New in town :)

[sweetyindubai]

Hi Friends... am new in dubai and hav bn reading the forum 4 a while now.... relly good info here thank u all!!!!!

hope to see sum of u at the next meet up!!!

what do u love / hate about Dubai??

[mazdaRX8]

Hate: bartenders measure out an exact shot, carefully making sure they don't spill any, into your glass before filling it to the top with ice and a mixer... bleh

[Maz25]

Originally Posted by mazdaRX8

Hate: bartenders measure out an exact shot, carefully making sure they don't spill any, into your glass before filling it to the top with ice and a mixer... bleh

Ha ha!!! Not likely to get drunk then!

[marc]

hate - getting sand and dust on my work shoes every time, and going through a bottle of polish a day!!!

love - everything else.

[teinesamoa]

Pet peeve is Red Tape, I'm Samoan married to an English man, we got married back home and boy has it been trying

What I love? Sense of security and safety...but maybe I am living in a bubble at the moment the opportunity to travel, the lifestyle - we're really blessed.

[Ogri750]

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[teinesamoa]

Originally Posted by Ogri750

Red Tape

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I've been rejected my Visitor visa twice now in so many days because I'm apprently still in the country and have overstayed...even though they were given a copy of my exit stamp and I'm actually in the UK!! Husbands company have finally sorted it out now and I get to come back.

Getting a residence visa should be fun, we have a Samoan marriage certificate and we've been told by authorities that it has to be attested by the UAE embassy in that country. There is no UAE embassy/consulate in Samoa we've had it verified with an Apostille Stamp by the foreign affairs which has been accepted world wide these last 2 months but something tells me we're going to have more fun and games from the Dubai authorities LOL Gotta love it

[Maz25]

Originally Posted by teinesamoa

I've been rejected my Visitor visa twice now in so many days because I'm apprently still in the country and have overstayed...even though they were given a copy of my exit stamp and I'm actually in the UK!! Husbands company have finally sorted it out now and I get to come back.

Getting a residence visa should be fun, we have a Samoan marriage certificate and we've been told by authorities that it has to be attested by the UAE embassy in that country. There is no UAE embassy/consulate in Samoa we've had it verified with an Apostille Stamp by the foreign affairs which has been accepted world wide these last 2 months but something tells me we're going to have more fun and games from the Dubai authorities LOL Gotta love it

My soon-to-be new employer just sent me an email telling me about Dubai's obsession with paper work. Apparently, every single application for anything requires the equivalent of 20 volumes of an encyclopedia worth of paperwork before they even look at it!!!

Hopefully, things will go smoothly!!!

[teinesamoa]

Originally Posted by Maz25

My soon-to-be new employer just sent me an email telling me about Dubai's obsession with paper work. Apparently, every single application for anything requires the equivalent of 20 volumes of an encyclopedia worth of paperwork before they even look at it!!!

Hopefully, things will go smoothly!!!

Good Luck Maz! lol - yep that's a good sized forest right there in your impending paperwork, we've got a couple filed under "Dubai nightmare" If you need any help (not that I'll be that helpful, but on the offchance..) please don't hesitate to ask and I'm sure it'll be all good.

[Maz25]

Originally Posted by teinesamoa

Good Luck Maz! lol - yep that's a good sized forest right there in your impending paperwork, we've got a couple filed under "Dubai nightmare" If you need any help (not that I'll be that helpful, but on the offchance..) please don't hesitate to ask and I'm sure it'll be all good.

Thanks! Moving to Dubai at the end of the month! Should be fun!!!!