Make your expat project a success!
Nomadic Boys. Dubai is regarded as the Vegas of the Middle East. Just like Las Vegas, it’s a loud, glitzy, super touristic and very modern city, with plenty of things to do. It’s also a major transport hub, making it the perfect stopover to break up long trips. We’ve been to Dubai several times, mainly to visit some of our gay friends living there. Before we went for our first trip, we had serious concerns about our safety because of the harsh anti-gay laws.
I’d heard of Dubai, naturally, but we weren’t going to Dubai. B was made one of those offers you can’t refuse, and we were on our way to a place.
At Bayut, we know how daunting it can be to pack your bags and move to a completely unfamiliar city, no matter how much Hollywood romanticises it. Dubai attracts one of the largest percentages of expats in the world, so we decided to put together some information to help you make that transition easily. A lot of Britons are looking to this Middle Eastern city for better opportunities with many considering moving to Dubai from the UK. All British passport holders get a visit visa on arrival which is valid for 30 days, purely for tourist purposes.
You can extend this for a longer period at a cost, but that usually involves exiting and re-entering the UAE, making it impractical in the long run. The most common amongst these is the employment visa, the main requirement for which is to have a job offer from a company registered in Dubai. Once you accept such an offer, the visa processing and associated costs are generally taken care of by the organisation.
If you are moving to Dubai on a work visa, your employer will inform you about all the required documentation. It includes your signed offer letter, passport copy, educational certificates and the recently introduced good conduct certificate from a recognised body in the countries you lived in for the last 5 years. One of the things you need to take care of, is the attestation of your certificates according to the Ministry of Labour guidelines.