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Old Jun 30th 2017 | 9:37 am
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hello, need some help so thinking of moving to UAE and i was just wondering when i open an saving account there and i receive an international payment IBAN with dolllars will the bank automatically covert it to dirham? can i have them in dollars/ withdraw from atm
 
Old Jun 30th 2017 | 12:23 pm
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hello, need some help so thinking of moving to UAE and i was just wondering when i open an saving account there and i receive an international payment IBAN with dolllars will the bank automatically covert it to dirham? can i have them in dollars/ withdraw from atm
Your circumstances are not really clear from your post but if you are only 'thinking' of moving you might find you are unable to open a bank account. Perhaps expand a little more ?
 
Old Jun 30th 2017 | 6:36 pm
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Originally Posted by kris221
hello, need some help so thinking of moving to UAE and i was just wondering when i open an saving account there and i receive an international payment IBAN with dolllars will the bank automatically covert it to dirham? can i have them in dollars/ withdraw from atm
I do not believe you could withdraw US$ from an ATM in UAE any more than you could do so in UK.
 
Old Jul 1st 2017 | 2:35 pm
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I do not believe you could withdraw US$ from an ATM in UAE any more than you could do so in UK.
If i get a payment from. Friend through bank transfer in euros ,can I have them in euros without converting them
 
Old Jul 1st 2017 | 5:07 pm
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And why would you want to do that???????????

I do not think you have thought any of this "I wanna live in Dubai " through properly have you!
 
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And why would you want to do that???????????

I do not think you have thought any of this "I wanna live in Dubai " through properly have you!
It's "Dubay"...... get it right!
 
Old Jul 1st 2017 | 6:45 pm
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It's "Dubay"...... get it right!


Yaaarr

did you see OP post re studio apt with private garden and pool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Old Jul 1st 2017 | 7:28 pm
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Yaaarr

did you see OP post re studio apt with private garden and pool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nah, I haven't got that far yet. Seems legit. I'll take a teeny tiny studio with a large garden, private pool and 4 parking spaces please.
 
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What visa are you coming on, and what employer?

You can't just get on a plane and move there without a visa.
 
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Surely this is not a genuine poster?
 
Old Jul 2nd 2017 | 1:39 am
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Originally Posted by Meow
Surely this is not a genuine poster?


Look at the post about Studio, that should tell you a lot!!
 

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