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Forum: Middle East
Apr 23rd 2024, 4:13 am
Replies: 1
Views: 250
Posted By csdf

Re: Abu Dhabi - Schooling & Housing

On the TAMM website you'll find a list of schools using the British Curriculum (https://www.tamm.abudhabi/wb/get-education/schools?lang=en) including a map view so you can see where they are. The...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 27th 2024, 12:23 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,124
Posted By csdf

Re: UAE salary thread

To be fair we'd probably reduce our groceries bill by 30% if my other half stopped using Spinneys and Waitrose.
Forum: Middle East
Feb 27th 2024, 2:16 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,124
Posted By csdf

Re: UAE salary thread

It''s going to be a bit family-dependent, but here's some of our household (2 adults, 3 children) monthly stats from last year:
2 cars (both fully owned, so this is just fuel and maintenance): 1800...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 25th 2024, 5:22 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,073
Posted By csdf

Re: UK family looking to move to UAE

Find the job, then move. Don't move then look for jobs.
Forum: Middle East
Feb 25th 2024, 5:20 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,124
Posted By csdf

Re: UAE salary thread

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rdr3-statutory-residence-test-srt/guidance-note-for-statutory-residence-test-srt-rdr3 is a good place to start. Ideally you'd want to qualify for an...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 11th 2024, 5:34 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,124
Posted By csdf

Re: UAE salary thread

If you leave your family behind you also have to be very careful about nights spent back in the UK and nights spent in a family home as you could find yourself judged to be resident for tax purposes...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 8th 2024, 5:02 am
Replies: 20
Views: 4,124
Posted By csdf

Re: UAE salary thread

40k annual schooling allowance (assuming it's per child) will just about cover nursery, but you will start to need to top up by the time they get to year 1, assuming you go to one of the major...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 15th 2024, 2:57 am
Replies: 5
Views: 868
Posted By csdf

Re: Working Experience in Big 4 Tas/Deals/Advisory

I am an exasperating client. Can confirm.
Forum: Middle East
Nov 23rd 2023, 3:12 am
Replies: 1
Views: 495
Posted By csdf

Re: Nanny / Maid Visa Renewal - Abu Dhabi Recommendations?

I just go to Tadbeer in Al Wahda and they do all the renewal for me (1 year) - takes about 20 minutes. Our maid is under my sponsorship, not Tadbeer's.
Renewal is about 5500dhs, plus 1000 dhs...
Forum: Middle East
Nov 3rd 2023, 3:33 am
Replies: 1
Views: 834
Posted By csdf

Re: Moving to Abu Dhabi

There's precious little public transport so unless you end up living within walking distance of work (which almost nobody does) then you will be in a car of some kind (personal, or taxi). There are...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 11th 2023, 7:37 am
Replies: 1
Views: 596
Posted By csdf

Re: Pre-prep schools ranking

There's no such thing as pre-prep here. In fact, there's no such thing as prep either. It's either nursery, primary or secondary education. Even British schools like Cranleigh or Brighton College...
Forum: Middle East
May 30th 2023, 1:43 pm
Replies: 564
Views: 314,149
Posted By csdf

NEOM Potential Job

Perhaps you could guide us on which company and in which country you are interested in?
Forum: Middle East
May 14th 2023, 11:53 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,108
Posted By csdf

Re: UAE cost of living

I can only give you opinions on BSAK where my kids go - what do you want to know? In terms of academic achievement, I think BSAK, Cranleigh and Brighton College are largely similar. BSAK is more...
Forum: Middle East
May 12th 2023, 5:39 am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,108
Posted By csdf

Re: UAE cost of living

It's not ideal. If you're working at ADNOC and want a British school it would be much better to live on island and pick an on-island school too.
Forum: Middle East
Mar 3rd 2023, 9:30 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,543
Posted By csdf

Re: Advice Please - Pre Move to Abu Dhabi

We have three kids (4,4 and 8) at a British school so hopefully can help you a bit.

There's plenty around Al Raha, whether the older Raha Gardens (on left of motorway as you go towards the main...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Feb 21st 2023, 11:02 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,934
Posted By csdf

Re: UK Passport Renewal from Oman

But under what circumstances are you able to travel without the passport that has your residency visa stamp in it? I guess you can use E-Gate to exit and hope that it works again on return to let...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Feb 21st 2023, 8:38 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,934
Posted By csdf

Re: UK Passport Renewal from Oman

Is a second passport that useful? You have to exit on the passport that has your residency visa in it, which means the second passport is irrelevant when exiting the country and can only come into...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 4th 2023, 4:03 am
Replies: 2
Views: 728
Posted By csdf

Re: Notary/Apostille Abu Dhabi

The British Embassy website has a list of recommended notaries.
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Jan 3rd 2023, 8:55 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,622
Posted By csdf

Re: Checks for a job offer in Abu Dhabi - Need advice on degree attestation

There are agencies that will handle this for you and save you the massive ball-ache of doing it yourself
Forum: Middle East
Jan 3rd 2023, 8:54 am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,032
Posted By csdf

Re: School in Abu Dhabi: Cranleigh vs BSAK

BSAK is non-profit, with fees from 43k (FS1) to 70k (Year 13). Cranleigh's fees are 65k for FS1 up to 96k in Year 13. So 50% higher basically.
Forum: Middle East
Dec 30th 2022, 6:32 am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,032
Posted By csdf

Re: School in Abu Dhabi: Cranleigh vs BSAK

Very few, if any, parents have kids who go or have been to both schools, so nobody is going to have an objective opinion on which one is better. So BSAK parents think BSAK is better, and Cranleigh...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Dec 9th 2022, 10:32 am
Replies: 28
Views: 5,603
Posted By csdf

Re: Buying/investing in UK as a UK Expat

I'm qualified to read T&Cs and see that these plans have egregious management expenses and uncompetitive lock-in periods.

Completely agree - and this is entirely possible, at low cost with zero...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 16th 2022, 12:16 pm
Replies: 28
Views: 5,603
Posted By csdf

Re: Buying/investing in UK as a UK Expat

The golden rules for expat financial planning:
1. Never sign up for an offshore regular savings or investment plan
2. Never accept advice from unsolicited cold call financial advisors
3. Take tax...
Forum: Middle East
Jul 13th 2022, 3:55 am
Replies: 2
Views: 872
Posted By csdf

Re: Moving to Dubai - with a cat?!

Will this be an indoor cat or and indoor/outdoor cat? There are a lot of feral cats here, so outdoor cats get in scraps all the time. We have three cats and at any one time one of them is usually...
Forum: Middle East
Jul 4th 2022, 4:50 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,338
Posted By csdf

Re: Moving to Dubai to work, tax on british income?

Have a read of https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rdr3-statutory-residence-test-srt/guidance-note-for-statutory-residence-test-srt-rdr3
You want to (ideally) qualify for one or more of the...
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