Dubai Guide
Getting used to living in a new country is always a challenge. The Just Landed Guide is designed to help you deal with the day-to-day challenges of living or working in Dubai. It is full of useful information and step-by-step guides on how things work and how to survive in Dubai.
Visas & Permits
- Introduction: Documentation required to enter Dubai
- Visas: How to obtain a visa
- Citizenship: Is it possible to become a national of Dubai?
- Embassy, consular & legal assistance: Where to obtain legal information
Jobs
- Introduction: Employment prospects
- Sponsorship: What is a sponsor?
- Recruitment Agencies: How they operate
- Freelancing and Temping: What you should expect
- Teaching English in Dubai: Where can you teach English?
- Working Women: What is working in Dubai like?
- Working conditions: Salary & Working hours
- Employment Contracts: What you need to know
- Changing Jobs: The difficulties of changing jobs
- Dismissal & Redundancy: What you need to know
- Social Security: Dubai's social security system
Housing & Rentals
- Introduction: The rental market
- Arab Homes: What you should expect
- Rented Accommodation: How to find a home in Dubai
- Rental Costs: How much does renting cost in Dubai?
- Rental Contracts: What you need to know
Property
- Introduction: The Dubai property market
- Finding property: Dubai properties available to foreigners
- Property Types: Freehold, usufruct and common hold
- Purchase process: Contracts, taxes and registrations
- Mortgages: Financing your Dubai property
- Additional cost: Taxes, insurance and utilities
Health
- Introduction: An introduction to healthcare in Dubai
- Hospitals & Clinics: Where to get treatment in Dubai
- Doctors & Dentists: Appointments, visits & fees
- Medicines: How to get medication in Dubai
- Emergencies: What to do in case of an emergency
- Health insurance in Dubai: Private health coverage is mandatory for all
Money
- Currency: The UAE dirham and international transfers
- Banks: Where to manage your finances
- Opening an account: How to open a bank account in Dubai
- Debit and Credit Cards: How to use cards in Dubai
- Cash & travellers' cheques: How to use them
- Foreign & Offshore Banking: Where to keep your money abroad
- Cost of Living: How much does living in Dubai cost?
Language
- Languages: Languages spoken in Dubai
- Arabic: Spoken and written Arabic
- Learning Arabic: How to learn the language effectively
Telephone & Internet
- Introduction: The Dubai Telecommunication market
- Telephone: How to get a fixed phone line
- Mobile phones: Operators and calling plans
- Phone calls: Calling and dialling codes
- International calls: How to save on your international calls from Dubai
- Internet: How to get internet access in Dubai
Education
- Introduction: Schools in Dubai
- State or Private School?: How to make the right choice
- Private Schools: An overview of private schools in Dubai
- Choosing a Private School: What to take into account
Travel & Leisure
- Public Transport in Dubai: How to get around in Dubai
- Driving License: Getting a driving license in Dubai
- Driving rules and regulations: Stay on the right side of the law
- Driving in Dubai: Driving Conditions
- Renting & importing a car in Dubai: How to rent and import a car
- 36 hours in Dubai: A weekend travel guide
- A Visit to the Souqs of Dubai : Wake up and smell the kofti
Business
- Starting a Business: All you need to know to start a business in Dubai
- Self-employment: How to work for yourself in Dubai
Culture
- Social Customs: What are local customs like?
- Official religion in Dubai: Some tips about Islam
- National Holidays: Important dates in the Islamic calendar
- Legal advice: The Islamic system of law
- Marriage & Divorce: All you need to know about Muslim marriages
Moving
- Before you move: A checklist of things you have to consider
- Professional removal companies: How to work with them
- Doing it yourself: How to arrange your move abroad