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Forum: Middle East
Mar 7th 2025, 4:55 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 7,144
Posted By lordshine

Re: Saudi Premium Residency

The insurance issue is exactly as you describe. Can’t get residency without Saudia Arabia CHI (Council of Health Insurance) registered insurance. Can’t get insurance unless have border number...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 5th 2025, 8:52 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 7,144
Posted By lordshine

Re: Saudi Premium Residency

No updates at all. I sent PR centre a message after 3 months to enquire status / timeline and received a reply noting “Your application is under processing, we will contact you for any updates” -...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 5th 2025, 6:54 am
Replies: 12
Views: 7,144
Posted By lordshine

Re: Saudi Premium Residency

btw - I don’t know about the renewal...(too early to say for me!) I did read you can renew it once (I guess for a further 5 years, paying fees again). I am expecting as long as completed 30 months...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 5th 2025, 6:46 am
Replies: 12
Views: 7,144
Posted By lordshine

Re: Saudi Premium Residency

https://pr.gov.sa/product-details-apply-special-talent

If expats want to change jobs in KSA, unless they get a iqama sponsorship transfer, it can be an epic. Essentially, most need to close up all...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 4th 2025, 5:00 am
Replies: 12
Views: 7,144
Posted By lordshine

Re: Saudi Premium Residency

Applying from within kingdom, currently employed, typical processing times for special talent (executive) category are currently 3-4 months from submission through approval and payment to receiving...
Forum: Middle East
May 23rd 2008, 5:18 am
Replies: 9
Views: 753
Posted By lordshine

Re: New Baby Registering

Congrats!

http://www.mediexpress.ae/contact.htm

We used these folks 18 months ago. You'll find them at the Al Baraha hospital in Deira. Well worth the money for someone else to run round and...
Forum: Middle East
May 25th 2007, 4:05 am
Replies: 9
Views: 3,209
Posted By lordshine

Re: digree attestation for dubai

Guys,

Our PRO insists on people filling in the Degree Verification Program (DVP) forms

http://integrascreen.com/services_is_uae.html

I am advised that getting degree certitifcates attested...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 25th 2007, 5:54 am
Replies: 44
Views: 43,598
Posted By lordshine

Re: British giving birth in Dubai

Def recommend medi-express. They sorted the whole thing for us when we had our first baby three months ago. Just check the spelling on the english-language birth certificate, they messed this bit up...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 29th 2007, 4:39 am
Replies: 50
Views: 5,408
Posted By lordshine

Re: Rent Committee

This is excellent news. Congratulations!!!

Does anyone know if there is anything in the law(s) capping the amount that can be charged for a new contract. i.e. If you know what the last tenant...
Forum: Middle East
Dec 27th 2006, 11:12 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,449
Posted By lordshine

Smile Re: Entry-stamp/visit-visa/residency for a new born

I'm sure there will be no-one who finds themselves in the same boat (but just in case - the end of the saga.....) an "out pass" is required (my PRO was absolutely spot-on) and is valid for 6 days...
Forum: Middle East
Dec 26th 2006, 10:36 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 3,449
Posted By lordshine

Re: Entry-stamp/visit-visa/residency for a new born

Thanks for your replies,

I asked my company PRO today and was told that I need an "out pass" from Dubai Immigration (this assumedly is his expression for whatever I need), however - if I am...
Forum: Middle East
Dec 23rd 2006, 1:19 am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,449
Posted By lordshine

Entry-stamp/visit-visa/residency for a new born

Hello folks – need to pick your brains quickly....

I collect a first-issue passport from the british embassy (Dubai) on Thurs for my new-born girl (1 month old) who was born at the American...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 16th 2006, 6:37 am
Replies: 27
Views: 1,877
Posted By lordshine

Re: Another new Dubai expat...

Paramount are pretty cheap. You don't need to go to the traffic department for a UAE licence any more, my sister-in-law got hers last week from a booth/office in Deira City Centre Shopping...
Forum: Middle East
Sep 18th 2006, 6:12 am
Replies: 5
Views: 930
Posted By lordshine

Re: Oman

Hi there,

We ended up in Muscat for a week in May having decided that one week in Thailand in the rain was enough, drove there from Dubai, last hols before baby. Salalah from Muscat is a long old...
Forum: Middle East
Jun 9th 2006, 9:29 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,337
Posted By lordshine

Re: ART - WORLD CUP in English

I have experienced the same problem. We had subscribed to e-vision firstnet sports about six-months ago, so were expecting to get the world cup as part of our existing package. I think we get ART...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 27th 2006, 9:22 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 716
Posted By lordshine

Re: Another Earthquake?

Righto. It was a couple of hours ago she mentioned it.

I was surprised by the decision in her building that "due to safety concerns you can all go home early at 4:30pm". Why would they think that...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 27th 2006, 9:07 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 716
Posted By lordshine

Another Earthquake?

Is it another earthquake in Iran, with aftershock being felt in Dubai? My wife was evacuated from twin-towers in Deira when the building started to shake. Not as bad as last time though. Has any body...
Forum: Middle East
Feb 1st 2006, 12:11 am
Replies: 4
Views: 769
Posted By lordshine

Re: Health and Fitness Jobs

Hello,

This might be worth a looksie on the PA front:

http://www.kershawleonard.net/category.asp?cat=14

lots of new gyms opening at the moment in Dubai such as fitness first, who have opened...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 29th 2005, 2:39 am
Replies: 93
Views: 7,814
Posted By lordshine

Re: Dubai Rumours

I always enjoy reading the posts here and as sadly I know a bit about this - I'll chip in and try not to bore.

An underground runway sounds as ridiculous as a banana-shape runway.

What they are...
Forum: Middle East
Oct 12th 2005, 11:47 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,160
Posted By lordshine

Re: Returning back to UK - Tax Confusion - help!

Hello,

I recommend the following link to be stored in your favourites under 'click-here when considering returning to the UK'.
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