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Hello All, Hopefully one of you may have some experience / information you could share with me to shed some light on my current situation. My Girlfriend has been offered a great position for a company based in Dubai and she has excepted as its a good opportunity for her. We both currently live in UK...

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Otherwise you can apply for a visa through the Freezone as a Freelancer. Go to http://www.dubaiinternetcity.ae for details. This looks like it may be my ticket - has anyone been approved via the above process. fayz - that may be on the cards, but would rather marry under less quick fire conditions :)

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Is it the norm that all lets are for a year or is there a chance of finding Monthly rental lets - or even striking a deal. I can afford up to 6-7k a month on a property - but there is no way i can lay out a check for 80k + fees. Would be better off getting a mortgage (if i had that sorta cash). How ...

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Hi All, I have tried to search so i apologise in advance if this has already been answered. How many times can you renew a visit visa. If i come from the UK i will get 90 days on arrival - can i just keep extending each time by leaving the country and coming back in - or is there a limit? Thanks.

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No limit as far as I know. But I'll sponsor you as a "maid" just give me the cash you are spending to go out of the country and back :wink: Thats an idea - no kinky stuff though. Is it right that there is a 90 day visa dished out on arrival? This is from the federal govenment website: Cit...

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Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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I spent a few weeks working in Cairo and did not have any bad memorys at all. Yeah the traffic is mad like, but as you say order seems to come out of chaos. Did you find the best way to cross the road is just casually walk out? Its almost is the cars just slip stream round you. Quite a funny feeling...

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Hi Guys and Gals,

Looking to source a list of big it firms established in dubai - such as HP, IBM, Logica CMG.

Does anyone working in this area have any feedback on the amount of work around?

Cheers

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Hi,

We are on are way to dubai from the UK and would like to rent a one bedroom apartment towards the end of October.

Please PM me if you have anything nice on offer. Must have adsl internet or at least the means to have it installed.

Regards,
Luke

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"he asks Muslim women at his Blackburn constituency surgeries if they would mind removing veils". Not to wise of him to comment in such a time of tension. But if i am honest i feel the same, wrongly or rightly and open to having my views changed.. What needs consideration is that in the UK...

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Since the early days of islam, politics was always associated with islam. Actually, Islam was someitmes exploited for political reasons, like other nations during the Dark Ages of europe. Its the continuous struggle to be the most powerful nation using any means necessary. I wonder if USA is using ...

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Finally someone with the needed status speaks up. This may not sound like a big deal, but it is massive. It is so rare that a british army General speaks up on a matter of government policy. I hope its a statement which leads to many spared lives in the future. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6046332....

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Which raises an interesting question. When the foreign troops leave - what happens? Good point. Perhaps the US will stay there and eventually pull out as well (just like another Vietnam). Hopefully then the country will settle, but past experience suggests that the warlords will start scrapping aga...

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3 pairs of pants.

3 pairs of socks.

3 shirts.

3 trousers.

Toothbrush Razor.

MP3 Player and Laptop

Your right it is easier for guys.

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Anyone else as bored as me?

I will kick it off:

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And for those who don't get it:

Also try to use 'copy link location' to save taking up loads of disk space with attachments.

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Personally i would not go near phucket - seeing fat europeans going back to their hotels with 14 year olds put me off the vibe. Why not try out Koh-Samui or Koh Phang yan. Its full of lovely beachs and a slow peaceful pace of life. Not only that you get plenty of nightclubs 20 minutes away from your...

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Hi Paranoid, I don't think for one second that they are doing this out of choice. We are lucky that we are in a position where we can afford to have choice in the first place. With situations like this, normally a group of indivduals will be making a lot of cash out of the poverty of these people - ...

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We are a professional British couple looking for private accomodation in Dubai. Would consider a short term let of 3 months in the first instance. Budget is 6000DHS per month. Would prefer monthly payment or 4 cheques. Reasonably flexible as to location but prefer Marina, Emirates Hill, Umm Suqeim, ...

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We are a professional British couple looking for private accomodation in Dubai. Would consider a short term let of 3 months in the first instance. Budget is 6000DHS per month. Would prefer monthly payment or 4 cheques. Reasonably flexible as to location but prefer Marina, Emirates Hill, Umm Suqeim, ...

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Just finished week one in Dubai and I knew it was going to be expensive, but being here has just confirmed this even more. Yesterday we viewed a dust ridden one bedroom flat in a complex which although ok would not have looked to far out of place in Spain catering to club 18-30 holidays (great if yo...

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^ian^ wrote:Welcome to Dubai and stick with it. The first few months suck, but get OK after that.

Thanks Ian - nice of you to say and a 'get better' lifts the spirits.

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[quote="KeithL"][Im curious to know as to what made you leave london for dubai ? /quote] Hi Keith - good question Keith, i would have asked the same after reading my post. The main drive was my partner has been offered a really good job, which will do her career the world of good. She also...

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Thats a good point and we will look at the after being here a little while longer. Had a better day today - found some cheaper apartments and villas out a Mirdiff (any one know much on area, any good?). I have also spoke to few agents and landlords - seems the one cheque request is a hopeful punt in...

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Does anyone know the number for this place, googled it to death and still no results?

EDIT:

Also Does anyone know of any decent and inexpensive (if that is possible) serviced apartments in Dubai.

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The Artic Monkeys.

We are cr*p at football and lose all the time, it always rain's but theres one thing we are good at and the envy of the world:

ave some!

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Thanks for the help all

We are hoping (hoping being to hopeful perhaps) to find someone until we get somewhere permanent.

Looking at around 8000-9000 aed a month - which looks like it won't happen

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We have a 2 bedroom villa in the Springs and while we paid 85,000 last Dec., it seems the going rate is about 100,000 to 115,000 at the moment. The rents are ridiculous. :evil: That is so true - we are looking for a 2 bed in springs. Gulfnews has some listed for 100k - all of the agents i have call...

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The rent board has been ruling overwhelmingly in the favour of tenants. The main excuse given by landlords is "my brother is moving in", but the rent board doesn't let them get away with it. They have to have given proper notice and show intent to live there etc. Thats really good to hear...

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Hi,

Does anyone know what the commute from Mirdif to DMC or Bur Dubai is like?

Do you catch all of the Sharjah traffic?

Cheers

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