I am in Dubai right now to finalize my contract as well as look for schools. I will consider myself lucky since I made a lot of progress on both the fronts. I was able to secure admission for both my kids and the school have given me until 5th of July to deposit the first installment. In addition they have said that they need two post dated cheques by the end of August.

I do not have a signed offer in hand so I do not want to commit such a huge amount of fees. At the same time I do not want to lose a spot. Any suggestions on what I can do?

As far as I know, I cannot open a bank account unless I have residence. I have asked them for the wire instructions details so that I can wire the first installment. In addition I am trying to push the company to finalise the offer but Dubai does not work that fast !!!!