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Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 13th 2018, 7:04 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 876
Posted By archie159

Re: Georgia Trip Advice Please

Went there at Easter. Great place. Change money at the airport; very easy, loads of places, but do check the rates - when I changed mine, all were showing the same rate except for one which had a...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 7th 2018, 6:25 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,243
Posted By archie159

Re: Dubai police NOC for AD alcohol licence??

Thanks.
Forum: The Sand Pit
Aug 7th 2018, 12:55 am
Replies: 6
Views: 693
Posted By archie159

Re: Travel Insurance

I have used these people several times, but not claimed: https://www.holidayguard.com/ A friend needed to claim with them for medical expenses after a bad accident in the USA, and said they were...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 7th 2018, 12:48 am
Replies: 28
Views: 10,056
Posted By archie159

Re: Sending money to the UK

MoneyCorp (who I have used for years), MoneyMover (who I have not yet used, but recently created an account with). Both have a few set-up hurdles (identity, addresses etc) but after that are dead...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 6th 2018, 8:27 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,243
Posted By archie159

Re: Dubai police NOC for AD alcohol licence??

Why did you give up - was that police station not being helpful? I'll be doing a rare trip to Dubai tomorrow, so might investigate (if I can find the station you mention).
Forum: Middle East
Aug 1st 2018, 11:36 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,243
Posted By archie159

Dubai police NOC for AD alcohol licence??

Pretty much as per the title... anyone know how/where one gets a Dubai police NOC for an Abu Dhabi alcohol licence? (My visa is now with Dubai, but I still live in Abu Dhabi, and on renewing my...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 1st 2018, 11:30 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 2,287
Posted By archie159

Re: Customs Question

There is a special place in hell for Aramex in general... I used them recently to get some documents from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, and they were without exception the most awful company I have ever used...
Forum: The Sand Pit
Jul 29th 2018, 5:53 am
Replies: 13
Views: 7,490
Posted By archie159

Re: Annual car hire insurance

Worldwide, as already mentioned. I had a policy with them for the past year, and did have to claim against it, and they were very quick at sorting it all out. ...
Forum: Middle East
Jun 21st 2018, 1:12 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,856
Posted By archie159

Re: Help! Move to Abu D- Job offer received-time to decide if it’s a good offer!

I also think you'd struggle on that. Al Ain housing might be cheaper, but the other costs (food, electricity) etc are the same as other cities. What sort of age is your daughter? If she is well into...
Forum: ME Job Discussions
Jun 16th 2018, 6:52 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,019
Posted By archie159

Re: UAE job market as a politics/IR grad?

Roles do come up for experienced IR experts in Abu Dhabi, but if you are just starting then I think it will be very hard. Such jobs for newly qualified people are almost always reserved for locals...
Forum: Middle East
Jun 12th 2018, 12:43 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,030
Posted By archie159

Re: Sat Nav for Dubai ?

In addition to Here, there are other good offline SATNAVs (more on Android, but also on Apple) - mapsme is great, sygic is also supposed to be good, and both allow you to download maps. So does...
Forum: Middle East
Jun 2nd 2018, 11:52 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 1,493
Posted By archie159

Re: UK tax return?

I've been through this several times. I've been in the Gulf for 7+ years, and get a small ex-military pension, and despite twice asking HMRC in writing if I could stop submitting tax returns, they...
Forum: Middle East
May 29th 2018, 8:34 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 8,225
Posted By archie159

Re: Moving to Abu Dhabi

[/left]Sorry, never used it here, so don't know! Does your company provide 2 weeks free accommodation at the beginning? Many (most?) do. If they do, take that, then do some legwork to compare...
Forum: Middle East
May 29th 2018, 6:00 am
Replies: 32
Views: 8,225
Posted By archie159

Re: Moving to Abu Dhabi

You really should not rush into moving into a villa unless there is some urgent reason for doing so. You are presumably on a probation period, so you want to be sure about that before committing to a...
Forum: Middle East
May 29th 2018, 5:51 am
Replies: 2
Views: 848
Posted By archie159

Re: Mobile phones in Abu Dhabi

Whatsapp voice calling, skype voice etc are mostly blocked at the moment (I have no idea about facetime), though you can use them legally for messaging. There are ways of getting around these blocks,...
Forum: Middle East
May 16th 2018, 9:21 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 11,134
Posted By archie159

Re: VPN in Doha

All this is correct. Furthermore, due to your first "lesson learned", several of the paid ones tend to request users in this part of the world NOT to post their company name too widely on open forums...
Forum: ME Job Discussions
May 16th 2018, 1:35 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,159
Posted By archie159

Re: Degrees and Work VISA's in Oman

No, there is no actual "ban" on all expat hiring (I think there might be a ban on some skills, but certainly not all), but they make it very hard indeed, and often make it a condition of the hiring...
Forum: The Sand Pit
May 9th 2018, 7:15 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By archie159

Re: No more Visa on Arrival for travellers to Oman

Yup, as I will be arriving there this time quite late at night, I came to that same conclusion after I posted above. I was a bit concerned how long it might take to be approved (I need to go there at...
Forum: The Sand Pit
May 9th 2018, 5:51 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,084
Posted By archie159

Re: No more Visa on Arrival for travellers to Oman

Has anyone flown in to Muscat since these new rules started? Do Brits need to apply for a visa online in advance, or can one still (as I thought I read somewhere) still get a visit visa on arrival?...
Forum: Middle East
May 7th 2018, 12:39 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,309
Posted By archie159

Re: Taxis from Hamad Airport to the Pearl ( Qatar)

I've never had problems getting QAR out of the wall with my UAE card (HSBC, so maybe they are less fussed than a national bank). I also use Careem there with no difficulty. For the initial trip from...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 30th 2018, 2:35 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,823
Posted By archie159

Re: Saudi Tourist Visa

To be honest, I can't remember. I think it is a "commercial visa - 2 years". I do remember there was also a "business visa", which was a bit more restrictive about what one is allowed to do when...
Forum: Immigration, Citizenship and Visas (NZ)
Apr 28th 2018, 11:28 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 2,270
Posted By archie159

Re: Skilled working visa

"New Zealand"...? I think you posted in the wrong forum! This one is for the Middle East.

Good luck anyway.
Forum: Middle East
Apr 28th 2018, 11:25 pm
Replies: 33
Views: 3,561
Posted By archie159

Re: car bodywork jobs in uae

That's quite high-risk... many local companies (I am not saying all of them, but definitely more than a few) will demand a salary certificate or copy of a bank statement whenever hiring an expat from...
Forum: Middle East
Apr 28th 2018, 11:20 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,823
Posted By archie159

Re: Saudi Tourist Visa

I hire a car every time I am visiting Riyadh, using my UAE licence.
Forum: Middle East
Apr 22nd 2018, 1:00 am
Replies: 1
Views: 915
Posted By archie159

Re: Visa Renewal

If you are, as you put it, "a stupid person", then going to a typing office is the easy way to get the process underway - and the typing fee is not much (you'll pay the same renewal fees whether you...
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