dbxsoul

ooops.... let me try my non-dislexic one finger approach to typing this time .... "my goodness"

dbxsoul

i'll second fayz on that ..... things like that "don't happen here", so you would find it extremely difficult to find it advertised anywhere, as that would be admitting there was a problem. i would assume that the facility would be adminsitered by either the dubai department of health or t...

dbxsoul

You need to put the country in perspective. As it is Muslim and run according to Muslim laws and traditional values - things like alcoholism and drug related problems are not supposed to happen - as using them is in contravention with the law of the land. Simply because of this they cannot have huge...

dbxsoul

i'd agree. for the first few months use a rental car until you are happy driving on the roads .. mmm comfortable may be a better word as i don't think anyone is ever happy driving on the roads here :) .... there's an old joan armatrading song that goes "don't use your army to fight a loosing ba...

dbxsoul

ha-ha-ha

wish they had spell checkers when i was there .... think they had just phased out the abacus

dbxsoul

hi there, try this site http://www.rashidc.ae/en.htm Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre. A fairly large, modern, well run (I have visited there a few times) centre. It relies heavily on sponsorship from the commercial sector - but is very well supported. Multi-racial, multi-lanuage. I'm sure there are ...

dbxsoul

ooops that should read, multilingual

dbxsoul

i agree with arnie. spitting in particular and littering absolutly grates me. everytime i see a car stopped at the traffic light and the door open you know whats going to happen - either half a refuse bag or the ashtray is going to be tipped into the street or something large, green and jelly-like i...

dbxsoul

intresting observation... after i did a little digging ... a 420 in canadian slang (canadian military) is someone who smokes weed .... does that mean that 420 = hashman???

dbxsoul

1. the "add on's" such as pool, bbq area, gym etc. are dependant on the complex in which you rent, some do not have all of these facilities. 2. the new 5% property tax is payable by the owner/ landlord and collected through DEWA, the liability for this must be specified in the tennancy con...

dbxsoul

i love 9 and 19, arnie you snuk your un-numbered on in between - like an interchange on shiekh zayed road

dbxsoul

oops i meant 9 and 10

dbxsoul

"Reminds me of when I was a student and used to work at supermarket. This guy used to come in and go and wash himself in the toilets. He was caught one day in just his briefs in the toilets having a full wash!! He was banned from entering the supermarket again!! " worst i've had was someon...

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customer bathrooms in our showroom .... AND, the washbasins are in the common portion of the bathroom. this means that who ever did the "deed" would have had to climb onto and squat on top of the basin in public.....

eeek!!!! dubai does my head in on occasions!

dbxsoul

there were foot prints

dbxsoul

another one you can look at is "Al Noor" (think it means "the brightness" although my arabic is very rusty).

www.alnooruae.org
alnoor00@emirates.net.ae

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