Moving to Dubai with Kids - lots of kids!

[Emir & James]

Hi,

My husband and I are considering moving to Dubai with our five kids aged 6,5,3,2 and 3 months!!! Package details not confirmed as of yet but looks good ie. housing, school, car, medical, phone, flights etc all covered by company and salary circa 35,000 DHS per month. How does this sound?

Would be grateful to hear from anyone who had relocated with kids also . . .
my main concern for the kids believe it or not is the heat! We live in Ireland and they are always outdoors, rain hail or shine. Is the hot weather very prohibitive?

Hope to hear from some of you soon

Emir x x

[flossie]

Hate to sound too gloom and doom, but you may find some obstacles.

Obstacle 1: Are you sure your employer will be paying schooling for ALL you children? Most will either give an allowance per school child, or pay for up to two children. Check and double check.

Obstacle 2: School places for the lower grades can be very, very hard to get. Apply NOW! You will have to pay an application fee for each school you apply to. Maybe your company will reimburse you ?

Obstacle 3: Yes, it's bloody hot. Yes, it's prohibitive. But for 7 or 8 months, it's lovely.

Obstacle 4: Housing. Please, please, please research and make sure your housing IS covered. Is it just an allowance, or does it state that they will supply housing at cost? Rents are obscene and literally going up by the week.

If you have all schooling, all housing, all utilities, all vehicle costs etc paid, you will be fine on 35K a month. You won't be living the life of Reilly, but you can live well.

[Geordie Armani]

5 kids out here!!! it has gotta be some package!!! housing alone is going to set you back over 300,000 dhs. I don't any employer who would touch a family of your size! (sorry)