Decision Time!!
Sep 28th 2008 | 4:40 pm
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Re: Decision Time!!
Keep in mind you are liable to pay tax if you are a US citizen working overseas once your income reaches a certain threshold (something like $85,000 if my memory serves).
Driving time from Jebel Ali to AD Airport is about 45mins to 1 hour usually. It's not a pain to drive - it's just the other drivers that make it difficult sometimes
My GF works at near the airport for that small national airline so if you need any tips let me know
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Driving time from Jebel Ali to AD Airport is about 45mins to 1 hour usually. It's not a pain to drive - it's just the other drivers that make it difficult sometimes
My GF works at near the airport for that small national airline so if you need any tips let me know
N.
Sep 28th 2008 | 7:59 pm
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Re: Decision Time!!
Which dept are you joining? I have a drinking buddy who is in aircraft maintenance too.
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Sep 29th 2008 | 7:13 pm
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Re: Decision Time!!
Hi all,
So very close to accepting the final offer to move to Dubai. Wife is close to transferring with her company as well. We live in the US and besides the cold winters and distance from the rest of the world, life is pretty good. There's an itch though to try something new but don't obviously want to take a bit hit to our standard of living.
Dubai is all over the news and appears to offer expats a good life. Any quick thoughts on comparisons between the US (or the UK) and Dubai? I realize it's BE but this is honestly the best expat site out there!
Money - we'll make around 650AED annually combined (including housing). Combined that's about 25% more (net, after taxes) than here in US. taxes are quite low here, around 25% for our earnings.
Sorry for being long winded but I'm close to signing the papers. Finally, my job is near AD airport, wife's at financial center - we're looking at the "greens" or jebel ali to divide our driving time. what's it like to live in the outskirts? Things nearby - grocery stores, shopping, restaurants?
Thanks!
So very close to accepting the final offer to move to Dubai. Wife is close to transferring with her company as well. We live in the US and besides the cold winters and distance from the rest of the world, life is pretty good. There's an itch though to try something new but don't obviously want to take a bit hit to our standard of living.
Dubai is all over the news and appears to offer expats a good life. Any quick thoughts on comparisons between the US (or the UK) and Dubai? I realize it's BE but this is honestly the best expat site out there!
Money - we'll make around 650AED annually combined (including housing). Combined that's about 25% more (net, after taxes) than here in US. taxes are quite low here, around 25% for our earnings.
Sorry for being long winded but I'm close to signing the papers. Finally, my job is near AD airport, wife's at financial center - we're looking at the "greens" or jebel ali to divide our driving time. what's it like to live in the outskirts? Things nearby - grocery stores, shopping, restaurants?
Thanks!
a/ will the apartment they provide be up to a rental value of 150k? (hehe... so, a studio flat then!)
b/ is the 150k a token subsidy towards rent?
c/ is the 150k your "housing allowance" and you are in fact left to find your own place (this is normally the case)
d/ will they provide free accommoation for you while you settle in (and find a place to live) - just as an idea, we've been given 2 weeks and we need 3 really.
e/ if they provide the accommodation, is it furnished, and if not, does it come with white goods and do they provide a "setting up house/ relocation" bonus?
Hehe, just a few questions then! These are all things that we should have asked before coming over... a good case of "if we knew then what we know now..."
Sep 30th 2008 | 2:12 am
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Re: Decision Time!!
a work college just got evicted from local housin ...they tried to use the 'the agent said it would be ok card'......but the municipality turned off the water and elec ...they got no refund and were home less .......
