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No date yet being given for new three year property visa in the UAE

November 3, 2011 Dubai

There is not date for real estate owners in the United Arab Emirates to be granted a three year residency visa if their property is worth more than AED1 million, it has been confirmed. ‘We hope it will be soon,’ said a spokesman for the Dubai Land Department who declined to be more specific.

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Dubai tightens rules on expat housing tax

October 31, 2011 Dubai

Rules are being tightened in Dubai to make sure that expats pay housing fees by the end of June next year in a crackdown aimed at reducing the numbers not being billed for the tax. Dubai Municipality said that it is going to be more efficient in terms of sending out bills and tracing people [...]

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New education centre opens in Dubai for those wishing to study in the US

October 28, 2011 America

The United States has opened an education advisory service centre at its Consulate in Dubai as part of a new policy to attract more students from the region. The US Education Advising Centre, known as EducationUSA, has been created to offer free information and services to teachers, administrators, counsellors, parents and students interested in studying [...]

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Lloyds enhances opportunities for expats savings accounts in the Middle East

October 17, 2011 Britain

Lloyds TSB in the Middle East has enhanced its versatile Bonus Saver Account which allows customers to save in the four main currencies of the dollar, sterling the euro and the dirham. The Bonus Saver 3 account is the latest addition to the Bank’s expanding range of savings accounts and claims to offer one of [...]

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Three year multiple entry visa for those who buy property in the UAE

June 30, 2011 Dubai

Foreigners investing in property in the United Arab Emirates will get a three-year multiple entry visit visa instead of six months, it has been decided. The visa extension is regarded as a blatant attempt to tempt back foreign property buyers who have deserted places like Dubai since the global downturn resulted in a huge drop [...]

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Call for decision on UAE labour card and residence visa changes to be reversed

March 22, 2011 Dubai

Business representatives are calling for a controversial ruling by the United Arab Emirates that effectively reduced expat residence visas to two years to be changes. The Dubai Chamber of Commerce is leading the call for change after the Ministry of Labour announced in December that labour card validity would be reduced from January this year, [...]

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New advice booklet issued for British expats in UAE

February 16, 2011 Dubai

British expats in the United Arab Emirates are being advised to be careful after research shows that statistically and proportionally they are more likely to be arrested than anywhere else in the world apart from Thailand. The British Embassy has decided to take a proactive stance because of the sheer number of British people getting [...]

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Health concerns raised in the UAE as heart related problems increase in expat population

February 11, 2011 Dubai

The amount of heart related problems and high blood pressure is set to increase in the United Arab Emirates with much of the health problems among the expat population, it is claimed. The mortality rate among men in the area could increase by as much as 174% in the next decade, doctors are warning.

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Expats hit out at Dubai police chief’s anti foreign remarks

January 18, 2011 Dubai

The chief of police in Dubai has called for a quota system to be introduced to keep the size of the emirate’s expat population in check and preserve its national identity. In what is regarded as an outspoken remark, Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim said that a check on the number of non-Arab foreign workers [...]

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New visa and work card rules for expats in the United Arab Emirates

December 8, 2010 Dubai

New regulations are being introduced in the United Arab Emirates in January for expat private sector workers that will reduce the length of visas and work cards. As part of a plan to streamline the labour card and visa system the length of time covered is being reduced from three years to two years.

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Wills service for British expats in UAE launched

November 17, 2010 Dubai

A new wills services for British expats in the Gulf has been launched amid warnings that different rule under Sharia law favors male beneficiaries. Dubai Expatriate Wills points out that a will is an important legal document with which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his/her estate and sets out [...]

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Expat spending power set to boost retail sales in United Arab Emirates, research suggests

October 19, 2010 Dubai

The spending power of expats in the United Arab Emirates is expected to life retail sales as they rush to buy cars and electronic goods, it is claimed. While Emiratis contribute to retail sales, it is the buying power of the country’s expat residents that is the major source of success, according to a study [...]

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Expats in Saudi Arabia hit out at very increasing private school costs

September 23, 2010 Dubai

Expats in Saudi Arabia are complaining about the high costs of private school fees and a lack of government run schools which forces them to take the fee paying option. They say that the vast majority of foreign parents are either unable to find a place for their children in public schools or cannot send [...]

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