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Latest post on 31 July 2017 - 12:59
Hi Zoco I'm a mortgage broker here and would be more than happy to answer your questions. Yes you are correct at a purchase price under AED 5m you would need a 25% deposit for your first mortgaged home. In relation to documentation it varies but usually: 3/6 months UAE bank statements/credit card statements 3 months salary slips salary certificate from your employer proof of deposit You would also also need to be out of any probationary period with your employer. Your income would need to come from the UAE. Please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.
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Latest post on 22 April 2016 - 09:06
Thanks for the advice I'll look at Marina Quays as well. Any other thoughts?
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Latest post on 21 December 2015 - 20:33
Thanks did the visa run yesterday very easy using the 611 Emirates Road and the E102. FYI there is a new exit fee of AED 35 to exit the UAE.
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Latest post on 19 December 2015 - 12:23
Can someone please confirm the route needed for a visa run tomorrow. Usually go E44 through Oman to Hatta then exit uae to the Oman building entry and exit visa there then back to Uae building for entry visa and through the Oman bit on E44. Do I have to do something different now?
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Latest post on 19 December 2015 - 12:18
So can someone confirm if the Oman natta border is open or closed as have to do visa run tomorrow. Thanks
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Latest post on 18 May 2015 - 17:13
Did you find and buy the umbrella. We are moving from a Villa on Palm Jumeirah and have a very large counter lever Umbrella for sale. Originally from Parasol AED 3200 with solid marble/granite base. (Receipt available) Good condition selling for AED 1,500
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Latest post on 26 April 2015 - 08:36
Thanks for the info ladies
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Latest post on 25 April 2015 - 19:08
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Latest post on 07 April 2015 - 23:50
I can second Melrish, my daughter got married in Dubai in March and after meeting with a few different photographers/ videographers we decided that they would be perfect. We could not fault them at all. Within a couple of weeks we have the short video, which is amazing and some touched up photos. They were easy to work with, polite and professional
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Latest post on 08 January 2015 - 13:53
Thanks Polly, anyone else. Polly is there a reason as Yes Chef were Aed2200 more expensive for 45 people.
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Latest post on 28 December 2014 - 17:58
This site also has some great wedding package offers http://www.lastminuteweddings.co.uk
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Latest post on 27 December 2014 - 16:17
FYI - you don't actually have to be in the UK for 2 weeks prior to the wedding, but you have to have at least 14 days after giving notice of your intention to get married. For example as both my daughter and fiancé are british but live in Dubai this is what they did. As neither of them are resident in the UK they had to be in the Uk for 9 days before they could give notice to be married, they did this in the summer. They booked their wedding date for later in the year and just flew in the day before. (This was fine as it was over 14 days since giving notice) I would therefore think that if you wanted to do this all together you would need to be in the UK for at least 23 days. 14+9 This place is in Essex, it is a registry office but also has function rooms etc. http://www.langtonshouse.co.uk
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Latest post on 03 December 2014 - 20:46
Can anyone recommend a party band in Dubai Looking for one that can play 70s/80s/90s and modern music. With male vocalist. Thanks
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Latest post on 26 November 2014 - 12:22
I would also like to add that they are very helpful at the typing centers and actually know the procedures and can help if you are unsure.
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Latest post on 26 November 2014 - 12:16
Hi Puddle31 Here goes - Firstly you need to have a copy (it is best to have a few copies of each for residency, medical and Emirates I.D) of your sponsors passport and residence visa.A salary certificate from his company, or sometimes if in a free zone like JLT from the free zone. Ejari (which is registered tenancy) and last months Dewa bill. Your own passport and copy, at least 5 photos(like passport photos) and your marriage certificate attested and stamped by MOFA. Once you have all these the best place to go is to the Municipality office in Al Manara. First you need to go to the typing center (FIX it Express) They will do the paperwork for Entry Permit inside country - AED 1080. Then right next to the typing center is the Dept of Residence, (you need to go to the info counter in front of the typing center to get a ticket for the Residence section)you need to go to the residence section to get entry permit. You may also have to pay another AED 220 here for file opening. Once you have done this go back to typing center and they will complete the paperwork for Change status to residence. AED 550. Go back to the person you saw at Residence section and they will update their file. You then need to go back to typing center and they will do paperwork for Medical AED 750 (this is for VIP there are cheaper options) Emirates I.D AED 370 (not sure what you will need to do here if it is your first ID as ours was not) 3 Year Visa stamp AED 550. The next morning I then went to have medical (chest X ray and blood test) at Safa health clinic and picked up the results later the same day. The following morning I went back to Al Manara and to the residence dept who put the Visa in my passport. I now have to wait for a sms from ID to pick up my ID from post office. I hope this makes sense, I'm sure if I have anything wrong someone will let you know. Sorry have just added everything up and found the cost is closer to AED 3500. Good Luck <em>edited by Nikki63 on 26/11/2014</em>
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Latest post on 25 November 2014 - 23:37
Here goes- have done this recently You can either use a company to get your marriage certificate attested by the FCO and the UAE Embassy in the UK, then it needs legalising at MOFA which is near Burjaman. It is quiet easy to do yourself if you have someone in the UK to help. You can go onto the FCO website where you pay for your certificate to be legalised and also pay for it to be couriered back to an address of your choice (friend in UK). You can then courier it to the FCO. Cost around AED50 with skynet. Once your friend gets it back they can then send it with the fee and a SAE return envelope to the UAE embassy in London, details are on their website. Once they have it back it can be couriered back to you. You then have to take it to MOFA for their stamp. Then you are ready to apply for visa. I have the procedure and cost for this as I have literally done it this week. If you are in the country when you apply, including medical and Emirates ID it is around AED2500. Woops just checked and its closer to AED 3,500 Let me know if you need help <em>edited by Nikki63 on 26/11/2014</em>
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Latest post on 21 November 2014 - 21:59
They deliver by courier to your address. Just put your PO box number in the post code. I have found it takes about 5-7 days from th day of order for them to deliver. The only issue is with stuff that you want to return, you have to pay to courier it back to the UK, so usually not worth returning anything.
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Latest post on 25 October 2014 - 01:36
My daughter has a mirrored glass dressing table and unfortunately her mirror fell on to it and cracked the glass. I am looking for someone who would be able to replace the top of her dressing table with bevel edged toughened mirror glass. Was going to try in Satwa, but has anyone any idea on where might do this. Thanks
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Latest post on 15 October 2014 - 12:34
Hi Jupiter Can highly recommend Leanne she is a fully qualified Pilates teacher have been having home lessons with her for over 3 years. You can contact her on leanne dot lee at bt connect dot com
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Latest post on 11 October 2014 - 16:33
My Husband actually picked one up yesterday at the Etisalat kiosk in Mall of the Emirates right at the carefore end near the Nike store. He got there as soon as they opened as the queues can be very long there.
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Latest post on 06 October 2014 - 19:08
Thanks Pollydxb 1 Du actually have no idea what they are offering their customers, they seem to think that we get English on all EPL games. They have no idea what Bein Sports Via Du offers! At least we know it's not just us as Du thought.
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Latest post on 06 October 2014 - 12:49
We were watching via our Du TV box What we want to find out is, if it is just us or is it everybody who is experiencing this issue. Du are not helpful and we can't find out this answer from them, they blame Bein Sports and say that there is no English Commentary sent by Bein sports for English Premier League matches except on the 2 English channels Bein Sports 11 and 12. If it is shown on another Bein channel we get no Audio option to change to English. For example last nights Tottenham game was on channel 7 only in Arabic, did anyone else or their DH watch this on Du and if so could you get English commentary thanks
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Latest post on 17 September 2014 - 15:35
Thank you so much Belinda Went there today, directions perfect and they had exactly what we were looking for. Great guys, they even cut the poles to size for us. Will remember this place for the future
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Latest post on 16 September 2014 - 17:20
Don't forget to count the day he arrived as day 1
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Latest post on 11 September 2014 - 12:16
Perfect thanks so much Belinda
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Latest post on 11 September 2014 - 10:17
Hi Belina coming from Dubai do you know if there only one exit to Al Khawaneej. If so is it the first turn off signposted to Al Khawaneej. Did you also notice if they were tall. I am looking for around 8ft, 2.5 meters. Thanks
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Latest post on 11 September 2014 - 09:32
Thank you so much Belinda. I'm sure I can find it with your directions
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Latest post on 10 September 2014 - 18:05
Thanks Tattie Bogle Was thinking this might be worth a try. So frustrating as they are so easily available in other countries.
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Latest post on 10 September 2014 - 14:21
Still haven't found anything like this in Dubai, so thought that now most people are back from the summer I would bump up to see if anyone has any ideas. Thanks
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Latest post on 09 September 2014 - 23:56
No he can't, he has bought it with you as a tenant with an existing valid tenancy contract. Which he has to abide by. He can only increase the rent at the next renewal date in line with RERA rules, ie 90 days notice and only if allowed by rental calculator. If the new Landlord wanted to ask market rate he should have bought a vacant property.
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Latest post on 05 September 2014 - 20:09
Thanks Arlette Will take a look. Any more bands?
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Latest post on 18 August 2014 - 10:41
Has anyone got any feedback on Sofitel Palm brunch. Looking to try alternative place to Westin Bubbles, Al Qasr etc. A lot of the new brunches seem to be a la carte which probably wouldn't suit. We are a mixed group of 30ish to 50ish we like a bit of life but not as much as Saffron! Any recommendations, thanks
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Latest post on 17 August 2014 - 17:19
I can recommend Tom Moon for the Palm. He is at Haus and Haus on 050 152 7295. We have used him and recommended him to others who have been happy with him
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Latest post on 16 August 2014 - 23:24
We always use http://www.skynetworldwide.net You would have to check directly with them the price for 90kg though. They usually come out best value and have never let us down
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Latest post on 16 August 2014 - 23:22
Sorry, mine was in Dubai not Abu Dhabi. It was a civil case but not to do with property, just wanted to let you know even a fairly Simple case, which mine was in my opinion took so long and took from our side a lot of chasing the solicitors etc, although we got there in the end at least.
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Latest post on 14 August 2014 - 22:44
Our Solicitors also sat on the execution papers for ages, not as long as your but for around 6 months. We had to chase them over and over again and ended up going to their offices on many occasions. It made it easier as they were in Dubai though. We insisted on seeing the the head of the practice who it appeared knew nothing about how long it was taking, the person who was supposed to register the execution just hadn't bothered.
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Latest post on 14 August 2014 - 22:36
Tom and Serg in Al Quoz is great for coffee
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Latest post on 14 August 2014 - 21:37
Buy the way the defendants had to pay the money to the court, the court paid the money to our solicitor and then the solicitors passed the money onto us.
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Latest post on 14 August 2014 - 21:36
Hi Skyhighgirl I have not experienced Abu Dhabi courts but have experienced Dubai courts. It took approx 2 years to win my case then another year to get paid. Once the final verdict was awarded my solicitors then had to apply to the court to get the verdict executed. The defendants still didn't pay so I believe that the solicitors then had to approach the court again and then the defendants were given 14 days to pay or their trade Licence would be suspended. It was all a bit Woolley and we never really knew exactly what was happening. Not sure if Abu Dhabi is similar but your solicitors are surely responsible for getting you the money. We didn't have to finalise our solicitors bill until they had finished the job!!! Sorry can't be of any real help I just know how frustrating the whole thing can be. Good luck
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Latest post on 09 August 2014 - 23:51
Thanks Dentro Will take a look in Dasio ans see what they have
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Latest post on 09 August 2014 - 23:41
Thanks Kirkidium Will take a drive a see if they can help
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Latest post on 09 August 2014 - 12:24
Thanks for the advice re the glue etc. I just wanted them for a wedding next spring to shade guests during the ceremony in case it is quite sunny. Only need to last for 30min and it shouldn't be too hot then.
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Latest post on 08 August 2014 - 22:48
Sorry should have been more precise. The large ones to shade from the sun.
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Latest post on 20 July 2014 - 19:30
Thanks everyone It is only a small company with no pro. I understand in DMCC your company have to apply to DMCC who then send the file to Immegration. Does anyone have any experience with DMCC.
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Latest post on 20 July 2014 - 09:03
Thanks Son2Mum10
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Latest post on 19 July 2014 - 23:20
We have a mirrored glass dressing table, unfortunately over the weekend a picture fell on to it breaking/cracking the mirrored glass top. Does anyone know where it might be possible to get a replacement mirrored glass top. I was thinking that there should be somewhere in Al Quoz Thanks for your help
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Latest post on 15 July 2014 - 21:43
I'm sure I can get these at Dragon Mart but last time I was there I didn't come across any. Does anyone know the exact location in Dragon Mart I need to look. Also approx how much I should be paying Thanks
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Latest post on 14 June 2014 - 14:26
Don't worry found out it was open on Saturday until 2pm
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Latest post on 14 June 2014 - 00:33
Does anyone know if the typing centre in Almas Tower is open on Saturdays. Looked at the typing centre web site it has great info on everything apart from opening hours, that I could find anyway. Tried phoning thought there might be an answer phone with recorded info, just no answer. Thanks for any help
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Latest post on 13 June 2014 - 11:28
I just checked - mine was signed for on 25th April at passport office. ( earlier post I said 27th but I just checked my DHL tracker and it was 25th) but did not reach office till 30th April according to an email that I received back from passport office. When I phoned I kept getting told AT LEAST six weeks from the 30th April. Mine was finally printed on 4th June but I contacted Mr Pugh secretary on the 3rd June and she said she would investigate so I have no idea whether it did get speeded up or if it would have been done then anyway. I think that once our passports reach the passport office they sit waiting to be logged into their systems. We all send by courier so obviously know the date they actually received it. However they only count processing time from the date they log the passport approx 4/5 days later! So their turn around figures are actually even worse than they say. Wish everyone Luck with getting their passports in time, this fiasco has been going on for at least 4 months for expat applications as we had issues way back in March.
 
 
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