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Originally Posted by Swan Family
Hi guys, my husband has had a job offer from a consulting company and we are thinking seriously about taking it, but I have a couple of questions first.
1. When we get off the plane, when we first arrive in Dubai, do I need to have a car seat for my baby? Do you arrange for a taxi to have a car seat? Or do you just hold on to them with dear life?
2. The company is located in Wafi Residence. What apartment options do we have close to this that is baby friendly? I don't want you to tell me what is nice etc I just need options so I can investigate them. Can we live in Wafi Residences?
3. How do I get around with a baby that needs a car seat as I will have to rely on public transport?
4. We are from Australia, so can someone tell me if we need to and if so how we get documents notarised? Do we have to go to Sydney or can we get this done by our local solicitor etc?
I'm sorry for the stupid questions but I have just been told 10 mins ago that I may have to pack up and move for this big adventure and I have all these questions and no one here knows any answers.
Thankyou for any help given.
Kelly
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Hi and welcome to the forum
Yes, I suggest you take your car seat (just from personal experience).
We collected our seat along with our luggage, and secured it in the taxi ourselves.
The traffic can be terrible, I wouldnt risk not using a car seat here.
2.I believe there are furnished and unfurnished apartments in Wafi Residence.Sorry, I cant help with what they are like though.
3.If you need to rely on public transport, then Im afraid you will have to drag the car seat along. I dont drive here eiter, and have 3 kids, but I just do my shopping etc, when DH can drop me off somewhere and collect me later.
I have only shopped a few times using a taxi/car seat - too much hassle IMHO.
4.We are from Oz too.
We took our wedding certificate (the real one- not one from church), and our school certificates to a notary in Melbourne. He notarised the documents and they were stamped.
Then we went to DFAT in Melb, and they attested that the signatures were real and true- then they stamped the document.
From there the document went to the UAE embassy in Canberra to be stamped.
The process took a week or so, and wasnt too expensive (sorry cant remember the costs)