Are you moving to Dubai - this might help

[Pineapple]

Hi there

A Chinese Gerodie lass here!,,and will be will be transfering to Dubai from Hong Kong in June 2008. I will be working at Port Saeed Road (Deira), do you know where I can hunt for shared accomodation and which locations I should be looking which is also not too far to travel (Just have no clue)

Secondly, on the medical test part, can I do it here before going over, or must it be carried out at Dubai? Cheers!!

[Elphaba]

If you will be working in Deira, then probably best to look for accommodation in Deira and save on travelling. If you want to share look at Dubai Property for Sale and Rent, Jobs in Dubai, Dubai Classifieds


A medical examination is always carried out in Dubai. It will be just a blood test.

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[Pineapple]

Thanks for your help and I will check the site out!

[cindy38]

hi all
we are planning on moving to dubai in august but we dont know where to start..we have 4 young children,2 in primary school and 2 infants...my husband has 4 apartments there which he rents out so we will be looking to rent a villa..
we are not coming to work but knowing my husband he wont stay put for long.
how long does it take to get residency visa?
how much are the school fees?
my husband should be able to get damac properties to sponsor him as he has bought property from them.
please tell me anything else i should know.

thankyou

[Elphaba]

The vast majority of people are on work visas and visas attached to properties are less secure. Indeed one of the major developers (not Damac) already has put all residency visas relating to property purchase on hold, pending the issue of a new set of rules. It could take anything from 2 days to 4 months to sort out visas, although possibly longer as it is doubtful that Damac would see this as any sort of priority.

As for what else you need to know - please read through the site, as these questions have been covered numerous times. And buy yourself a copy of Dubai Explorer.

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[Geordie Armani]

Originally Posted by cindy38

hi all
we are planning on moving to dubai in august but we dont know where to start..we have 4 young children,2 in primary school and 2 infants...my husband has 4 apartments there which he rents out so we will be looking to rent a villa..
we are not coming to work but knowing my husband he wont stay put for long.
how long does it take to get residency visa?
how much are the school fees?
my husband should be able to get damac properties to sponsor him as he has bought property from them.
please tell me anything else i should know.

thankyou

If I had four children Dubai would be the last place I would come - because of the school fees. YOu will be looking at in the region of 120k per annum to education them and this will be rising every year.

[stunning]

Hey guys i had a quick question I'm from the states and plan on attending AUD what do you guys think about the school? and if i go visit dubai and want to rent a car will i still have to try to get a international licences?

[FragilePsycho]

Could someone tell me how easy it is to negotiate with owner/landlord in Dubai?

Say, a car (used/new) selling for 150,000 AED or an apartment leasing for the same price. How likely can you get it down to...let say 140,000AED

[sgilli3]

Originally Posted by FragilePsycho

Could someone tell me how easy it is to negotiate with owner/landlord in Dubai?

Say, a car (used/new) selling for 150,000 AED or an apartment leasing for the same price. How likely can you get it down to...let say 140,000AED

You can try
If paying with 1 cheque, you will find that the landlord maybe willing to negotiate with you.

In regards to a car...depends on how badly the person wants to sell it

[FragilePsycho]

IC....What if I am dealing with agents?

Thanks Sgilli3