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Prospects for expat employment in the Gulf States decline still further
If you’re looking to find employment in Oman, you’re perhaps just several years too late.
Expats at managerial level looking to further their careers via a stint in Oman may well have to consider another destination as its job opportunities have now been vastly reduced in a move aimed at boosting the employment of locals. The recent...
Why choose the Emirates over all other expat professional destinations?
Out of all the world destinations for ambitious expatriate professionals, why choose Dubai and the UAE?
These days, the entire world is every expat’s oyster, with amazing opportunities just a flight away from the home country. The dawn of the internet age changed the rules for those adventurous enough to consider living and working...
Saudi Green Card visas will encourage expat entrepreneurs
The new Saudi Green Card visa will allow expat entrepreneurs to come clean and develop their startups.
Would-be expat entrepreneurs who see Saudi Arabia as the perfect place for their talents can now live and work in the kingdom without having take formal employment as well. The newly announced Green Card-style residency visa removes the...
UAE considers setting up expat retirement fund
According to recent surveys, expats in the UAE are almost totally unprepared for retirement.
Expats working in the region will be more than happy to hear the UAE is planning potential retirement fund especially for expat professionals, whether they want to stay in the emirates after their careers end or would prefer to move on. Nowadays,...
Are expat professional jobs in Kuwait even more under threat?
For several decades, Kuwait was a popular destination for expats, especially for those in the oil and gas sector, but nowadays job security seems to be evaporating.
There’s scarcely a day goes by without local media coverage of even more new measures aimed at getting rid of Kuwait’s expat demographic. Known for several decades as a...
Which employment sectors are best for would be expats in the GCC?
In spite of the many recent changes, the Gulf States are still a major attraction for expat professionals looking to progress their careers at the same time as earning high salaries and benefits.
The most popular sectors for enhanced benefits and top salaries are education, oil and gas and healthcare, all of which offer far more than their...
UAE ten year residency visa for expat professionals seen as positive move
With all the changes to visa regulations in the UAE, expat professionals could be forgiven for their feelings of confusion.
Rule changes such as the IAE's recent introduction of a full ten year residence visa for expats with high levels of special skills as well as for investors should have the effect of creating more confidence in the...
Expat property investors in Dubai advised to go for smaller units
Expat professionals investing in buy-to-let apartments in Dubai are being advised to choose smaller units.
Property investment in Dubai is the choice of many expat professionals looking for a good return for their spare cash, but opting for larger, grander apartments won’t necessarily be the best idea as regards returns. Many novice...
Behind Dubai’s glittering façade, expats are making the city tick
Glittering Dubai, home to expat professionals earning salaries they could only dream of in their home countries, is also home to the everyday expat guys and girls who make the city tick.
The very thought of ‘Dubai’ conjures up luxury lifestyles, magnificent malls, beautifully manicured gardens with fountains, Michelin-starred meals...
Financing expat kids’ university education whilst in the UAE
One major problem hitting on expat families in the UAE is funding their childrens’ university-level education.
Expat professionals in Dubai with university-aged kids are facing up to the dilemma of covering the costs of their offsprings’ studying for a degree at an overseas university. Unless parents are at the top of the tree as...
