Potentially moving to Dubai on March

[nico3d]

hi, i might be offered a job in Sharjah starting on March.

I'm a junior Architect 3 years exp. The local company gave me a possible figure of 45k usd a year + bonus + health insurance + yearly return ticket. working time 8am-6pm

they suggested that a nice 1 br ap. would cost me 10k usd a year. What can i get for this?

i have no idea about Dubai's/Shajah's costs, locations, connectivity. can anyone give an idea of how good/decent the salary is.
I m not looking for luxury, i usually have a simple life and try to save as much as possible (for traveling if that interests you)

another issue. I want to bring my girlfriend to live with me. she's a dentist, how are the job opportunities for her there? should she get a job before? if not, can she get it there? can she stay with me? We are both from Argentina but also have Italian passports.

sorry for so many questions but i should have an offer by the end of this week and i m quite nervous!

thx in advance.

[Geordie Armani]

A one bed apartment in Sharjah will be approx 80k dhs. Technically cohabitating is illegal but most people do it anyway! Not sure about her getting a job to be honest with you. Check out the Gulf News - appointments section. As you aren't married she will need to work to get a residency visa.

Hope this helps

[nico3d]

thanks a lot for the info geordie.

I just saw in a past post of yours that you replied to somebody who was going to make 16000 dh a month to rethink what she was doing cos she wouldnt be going nowhere with that money.
At 45k usd a year without housing included i should be making less than 16 k dh a month.

can you tell me what life i should expect with my suggested salary?

i m currently living in china. i make about 1700 usd a month and make a comfortable living with only 500/600. and even though by now i know life in dubai is a lot more expensive i expect to go there to be able to make more and also save more.

what do you think?

[Geordie Armani]

the biggest expenditure here is rent, Dubai is way way more expensive than Sharjah. 16,000 dhs a month however isnt really a very good offer? I have no experience in your field of work but I would have thought that 20K plus housing allowance, plus education allowance, airfares, medical would have been more in line?

[gzk]

Nico,
Did you accept the Dubai offer? I am a US architect looking to move to Dubai. I have 7 years experience. Any info on salary/ how to seek out legitimate architecture firms would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Gabrielle
btw i am new to the forum and I dont see a PM option. am i missing it?

[Elphaba]

Originally Posted by gzk

Nico,
Did you accept the Dubai offer? I am a US architect looking to move to Dubai. I have 7 years experience. Any info on salary/ how to seek out legitimate architecture firms would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Gabrielle
btw i am new to the forum and I dont see a PM option. am i missing it?

You have picked up a very old thread and I don't think this poster is still around.

I suggest you do some research yourself to find architecture practices. Surely there are numerous professional publications?

The PM facility is only available after you have made 5 posts.

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