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si2211 Jan 7th 2005 9:21 pm

Moving To Dubai
 
I moving to dubai 11-02-05, I have an appt and car sorted , how hard is it to get a maid, as I am a single father with my 1 daughter.

PLEASE HELP

Jellybean Jan 8th 2005 1:30 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 

Originally Posted by si2211
I moving to dubai 11-02-05, I have an appt and car sorted , how hard is it to get a maid, as I am a single father with my 1 daughter.

PLEASE HELP

Hi s welcome to the forum.

There are lots of maids available, nannies as well, all depends on how much you want to pay and how qualified you want them. Do you hv a preference of nationality etc. Sponsorship is needed although i do not know how much that is, come companies will pay that for you.

Look at the FAQ's also at top of page.

Good luck :D

Bob Jan 8th 2005 3:47 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 
Can't help, but like mentioned, the FAQ, there's a link to section of newspapers, plenty there you can look out for, I'm sure there's plenty of adds and the like.

DubaiExpat Jan 8th 2005 3:54 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 
As JB said, you can get maids very easily, simply by looking through the classifieds, or there are companies that you can arrange for professional nannies and maids from :)

si2211 Jan 8th 2005 9:44 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 
Thanks for that , where do most brits live, I have an appartment at the greens, nr emirates golf club . i visited in Nov and liked it. :confused:





Originally Posted by Jellybean
Hi s welcome to the forum.

There are lots of maids available, nannies as well, all depends on how much you want to pay and how qualified you want them. Do you hv a preference of nationality etc. Sponsorship is needed although i do not know how much that is, come companies will pay that for you.

Look at the FAQ's also at top of page.

Good luck :D


Jellybean Jan 8th 2005 9:55 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 

Originally Posted by si2211
Thanks for that , where do most brits live, I have an appartment at the greens, nr emirates golf club . i visited in Nov and liked it. :confused:


The Green is a nice community type of place as you know, there are some people from there who post here so .....i'll leave them to it.

A lot of people live in the Meadows/Lakes/Springs, which is all near The Greens. Jumeira Island is popular too as is Jumeira, but both are expensive.

Good Luck!

DubaiExpat Jan 8th 2005 9:56 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 
Jumeirah and Umm Seqeim used to be the main British residential areas, but now Mirdiff, The Lakes, The Springs, The Meadows and The Greens are popular areas with UK expats as well :)

Palm Tree Jan 8th 2005 10:38 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 

Originally Posted by Jellybean
The Green is a nice community type of place as you know, there are some people from there who post here so .....i'll leave them to it.


Well, that would be me. Brilliant place with younger kids. Home is what you make it. I have met plenty of British passport holders at The Greens but none of them seems to have been born in the UK. There are some British ladies here but mainly married to Middle Eastern. I like the mix and match here. A bit of everything available which reflects Dubai perfectly. Even rats. :eek:

Jellybean Jan 8th 2005 12:13 pm

Re: Moving To Dubai
 

Originally Posted by Palm Tree
Well, that would be me. Brilliant place with younger kids. Home is what you make it. I have met plenty of British passport holders at The Greens but none of them seems to have been born in the UK. There are some British ladies here but mainly married to Middle Eastern. I like the mix and match here. A bit of everything available which reflects Dubai perfectly. Even rats. :eek:


Rats :scared: I think they are everywhere to be honest PT.

My neighbour had them in the Meadows, have heard of other reports too. Huh needs more than a rat to put me off ;)

Swingbridge. Jan 9th 2005 5:25 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 

Originally Posted by Jellybean
Rats :scared: I think they are everywhere to be honest PT.

My neighbour had them in the Meadows, have heard of other reports too. Huh needs more than a rat to put me off ;)

One more item to add to the shit list.

Jellybean Jan 9th 2005 6:21 am

Re: Moving To Dubai
 

Originally Posted by Swingbridge.
One more item to add to the shit list.

Hv a good Xmas then did we???? :rolleyes:


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