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Right then, got apartment, bought bed and couch and now trying to get electricity into my name. Priorities eh...

The online form asks for a "Visa File No.", however it only accepts 9 characters. The only thing approaching a visa number I can see on my visa is of the format XXX/2007/XXXXXXX. What on earth is the Visa File No. if not this? :confused:

Any help appreciated...

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If I were you I'd just go down to a DEWA office and do it in person. It's difficult enough trying to get the Salik website to accept a recharge by credit card...

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Aye, will do tomorrow. Don't really know what's going on - they told me on the phone there'd be no problem if the landlord cleared the charges, but they told him he had to disconnect and then they'd reconnect us (and I mean physically - our power will be switched off for a day :confused: )...

Ah well, will hopefully meet him tomorrow in a DEWA office and get it all sorted! I think I underestimated just how much of a sense of humour is needed to live here :lol:

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If they disconnect you and then reconnect they can charge you a reconnection fee which I think is about 60Dhs, although it has probably gone up. Well, the locals' subsidized electricity has to be paid for by somebody you know...

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Visa File no - residency visa number maybe???

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Which number is that?

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don't know, it was just a guess?? I assume your residency visa has a number on it, probs in arabic though?

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I can't see any arabic numbers, and the (western) number that is on it is too long for the website to accept :(

Guess I'll head down there later and do it in person. What a pain.

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Can anyone post the DEWA office address and phone number please - i may need to contact them - as buying a flat ( resale) - completing soon and haven't a clue! Thanks

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AED 2000 - DEWA connection charges for apartment owners in JBR :eek:

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Thought the deposit was only 1,000Dhs for an apartment? Or is the connection charge something different?

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Think connection charge is different - but owners there are being ripped off by these so called incidental expenses.... When you buy such an expensive apartment, one would have thought it came with W&E connected!