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40 DAY VISA RULES – NO LONGER APPLY
Updated 30-September-2020 This is old news! Updates will be published asap....
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Visa Run Dubai Hatta
Updated 14-May-2017 How to do the Dubai to Hatta visa run, getting your visa renewed at the same time. Not every nationality can do this. Please check our list....
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Holidays – Ramadan 2015
Updated 10-May-2015 18th June 2015 - the expected first day of the holy month of Ramadan 2015. Muslims the world over fast, pray and carry out charitable acts....
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Stamped and Attested
Updated 17-December-2014 You will hear the expression 'stamped and attested' quite a bit in Dubai. What it means and how to do it are explained here. ...
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Dress Sense
Updated 11-December-2014 What do the words 'dress appropriately' mean when you are in Dubai Courts, on Dubai beaches or in Dubai malls. Dress sense helps make sense of it all....
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Employees’ Medical Insurance
Updated 11-December-2014 Lost within the now mandatory medical insurance maze? Short version regarding medical with longer version to follow shortly. Get the basics here and now....
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Working in Dubai – General Information
Updated 06-July-2014 To work in Dubai you must have an Employment Visa. An Employment Visa can only be issued by your employer. This is the first in a series of 'Working in Dubai' guides. We'll take you through the various steps relating to the process and documentation in later...
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