New comer (Brits) in twenties moving out-advice please!

No - if you already hold a post grad certification and have experience, you would be able to get work here. If you did get your PhD though you would get work very easily. Education is so valuable to this market and a PhD is priceless.

Hi! Hope I can help... 1. Yes, you will need to be married first,otherwise he cannot sponsor you. 2. The sponsor will normally cover you. In fact, insist on this in package negotiations, that health care is included, as if you are thinking of a family then you will want to have held health insurance for at least 1 yr so you have access to their maternity package. A lot of AD cos once age ADIC insurance and that was a good one according to a friend. 3. There is a very thriving expat world in AD, and you will be comfortable. It is not like it once was where the white woman would stand out. AD is conservative in practice compared to DXB, however it is not Soodi Arabia conservative. 4. Heat is hot however EVERYWHERE is air conditioned, so it is basically three (five it feels like now) months indoors, then a fantastic outdoor season. 5. Do not know, others will help on this one. Off these boards and friends, ensure that your package includes the ever increasing school fees, and find out the popular schools early and see when their registrations open as waiting lists are long and people register very early. 6. An AD person will get this one. 7. A lot of. However there is no large shocks as you will not be working. As long as you are aware of the fact that is is a religious country, that women do cover (a lot of, not all), that for a month of the year, you cannot eat, drink, smoke in public areas, that locals are not the people to fight with, that patience needs to be with you, that your fiancee will not hav Christmases off (Christian holiday), that even if you fall in love with AD and call it home, AD will always call you a guest, you will be fine. As an extra - have you finished or will you have finished your degree before expatriating? I ask as, later on, when children are in school, you could want to work as something for yourself to do. And getting work here is hard for ladies who have spey a few years as stay at home mothers. If you are a career person and are thinking that the family side is only a part of the road, then do not lose sight of how important the career road is to stay on when trying to get work in this region, as there are people here everyday looking for work, with experience, degrees, etc. etc. and if you have sat in the house with no experience or qualifications, then getting back in later (here) will be harder. And flexi work is not easy to get here. Get rent allowance included in the package. I wish you the best! PS It is lovely here, but avoid gutting caught in the glamor as advertised, as the advertising appears to magnify the life of before the recession - since 2008, there are a lot of people now only paying the bills and that life is a CC debt...