Hello.Kitty

If any of you are willing and able to add anything to the following wiki entry, please do!

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Giving_birth_in_the_UAE

Muchas gracias!

Blue Cat

I have added my Al Wasl experience

matthew.lewis2

I have entered details of the antenatal classes my wife and I attended. I can not recommend them enough.

Hello.Kitty

fab stuff!

Bits that I know nothing about, but would be interested to know are registering the baby and getting its first passport - including handy photographers that do it within the new guideline dimensions (pah, biometrics on a baby, honestly!)

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hehe... there's a bit of an interesting non-sequitur there, after your entry, matthew!
"I entered these classes as a petrified father to be and came out an excited father to be. My advice would be to get out there as soon as possible (even if you don't really feel like socialising and you haven't been able to wash your hair for the last week)"

Don't worry, I'll sort it out.

Bob

Good stuff!

I just added category tags to make it easier to find, in the lifestyle page, also linked the UK consulate passport page in there at the bottom.

There's some hospital info knocking around already if anyone can check that to see how up to date it is, and perhaps link to that from this, with costs perhaps?

Hello.Kitty

fab, thank you for that, Bob.

I had a quick look at the hospitals page and it just had links to their websites, but no additional info.

Hello.Kitty

hmm... no edit tab... strange!

Anyhow, i was wondering if anyone knew of a photographer (or several) who are capable of doing passport photos for babies? I haven't seen a single one around!

Bob

http://www.epassportphoto.com/

don't know if that'll be any use for you, but it's handy for folks out over here...

Hello.Kitty

that's really handy, thanks! What a good idea!

The passport office guidelines do say that home-printed photos may not be good enough quality, but I'm sure most people have access to their offices' high quality colour printers.

Blue Cat

we just used one of the kodak shops, they were fine

Roadking

Latest digital camera using your PC. Try this.

Fairydust

Hahaha fell for that even though I remember now have also done it before