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New and moving to Doha.... Possibly!

Elsie24

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Latest post on 02 October 2015 - 23:17

I would strongly suggest the first thing you do is secure places for your children before deciding where to live. Places in good schools can be very difficult to secure (some people wait years for their preferred school) depending on the year needed. Once you have a confirmed school placement, then you can decide which commuter battle you wish to engage in. The school run or the one to your husband's employer. Commutes that would take 20 minutes on a Friday morning can easily become an hour or more during rush hour here. Traffic is dire and getting worse with all the construction going on and most of it is scheduled to last at least a year and probably longer (i.e. the airport is still not entirely complete, although open, and is now nearly 10 years behind the initial planned schedule). Depending on the PRO at the employer, you may be waiting for your and your children's residency permits to be processed for several weeks up to 2 months (they can't be processed until your husband's has been completed). The Supreme Education Council has ruled students cannot be enrolled until they have their RP in hand. Some schools may allow the student to enroll if the RP can be shown to be in the works. If you do a quick search on here, there are others who have direct experience in dealing with the schools. My advice, start calling now. Thanks marycatherine.... We are still waiting for my husbands official contract so have been loathe to hand over money for school applications in case it all goes belly up! We have had a couple of calls and emails. Park house and Sherbourne are looking like great schools for us, but Sherbourne much more expensive. I have a call planned with them next week so I can understand a bit more. As much as I would like school sorted before accommodation I can't see it happening.... Maybe we will just find a compound between the two! Thanks for your advice re the RPs. My husband is going to a government owned company and his boss believes it to be quicker but one thing I am learning is that what they say is not always what happens and when they say it will..... Just the culture I guess of mañana :)

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Latest post on 10 September 2015 - 11:35

There are lots of British schools but places can be tricky . Apply to several as places may not be readily available .

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Latest post on 10 September 2015 - 07:53

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Burcak

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Latest post on 08 September 2015 - 09:50

Hi Ladies I'm new to the site.... I'm from Buckinghamshire in the UK and it looks like we may relocate to Doha with my husbands job. I know zilch about the area other than my googling. I've been to Dubai but not sure how it compares. I need to find us somewhere to live. We have five year old twin girls and also a British school. We think the timing will be approx Nov. so all in all.... Some advice would be excellent and to meet some fellow expats for advice when we come for a reccie would be a bonus :) thanks in advance! Hi Ninac, I am Burcak from Istanbul Turkey. I'm living in Doha since June with my husband. We have no children yet. Because of these I have no idea about school sorry. But I can give you some advice for living areas. First you need to decide living place, compound villa or apartment? Second you need decide rent a house furnished or unfurnished?(You can find both of them easily) Compound villas ( I 'd seen.) are old and huge but you can find new and small one.All compound have swimming pool,sport halls and playgrounds. Some of have special beach.It would be more comfortable for your twins find a new friends and play freely.There is no traffic no noice. For Apartments I suggest The Pearl to you. The Pearl is Marina place.You can find more information in here http://thepearlqatar.com/main.aspx lots of foreign people live in here. Like me :) All building in the pearl have swimming pool, sport hall and playground. you can go to private beach with your familiy at the weekend. Other options for apertment is Beverly Tower is located in West Bay city center.You can find more info in here http://www.regencygroupq.com/beverly-hills-tower.html I think thats all enough for you at the beginnig :) If you want ask anything you can write me.I am here :) I hope thats useful for you. (I am sorry about my badly engilish) See you soon Burcak

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