Ammroc - Page 21

irishman66 · #**201** (**permalink**) 21st July 2012, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fuelman407

I am in the Park Inn also, room 211. The hotel is very comfortable. They have two pools, share one with the other Radisson hotel next door. Both are Radisson but think this one is 3 stars and the other is higher. You can rent a car at the other one. The gym is very good. The only complaint I have is the cost of food here. The IKEA store is not far but too far to walk there, so you will have to take a short taxi ride there. They have a cafetria there. There is a mall not too far called Al Raha but do not go there. It is small and the food court does not have many places to eat in it. Plus, the taxi ride there and back will cost you 65 AED. They have a free shuttle to the big Abu Dhabi mall at 11:30 am and 3pm. With Ramadan only afew stores are open but they do have a good grocery store there called Abu Dhabi Co-op. but once you are done there you have a long wait for the bus. When you get here as them to have water in your room every day! That is a good thing. There will be some waiting for you, but you need more every day! The free breakfast buffet is very good and has alot of items on it, plus the will cook eggs or omlets for you too. Best meal of the day! That is a life saver for me. Suggest you eat a good breakfast and eat at AMMROC for 25AED. That is a good deal. Okay! will be looking for you. Are you sure about you getting here on 30th? They normally only travel folks on a sunday, which, is 29th. I have a friend flying in on 29th, Ryan Sheffield! He was with me in Saudi! Let me know and will be looking for you. Bye for now.
Steve

Thanks for all the info, I am definitely on the 30th I arrive into Abu Dhabi at 19.15 so a nice long day. Did I see in one of your earlier posts that you are on LinkedIn if so I will pm you my details and connect through that.

fuelman407 · #**202** (**permalink**) 21st July 2012, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by irishman66

Thanks for all the info, I am definitely on the 30th I arrive into Abu Dhabi at 19.15 so a nice long day. Did I see in one of your earlier posts that you are on LinkedIn if so I will pm you my details and connect through that.

Hi, I do not use LinkedIn. when you get to Abu Dhabi airport. Do not go directly to the passport control. You will have to go to the Visa Control office to get your orginal visa. the one AMMROC emailed you is the copy. Once you have that then you will go to a office for your eye scan. Then you can go to passport control. From there you will go to get your bags then off to customs, they did not check anything. The driver was there to greet me with a sign with AMMROC logo on it and your name. He will ask you if you want a new semi card for your cell phone, I did and it is easier this way and will cost you 55 AED, so hope you have some AED on you when you come. He will take you to the hotel, which is not far. May not be able to see you when you get it but will see you at AMMROC HQ the next day. The driver will be there by 9am but with me he did not show till 9:30 am. The Crown Plaza hotel is next door and there may be some folks that are there too! Okay, rest on the flight! it is a long one! wow! See ya
Steve

Bounty Hunter · #**203** (**permalink**) 22nd July 2012, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by fuelman407

Hi, I do not use LinkedIn. when you get to Abu Dhabi airport. Do not go directly to the passport control. You will have to go to the Visa Control office to get your orginal visa. the one AMMROC emailed you is the copy. Once you have that then you will go to a office for your eye scan. Then you can go to passport control. From there you will go to get your bags then off to customs, they did not check anything. The driver was there to greet me with a sign with AMMROC logo on it and your name. He will ask you if you want a new semi card for your cell phone, I did and it is easier this way and will cost you 55 AED, so hope you have some AED on you when you come. He will take you to the hotel, which is not far. May not be able to see you when you get it but will see you at AMMROC HQ the next day. The driver will be there by 9am but with me he did not show till 9:30 am. The Crown Plaza hotel is next door and there may be some folks that are there too! Okay, rest on the flight! it is a long one! wow! See ya
Steve

Steve,

Not that I am there yet but really good to know information for my arrival upon UAE. I think with everything else that is/seems so confusing, this will be one less thing to have to wait on. Is the VISA control office located on the same side when we enter country? I mean before we have to get our passports stamed for entry into UAE. 55 AED? Is it cheaper to get them at the airport or out on the economy? Coming from the US, I don't think I will get a chance to find somewhere that can/will do the money exchange.

Tony

fuelman407 · #**204** (**permalink**) 22nd July 2012, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bounty Hunter

Steve,

Not that I am there yet but really good to know information for my arrival upon UAE. I think with everything else that is/seems so confusing, this will be one less thing to have to wait on. Is the VISA control office located on the same side when we enter country? I mean before we have to get our passports stamed for entry into UAE. 55 AED? Is it cheaper to get them at the airport or out on the economy? Coming from the US, I don't think I will get a chance to find somewhere that can/will do the money exchange.

Tony

Hi,
The visa control office is not far from the passport control. As you are coming off the aircraft, walk towards the passport control but do not go there. There are some stairs across the way from there and you keep walking (on the same level) along the small glass wall, on the left. You might see a large or small line of people waiting for the eye scan, you just past them, turn right, then go for about 10 feet and turn left. THe visa control office is facing a large waiting room with chairs. There will be two windows and give them you visa that AMMROC emailed you and wait there for afew minutes and they will bring you your original visa. At this time you can get inline for you eye scan now. After the eys scan you can go to passport control now. Once out of there, you go get you bags and go to customs, they probably will not ask to look at your bags. Then, walk to the terminal where the driver will be there with a smalll AMMROC sign with your name on it. He will as you if you want to buy a UAE sim card for your phone. I did! Like I said it will cost you 55 AED. There should be a ATM close by, not sure, I did not need it. Just ask the driver, he can tell you. Okay? Let me know when you are coming. Bye for now.
Steve

Sandscorpion · #**205** (**permalink**) 24th July 2012, 05:29 AM

To Anyone on the ground there:

Now that the orientation is over how is the working day there?

Are the facilities good? (Offices, computers, environment)

Are you actually working now? Flightline? Office job?

Instructors....What are the students like?

Bounty Hunter · #**206** (**permalink**) 25th July 2012, 08:16 AM

Ho hum...it has been 34 days and I am still waiting for my clearance. I am thinking because it is the Holy month, things are moving along but not as we are used to. Sara has informed me that they are pushing somewhere up to 2000 applicants a day so it will take a while. I also heard that I should bring my own steel toe/saftey boots. For you guys already there, any fact to this? I hope all is going well for those that already have boots on the ground. Now just waiting for the rest of us to arrive...

60guy · #**207** (**permalink**) 25th July 2012, 10:40 AM

@ Bounty Hunter. I did see a post by Swig saying to bring your own steel toe boots because the ones provided were not very good. Good luck with the clearance issues, sure with Ramadan ongoing, has a little to do with delay.

Bounty Hunter · #**208** (**permalink**) 25th July 2012, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 60guy

@ Bounty Hunter. I did see a post by Swig saying to bring your own steel toe boots because the ones provided were not very good. Good luck with the clearance issues, sure with Ramadan ongoing, has a little to do with delay.

Thanks 60,

I thought I saw that somewhere but not sure where. Do you know something else about the clearance issues? Sounds like you are not telling the whole story....I sure would appriciate any insight; my family is already in Turkey and I am living in the garage with my parents just waiting (feeling very useless...)

fuelman407 · #**209** (**permalink**) 25th July 2012, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bounty Hunter

Steve,

Not that I am there yet but really good to know information for my arrival upon UAE. I think with everything else that is/seems so confusing, this will be one less thing to have to wait on. Is the VISA control office located on the same side when we enter country? I mean before we have to get our passports stamed for entry into UAE. 55 AED? Is it cheaper to get them at the airport or out on the economy? Coming from the US, I don't think I will get a chance to find somewhere that can/will do the money exchange.

Tony

Tony, the visa office is near passport control. Get off the aircraft and walk with the others till you see passport control. About 50 feet infront of that there are some stairs but do not go down them. Stay to the left of them and walk till you hit the wall then turn right, walk about 25 feet and turn to the left and the visa office is on your left facing a large waiting room. There are two small windows, give them your visa that was emailed to you and wait about five minutes. They will get your orginal visa and then proceed back the same way. Just walk back the 25 feet but do not turn left, go straight to another office for your eye scan. Once that is done, now you can go to passport control. When you get your bags and are in the terminal area, look for a ATM to get some money. There is no ATM in the hotel. If you do not want to get a sim card for your phone right then okay! Any phone store in any mall will be able to provide you with one and remember, you will need a cell phone with no camera in it. So, if you do have one with it you can buy a new cell phone for cheap, I did, cost me AED 69. Okay! keep intouch!
Steve

Bounty Hunter · #**210** (**permalink**) 26th July 2012, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by fuelman407

Tony, the visa office is near passport control. Get off the aircraft and walk with the others till you see passport control. About 50 feet infront of that there are some stairs but do not go down them. Stay to the left of them and walk till you hit the wall then turn right, walk about 25 feet and turn to the left and the visa office is on your left facing a large waiting room. There are two small windows, give them your visa that was emailed to you and wait about five minutes. They will get your orginal visa and then proceed back the same way. Just walk back the 25 feet but do not turn left, go straight to another office for your eye scan. Once that is done, now you can go to passport control. When you get your bags and are in the terminal area, look for a ATM to get some money. There is no ATM in the hotel. If you do not want to get a sim card for your phone right then okay! Any phone store in any mall will be able to provide you with one and remember, you will need a cell phone with no camera in it. So, if you do have one with it you can buy a new cell phone for cheap, I did, cost me AED 69. Okay! keep intouch!
Steve

Steve,

What happens if I have a phone with a camera in it? Can I not bring it to work? What about leaving it in my locker while at work? Seems a very small detail that can be worked through. Resaon I ask is that I already have a GSM unlocked phone that I plan to take/bring with me. Now a days, almost every phone has a camera in it...Now just waiting for my paperwork to get emailed to me