Possibility of Moving to Qatar - working as a Doctor GP
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Re: Possibility of Moving to Qatar - working as a Doctor GP
Thank you All for your Advice..
Qatar for us is purely to make some savings, we enjoy social events and friends, but don't require pubs, or nightlife as we don't do that here in the UK. so I wont feel like I'm missing out if I don't experience any of that in Qatar. Life in the UK is basically all work, hardly seeing family and having minimal savings to show for it.
I myself would also think about working during the school hours if I can find work, but my husband would be the main earner.
I expect Qatar to be similar to Egypt, I lived there for three years when I was in my early 20's and enjoyed most of my time there. ,My time in Qatar if I don't find suitable work, will hopefully be some volunteer work, gym, and learning to speak Arabic I guess.
A rough breakdown of what he is being offered in his contract is:
Basic Salary: QR 25000
Professional Allowance: QR 3750
Transport Allowance: QR 1250
Market Allowance: QR 11250
Total Monthly Allowance will be: QR 41250
Housing is provided
School fees Allowance: QR 21,000 per child
Electricity and Water charges: QR 600
Telephone: QR 150 every three months
40 days annual leave
What is everyone's views regarding that package?
I have a child started year 7 soon, I would probably stay until he was 18 and ready for uni.
Universities in Qatar are stupidly high priced, so I would come back with him to enrol him into a university. I understand I will have to pay the over seas student fees due to being out of the country for a while... does anyone no if you can apply for home fees once back in the UK and have been studying for a certain amount of time? say after three years in Uni, paying overseas student prices, can we apply for Home student fees... Over seas student fees will still be cheaper than Qatar university prices, and hopefully in ther years working in Qatar we will have saved up enough to pay uni fees.... here's hoping
Qatar for us is purely to make some savings, we enjoy social events and friends, but don't require pubs, or nightlife as we don't do that here in the UK. so I wont feel like I'm missing out if I don't experience any of that in Qatar. Life in the UK is basically all work, hardly seeing family and having minimal savings to show for it.
I myself would also think about working during the school hours if I can find work, but my husband would be the main earner.
I expect Qatar to be similar to Egypt, I lived there for three years when I was in my early 20's and enjoyed most of my time there. ,My time in Qatar if I don't find suitable work, will hopefully be some volunteer work, gym, and learning to speak Arabic I guess.
A rough breakdown of what he is being offered in his contract is:
Basic Salary: QR 25000
Professional Allowance: QR 3750
Transport Allowance: QR 1250
Market Allowance: QR 11250
Total Monthly Allowance will be: QR 41250
Housing is provided
School fees Allowance: QR 21,000 per child
Electricity and Water charges: QR 600
Telephone: QR 150 every three months
40 days annual leave
What is everyone's views regarding that package?
I have a child started year 7 soon, I would probably stay until he was 18 and ready for uni.
Universities in Qatar are stupidly high priced, so I would come back with him to enrol him into a university. I understand I will have to pay the over seas student fees due to being out of the country for a while... does anyone no if you can apply for home fees once back in the UK and have been studying for a certain amount of time? say after three years in Uni, paying overseas student prices, can we apply for Home student fees... Over seas student fees will still be cheaper than Qatar university prices, and hopefully in ther years working in Qatar we will have saved up enough to pay uni fees.... here's hoping
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Re: Possibility of Moving to Qatar - working as a Doctor GP
Qatar and Egypt are totally different societies. You will not be able to "switch" from overseas student rate to home studenr rate. If he starts as an overseas student he will continue in that category. He is now 7 ? And you are alkreday planning his university career for him ?
Learninbg Arabic is not easy. Attempring this in the Heartland of Arabic is even more difficult. problems starting with choosing what variety of Arabic to learn and the great difficulty in finding a competent and affordable teacher.
Frankly, I feel that if you cannot save on a GP's income in Britain, then I think savings in Qatar are also unlikely.
Learninbg Arabic is not easy. Attempring this in the Heartland of Arabic is even more difficult. problems starting with choosing what variety of Arabic to learn and the great difficulty in finding a competent and affordable teacher.
Frankly, I feel that if you cannot save on a GP's income in Britain, then I think savings in Qatar are also unlikely.
Last edited by scot47; Jan 19th 2019 at 12:48 pm.
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 32
Re: Possibility of Moving to Qatar - working as a Doctor GP
Thank you All for your Advice..
Qatar for us is purely to make some savings, we enjoy social events and friends, but don't require pubs, or nightlife as we don't do that here in the UK. so I wont feel like I'm missing out if I don't experience any of that in Qatar. Life in the UK is basically all work, hardly seeing family and having minimal savings to show for it.
I myself would also think about working during the school hours if I can find work, but my husband would be the main earner.
I expect Qatar to be similar to Egypt, I lived there for three years when I was in my early 20's and enjoyed most of my time there. ,My time in Qatar if I don't find suitable work, will hopefully be some volunteer work, gym, and learning to speak Arabic I guess.
A rough breakdown of what he is being offered in his contract is:
Basic Salary: QR 25000
Professional Allowance: QR 3750
Transport Allowance: QR 1250
Market Allowance: QR 11250
Total Monthly Allowance will be: QR 41250
Housing is provided
School fees Allowance: QR 21,000 per child
Electricity and Water charges: QR 600
Telephone: QR 150 every three months
40 days annual leave
What is everyone's views regarding that package?
I have a child started year 7 soon, I would probably stay until he was 18 and ready for uni.
Universities in Qatar are stupidly high priced, so I would come back with him to enrol him into a university. I understand I will have to pay the over seas student fees due to being out of the country for a while... does anyone no if you can apply for home fees once back in the UK and have been studying for a certain amount of time? say after three years in Uni, paying overseas student prices, can we apply for Home student fees... Over seas student fees will still be cheaper than Qatar university prices, and hopefully in ther years working in Qatar we will have saved up enough to pay uni fees.... here's hoping
Qatar for us is purely to make some savings, we enjoy social events and friends, but don't require pubs, or nightlife as we don't do that here in the UK. so I wont feel like I'm missing out if I don't experience any of that in Qatar. Life in the UK is basically all work, hardly seeing family and having minimal savings to show for it.
I myself would also think about working during the school hours if I can find work, but my husband would be the main earner.
I expect Qatar to be similar to Egypt, I lived there for three years when I was in my early 20's and enjoyed most of my time there. ,My time in Qatar if I don't find suitable work, will hopefully be some volunteer work, gym, and learning to speak Arabic I guess.
A rough breakdown of what he is being offered in his contract is:
Basic Salary: QR 25000
Professional Allowance: QR 3750
Transport Allowance: QR 1250
Market Allowance: QR 11250
Total Monthly Allowance will be: QR 41250
Housing is provided
School fees Allowance: QR 21,000 per child
Electricity and Water charges: QR 600
Telephone: QR 150 every three months
40 days annual leave
What is everyone's views regarding that package?
I have a child started year 7 soon, I would probably stay until he was 18 and ready for uni.
Universities in Qatar are stupidly high priced, so I would come back with him to enrol him into a university. I understand I will have to pay the over seas student fees due to being out of the country for a while... does anyone no if you can apply for home fees once back in the UK and have been studying for a certain amount of time? say after three years in Uni, paying overseas student prices, can we apply for Home student fees... Over seas student fees will still be cheaper than Qatar university prices, and hopefully in ther years working in Qatar we will have saved up enough to pay uni fees.... here's hoping
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 32
Re: Possibility of Moving to Qatar - working as a Doctor GP
Qatar and Egypt are totally different societies. You will not be able to "switch" from overseas student rate to home studenr rate. If he starts as an overseas student he will continue in that category. He is now 7 ? And you are alkreday planning his university career for him ?
Learninbg Arabic is not easy. Attempring this in the Heartland of Arabic is even more difficult. problems starting with choosing what variety of Arabic to learn and the great difficulty in finding a competent and affordable teacher.
Frankly, I feel that if you cannot save on a GP's income in Britain, then I think savings in Qatar are also unlikely.
Learninbg Arabic is not easy. Attempring this in the Heartland of Arabic is even more difficult. problems starting with choosing what variety of Arabic to learn and the great difficulty in finding a competent and affordable teacher.
Frankly, I feel that if you cannot save on a GP's income in Britain, then I think savings in Qatar are also unlikely.
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Re: Possibility of Moving to Qatar - working as a Doctor GP
Thank you All for your Advice..
Qatar for us is purely to make some savings, we enjoy social events and friends, but don't require pubs, or nightlife as we don't do that here in the UK. so I wont feel like I'm missing out if I don't experience any of that in Qatar. Life in the UK is basically all work, hardly seeing family and having minimal savings to show for it.
I myself would also think about working during the school hours if I can find work, but my husband would be the main earner.
I expect Qatar to be similar to Egypt, I lived there for three years when I was in my early 20's and enjoyed most of my time there. ,My time in Qatar if I don't find suitable work, will hopefully be some volunteer work, gym, and learning to speak Arabic I guess.
A rough breakdown of what he is being offered in his contract is:
Basic Salary: QR 25000
Professional Allowance: QR 3750
Transport Allowance: QR 1250
Market Allowance: QR 11250
Total Monthly Allowance will be: QR 41250
Housing is provided
School fees Allowance: QR 21,000 per child
Electricity and Water charges: QR 600
Telephone: QR 150 every three months
40 days annual leave
What is everyone's views regarding that package?
I have a child started year 7 soon, I would probably stay until he was 18 and ready for uni.
Universities in Qatar are stupidly high priced, so I would come back with him to enrol him into a university. I understand I will have to pay the over seas student fees due to being out of the country for a while... does anyone no if you can apply for home fees once back in the UK and have been studying for a certain amount of time? say after three years in Uni, paying overseas student prices, can we apply for Home student fees... Over seas student fees will still be cheaper than Qatar university prices, and hopefully in ther years working in Qatar we will have saved up enough to pay uni fees.... here's hoping
Qatar for us is purely to make some savings, we enjoy social events and friends, but don't require pubs, or nightlife as we don't do that here in the UK. so I wont feel like I'm missing out if I don't experience any of that in Qatar. Life in the UK is basically all work, hardly seeing family and having minimal savings to show for it.
I myself would also think about working during the school hours if I can find work, but my husband would be the main earner.
I expect Qatar to be similar to Egypt, I lived there for three years when I was in my early 20's and enjoyed most of my time there. ,My time in Qatar if I don't find suitable work, will hopefully be some volunteer work, gym, and learning to speak Arabic I guess.
A rough breakdown of what he is being offered in his contract is:
Basic Salary: QR 25000
Professional Allowance: QR 3750
Transport Allowance: QR 1250
Market Allowance: QR 11250
Total Monthly Allowance will be: QR 41250
Housing is provided
School fees Allowance: QR 21,000 per child
Electricity and Water charges: QR 600
Telephone: QR 150 every three months
40 days annual leave
What is everyone's views regarding that package?
I have a child started year 7 soon, I would probably stay until he was 18 and ready for uni.
Universities in Qatar are stupidly high priced, so I would come back with him to enrol him into a university. I understand I will have to pay the over seas student fees due to being out of the country for a while... does anyone no if you can apply for home fees once back in the UK and have been studying for a certain amount of time? say after three years in Uni, paying overseas student prices, can we apply for Home student fees... Over seas student fees will still be cheaper than Qatar university prices, and hopefully in ther years working in Qatar we will have saved up enough to pay uni fees.... here's hoping