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Forum: Middle East
Apr 11th 2024, 7:47 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,380
Posted By leepee

Re: What is your experience so far of Living in Riyadh?

Writing on behalf of my husband who has been living in Riyad for 18 months. He was previously in Kenya.

I don't find the people rude at all. In fact, if you learn even a couple of words in Arabic...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 15th 2023, 7:10 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,504
Posted By leepee

Re: Riyadh compound/school advice

Hi Lauryna.

Not much to offer but just to say that Antara is pretty pricey. My husband is in a two bed apartment and it costs about 220,000SAR a year. It is a very nice compound though and he...
Forum: Middle East
May 22nd 2023, 8:08 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,196
Posted By leepee

Re: Age question - Saudi Arabia

Thanks for that...Yeah, that is what I have found out as well. Turns out we have a few over 60's working there so there is clearly a bit of flexibility
Forum: Middle East
May 16th 2023, 7:04 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,196
Posted By leepee

Age question - Saudi Arabia

Hi all
Does anyone know if Iqamas are given to expats over the age of 59 - 60? I have read a few articles about them being refused but they are all from a few years ago. I have a colleague (Director...
Forum: Middle East
May 15th 2023, 5:55 pm
Replies: 105
Views: 32,676
Posted By leepee

Re: Parsons - How different are they to Neom?

Hi Zak90

Can't help you very much but wanted to let you know that Parsons are also working on the Qiddiya project based west of Riyadh. So not just on NEOM.
Forum: Canada
May 9th 2023, 9:30 am
Replies: 2
Views: 514
Posted By leepee

Re: Canada Residency Status and the Tax obligations

Can't help with the technicalities, but when we left Canada, we rented out our house. If we hadn't, we were advised it would have been considered a residential tie and we could have been liable for...
Forum: Middle East
May 9th 2023, 9:15 am
Replies: 8
Views: 1,285
Posted By leepee

Re: Offshore account

I have just been looking into this a bit. Husband is in Saudi. HSBC don't seem to do accounts for people based there but Lloyds International just wanted proof he was living there - so didn't want an...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 17th 2023, 12:43 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,550
Posted By leepee

Re: PM JOB IN MIDDLE EAST - HELP

Sent you a PM
Forum: Republic of Ireland
Jul 5th 2022, 7:44 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,659
Posted By leepee

Re: Part time resident between U.K. and Ireland

Sorry, no advice just sympathy. Unfortunately Brexit really screwed up things like this.
Forum: Canada
Oct 27th 2021, 10:29 am
Replies: 72
Views: 11,611
Posted By leepee

Re: Final decision

Hi Tirytory...

I know exactly how you feel! We have lived all over the place, including Calgary for eight years. Now living in the Netherlands and it is fine as I can (covid lockdown etc...
Forum: Belgium , Netherlands, Luxembourg
Aug 9th 2018, 1:04 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 549
Posted By leepee

School kids fares on public transit - Arnhem

Hi all....Just wondering if school kids - ages 12 and 15 in our case, qualify for any kind of fare discount on buses and 'sprinter'trains? Have been searching for the information but can't seem to...
Forum: Canada
Mar 5th 2014, 10:22 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 5,543
Posted By leepee

Re: Move to Calgary?

Good luck with your decision...It is a big world out there - nice to see as much of it as you can!!

Lisa
Forum: Canada
Mar 4th 2014, 8:16 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 5,543
Posted By leepee

Re: Move to Calgary?

We have lived in Calgary for almost eight years. Prior to that we lived for three years in France and about three years in Germany....I am originally from London.

What I miss about Europe (aside...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 27th 2014, 12:33 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 674
Posted By leepee

Re: Understanding holiday.....

Thanks for that.....Complications in KSA??? Surely not!!!!;)
Forum: Middle East
Feb 26th 2014, 7:13 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 674
Posted By leepee

Understanding holiday.....

Hi there

Just noticed on another thread that someone said that holiday allowance includes weekends. Does anyone know if this is the case in KSA? In other words a holiday allowance of 30 days would...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 9th 2014, 7:47 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 786
Posted By leepee

Compounds near BIS (Conti) Jeddah

Would be really grateful if someone could give me an idea of the compounds that are the shortest distance to Conti School. I know Al Basateen would be the best but am not sure if they have...
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th 2014, 7:51 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,417
Posted By leepee

Re: Rece Trip (with kids) - Calgary - March

Me again....
Just saw that you were wondering about how to break the news of your move...I didn't have that issue as we moved here with a 21/2 year old and an 11 week old - plus their grandparents...
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th 2014, 7:31 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 4,417
Posted By leepee

Re: Rece Trip (with kids) - Calgary - March

Within the CBE - Calgary Board of Education, the cut off for 'grade age' is March 1st. So if your child starts Kindergarten in September, he/she has to turn 5 by the following March 1st . My youngest...
Forum: Canada
Jan 23rd 2014, 5:17 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,272
Posted By leepee

Re: Buying a house in Canada by an overseas non resident

We have a house in West Kelowna that we bought back in 2002 - good time to buy there:) We spend our summers there and rent it out for the other ten months of the year. You probably already know the...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2012, 9:12 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 5,014
Posted By leepee

Re: Immigrating in late 40's to Alberta

No real info but was just going to suggest getting in touch with some recruitment agencies as a way of maybe finding out some info? I will say that the radio shows here seem to be talking endlessly...
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2012, 9:02 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,041
Posted By leepee

Re: schooling Alberta

I wouldn't think of it as loosing a year....Think of it as giving her some time to just socialise and get used to a new country and new people. There is no way she will be allowed to go into Grade 1...
Forum: Canada
May 30th 2011, 3:34 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,522
Posted By leepee

Re: Good Banks in Alberta

We use BMO and Scotiabank.....We also have an online account with ING...I find the customer 'care' at both BMO and Scotia to be vastly better than I ever experienced in the UK...Otherwise they are...
Forum: Middle East
May 23rd 2011, 2:39 am
Replies: 39
Views: 5,092
Posted By leepee

Re: Opinions pls Khalifa A....

Thanks a lot for that....Makes things much clearer!

Hubby was out this weekend to meet everyone so will just sit back and wait and see what happens!!

Have a good one
Lisa
Forum: Middle East
May 22nd 2011, 4:49 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 5,092
Posted By leepee

Re: Opinions pls Khalifa A....

Thanks for that BB.....

Looking at a (not very clear) map I got the impression that Al Raha is pretty convienient for CIS - by which I mean no big scary roads to deal with for a while at least....
Forum: Middle East
May 17th 2011, 11:38 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 1,747
Posted By leepee

Can ya just drive in for a look around?

Hi all....
Husband will be in Abu Dhabi for a day or so this weekend. I suggested that if he have a spare hour or so he have a look around Al Raha Gdns - Once of the places we might think about...
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