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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 10:20

When are the IGCSE sat here? It was November in Asia

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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 09:12

wish my kids school would ditch the half day at the end of term and do the full day....and the propensity not to teach much in the last week of term....

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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 09:06

OP just ask your personnel department what is the end of your contract, and if it is incorrect on the contract ask them to issue an addendum with the correction then you can proceed from there

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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 09:02

My kids school is more or less in line with the new dates, if you removed the half term breaks out of the equation. IMO the number of teaching days should be the focus, not the actual dates although I can understand why families want a unified school calendar where they have children at different institutions. Universities however IMHO should be left out of the resolution. <em>edited by loube on 16/04/2012</em>

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Latest post on 16 April 2012 - 06:28

maybe it is best to look at the number of teaching days....your current curriculum/academic year versus the proposed one...if there is a significant loss of days then petition your school and the KHDA (or however it is is) to not comply.....of course that does not mean it would change It would be so useful to have a more reliable medium than newspapers for the changes to laws and rulings here in Dubai (not sure about other parts of UAE) a comprehensive place to go in order to be a well informed resident...sometimes you just cannot believe what you read

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 21:32

Its already on Gulf News ... as usual AmyAus is in the know! http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/unified-holidays-for-uae-schools-approved-1.1008714 You just beat me to it! This is all it says though...... Abu Dhabi: Holidays for all public and private schools, colleges and universities in all curricula across the UAE will be unified from the next academic year, under an agreement between the Ministries of Education and Higher Education. More details soon. I think it must be Sept 2013 but cannot understand why so late in September? edited by minimax17 on 15/04/2012 ramadan??? Ramadan starts July 15th or thereabouts. Eid finishes September 9th. And AmyAus's schedule doesn't include time off for Eid Kurban ... But if it is next academic year...does it mean Sept 2012 or Sept 2013 as someone else suggested? and when is Ramandan in 2013 due, approx?? No mention of this on KHDA website, but there is a report that Millfield school are in negotiations to establish a school here in Dubai called Millfield Dubai (for those who maybe interested) well ramadan is middle of july (20th) this year so move it back 10 days you will have it still in july yeah thanks, I looked it up (was interested to see by 2020 Ramadan falling April 24th for 30 days, that will be interesting for the schools here) well, I suppose we wait and see if it gets implemented here in Dubai

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 21:26

Its already on Gulf News ... as usual AmyAus is in the know! http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/unified-holidays-for-uae-schools-approved-1.1008714 You just beat me to it! This is all it says though...... Abu Dhabi: Holidays for all public and private schools, colleges and universities in all curricula across the UAE will be unified from the next academic year, under an agreement between the Ministries of Education and Higher Education. More details soon. I think it must be Sept 2013 but cannot understand why so late in September? edited by minimax17 on 15/04/2012 ramadan??? Ramadan starts July 15th or thereabouts. Eid finishes September 9th. And AmyAus's schedule doesn't include time off for Eid Kurban ... But if it is next academic year...does it mean Sept 2012 or Sept 2013 as someone else suggested? and when is Ramandan in 2013 due, approx?? No mention of this on KHDA website, but there is a report that Millfield school are in negotiations to establish a school here in Dubai called Millfield Dubai (for those who maybe interested)

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 21:19

Its already on Gulf News ... as usual AmyAus is in the know! http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/education/unified-holidays-for-uae-schools-approved-1.1008714 You just beat me to it! This is all it says though...... Abu Dhabi: Holidays for all public and private schools, colleges and universities in all curricula across the UAE will be unified from the next academic year, under an agreement between the Ministries of Education and Higher Education. More details soon. I think it must be Sept 2013 but cannot understand why so late in September? edited by minimax17 on 15/04/2012 ramadan???

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 21:18

nightmare, that is a 14 week summer holiday nightmare, worse than last year for me and my kids with 13 weeks at home due to international move, hope it does not proceed:(

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 16:21

All UK citizens are entitled to their state pension regardless of whether they have paid NI contributions or not. It is almost five years since we left the UK and at that time we were advised by our accountant to fill in a form to say that we would be non-resident as we were not intending to return to live there any time soon. As we are non-resident we are not entitled to the annual increase on the state pensions we receive, nor any other additional payments. These are only payable if you live within the EC. Being non-resident means we do not pay tax on the private pensions that we have in the UK. The NI contributions provide an increment on top of the basic pension based on the number of years you have contributed. edited by amelia on 15/04/2012 You are entitled to the full pension only if you have completed 30 years of contributions, if not then you can use your spouses contributions. Failing that you will get a reduced rate. If you qualified for home responsibilities protection then that counts towards your 30 years. I contributed for 3 years out of the last 8, but stopped when the price went up to around £12 a week or something like that...so now I am not I think HRP is not applicable any more, and for pension credits it goes by the month now, and not by the year as previously. Whilst overseas you can only pay in class 3 which does not give you all the benefits you would be entitled to if you paid class 1 or class 2. You can pay Class 2 - we did. when I looked into it we were told we could not pay class 2 unless self employed (and I see from your previous post you were) and uk resident, this was by the non resident section of the national insurance place up in newcastle upon tyne. class 2 is only for self employed edited by loube on 15/04/2012 I don't know when you did this but ours was in 2005. My letter says " When you are abroad you are allowed to pay both Class 2 and Class 3 contributions..." We did because it was cheaper. Maybe they have changed it but there is a section on that link I posted before that suggests you still can : " How to pay voluntary Class 2 or Class 3 contributions for periods spent abroad There are special rules if: you're living abroad and you want to pay voluntary Class 2 National Insurance contributions you want to pay voluntary contributions for a past period when you were living abroad" edited by spongemonkey on 15/04/2012 Just checked and I got my pension forecast in 2007, I had 18 qualifying years......then paid up until 2009, as I was resident overseas and I was not employed before moving overseas or employed/self employed whilst overseas Class 3 was the only option available to me (I also had gaps in a tax year too) edited by loube on 15/04/2012 <em>edited by loube on 15/04/2012</em>

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 15:59

All UK citizens are entitled to their state pension regardless of whether they have paid NI contributions or not. It is almost five years since we left the UK and at that time we were advised by our accountant to fill in a form to say that we would be non-resident as we were not intending to return to live there any time soon. As we are non-resident we are not entitled to the annual increase on the state pensions we receive, nor any other additional payments. These are only payable if you live within the EC. Being non-resident means we do not pay tax on the private pensions that we have in the UK. The NI contributions provide an increment on top of the basic pension based on the number of years you have contributed. edited by amelia on 15/04/2012 You are entitled to the full pension only if you have completed 30 years of contributions, if not then you can use your spouses contributions. Failing that you will get a reduced rate. If you qualified for home responsibilities protection then that counts towards your 30 years. I contributed for 3 years out of the last 8, but stopped when the price went up to around £12 a week or something like that...so now I am not I think HRP is not applicable any more, and for pension credits it goes by the month now, and not by the year as previously. Whilst overseas you can only pay in class 3 which does not give you all the benefits you would be entitled to if you paid class 1 or class 2. You can pay Class 2 - we did. when I looked into it we were told we could not pay class 2 unless self employed (and I see from your previous post you were) and uk resident, this was by the non resident section of the national insurance place up in newcastle upon tyne. class 2 is only for self employed <em>edited by loube on 15/04/2012</em>

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 15:39

All UK citizens are entitled to their state pension regardless of whether they have paid NI contributions or not. It is almost five years since we left the UK and at that time we were advised by our accountant to fill in a form to say that we would be non-resident as we were not intending to return to live there any time soon. As we are non-resident we are not entitled to the annual increase on the state pensions we receive, nor any other additional payments. These are only payable if you live within the EC. Being non-resident means we do not pay tax on the private pensions that we have in the UK. The NI contributions provide an increment on top of the basic pension based on the number of years you have contributed. edited by amelia on 15/04/2012 You are entitled to the full pension only if you have completed 30 years of contributions, if not then you can use your spouses contributions. Failing that you will get a reduced rate. If you qualified for home responsibilities protection then that counts towards your 30 years. I contributed for 3 years out of the last 8, but stopped when the price went up to around £12 a week or something like that...so now I am not I think HRP is not applicable any more, and for pension credits it goes by the month now, and not by the year as previously. Whilst overseas you can only pay in class 3 which does not give you all the benefits you would be entitled to if you paid class 1 or class 2.

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 10:15

Hi Loube, We are working on that option just so you know. Warm regards, EW Admin :)

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 10:11

Hi Just to confirm on the CGT issue. I have recently been taking advice on this issue and UK property owners,, non resident for five full tax years NO CGT on sale..... the rules regards living there etc kick in if you still have the property when you become resident again, so if Mrs O was to sell now, she would have no liability Good. I thought as much. I guess it is all about how long you are absent from the UK. 5 years is the cut off for tax liability for most things. So if you are less than 5 years you may be liable if you do not live in the property. However if you return, and decide you need to sell the house and buy another one somewhere else, CGT would not apply either as it is your main home, whether you have lived in it or not as long as it is your only property. edited by loube on 15/04/2012 <em>edited by loube on 15/04/2012</em>

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 09:28

If you sold your UK property you would also be liable for Capital GainsTax, so this might have a bearing on your decision. only if it is your second home, and not your main home

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 09:27

Your property brings you other benefits as well - it gives you a place to go to if it should all go tits up here. It gives you an address in the UK to show your connection to the UK re University applications so children are not treated as internationals, it gets things like applications for UK NI cards and driving licences sent to it too and it provides bills as evidence for easy bank accounts for student children as well. And yes, agree with all of the below. edited by spongemonkey on 15/04/2012 Does property ownership always count in ensuring your children are not treated as foreign students??? Or does it depend on the Uni....

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 09:26

Your property brings you other benefits as well - it gives you a place to go to if it should all go tits up here. It gives you an address in the UK to show your connection to the UK re University applications so children are not treated as internationals, it gets things like applications for UK NI cards and driving licences sent to it too and it provides bills as evidence for easy bank accounts for student children as well. And yes, agree with all of the below. edited by spongemonkey on 15/04/2012 renewing your driving licence when you are not resident is illegal, as i know somebody who has just fallen foul of this rule, if you do it online it clearly states about how many days you are resident in the country, if you have a visa for here then you are not resident in the uk, so be aware. the dvla now look into this. Someone I know swears blind they can use their UK driving licence in the UK on visits home and get fully insured, is that right? I've always taken it that as I am not resident there it is void? It may invalidate fully comp insurance, you may only get 3rd party - or if a 3rd party does damage to your hired vehicle then they may not pay out if you have hired with a UK licence without being resident. Insurance companies will look for ways not to pay out I am sure. <em>edited by loube on 15/04/2012</em>

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Latest post on 15 April 2012 - 09:24

Your property brings you other benefits as well - it gives you a place to go to if it should all go tits up here. It gives you an address in the UK to show your connection to the UK re University applications so children are not treated as internationals, it gets things like applications for UK NI cards and driving licences sent to it too and it provides bills as evidence for easy bank accounts for student children as well. And yes, agree with all of the below. edited by spongemonkey on 15/04/2012 renewing your driving licence when you are not resident is illegal, as i know somebody who has just fallen foul of this rule, if you do it online it clearly states about how many days you are resident in the country, if you have a visa for here then you are not resident in the uk, so be aware. the dvla now look into this. Someone I know swears blind they can use their UK driving licence in the UK on visits home and get fully insured, is that right? I've always taken it that as I am not resident there it is void? My two cents:- 1. You are not insured if you live overseas and use your UK licence when you visit UK, you must use the licence of your country of residence. UAE licence is accepted no problemo 2. For the renewal it will only ever be the photo card, the full paper licence is always valid. However if you move to other countries in order to get your UK licence converted quickly a valid photocard is usually needed. However DH tried to use his UK licence here and did not notice that the photocartd was invalid, so he was able to use his Singapore DL, and take a small online test of 8 questions and hey presto he got his UAE licence, cost more dhs though.

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Latest post on 12 April 2012 - 14:30

If you have Premier Status in one country you automatically qualify in another. We have premier status in UK, my husband had advance status here and just went in and asked for an upgrade. They check with your premier Manager and that's it. We have just opened an offshore account, dealing with Jersey direct..... as TimTam says, it was sorted all by email with just one visit to branch to verify documents. We automatically got Premier staus there too. Just one thing I wasnt happy about, they advised us we could have a savings account in Dirhams which we took, only to find out later you get no interest on it, only dollar and stirling. I mean.... whats the point of that! It was sorted quickly though, just opened a stirling one and transferred cash over. Just something to be aware of x I know you can, we will convert it if we ever return to UK, but right now we CBA! Interest is so very low on all HSBC bank accounts/savings accounts or virtually non existent, the best rates I see are in the UK for fixed term, and if you are not a new HSBC account you can still take advantage of these rates even though you are not UK resident, if you are a new HSBC account you cannot. Dirhams.... well, who wants to save this offshore anyway, you cannot spend it anywhere else, it is same as thai baht - a closed currency, not traded with....I have a thai baht offshore (85 satang in it!! he, he) but won't be bothering with dirhams, we will just convert to sterling for our offshore requirements

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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 12:48

but you do run the risk of burning out the pumps I've heard, we're at the Villa and have topped up for about 3 hours and then the tank is completely empty meaning that you are without water in the house. To fill our pool would take at least 10 hours via DEWA and. If you're using your water as normal then the filling of the pool will bump you into the orange or even the red sectors of your water bill which can work out expensive. Loube if you do fill via DEWA do you inform them in advance and get permissions as such for this set timeframe? What I really want to know is there a ban on tankers on Ranches? I don't live on the Ranches so cannot advise about pumps burning out. No permission needed for us. Maybe Ranches has different rules about tankers - you would need to ask the developer - Emaar isn't it? The banding on the bills red, yellow, green is consumption related -so for each colour there is a price band....anyway the best thing to do is calculate how much gallons of water you will use, then you can calculate the price on DEWA website, and compare against tanker quotes

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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 11:37

I am on Dukan and you can drink coffee. It is a diuretic which assists with the water expulsion that this protein heavy diet promotes. It is the milk choice and sweetener choice which loads up the calories. 22.6kg lost...3kg to go (since Oct 1st 2011)

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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 11:32

I was told that this is not much of a cheaper option using the tanker, as you get a discount from DEWA for consumption within a set time frame....and honestly it did come through on our bill at less than the tanker charge...our pool is 17m long x 4/5 meters wide, so that is quite a lot of water - it took 2 days to fill!

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Latest post on 11 April 2012 - 11:29

We were advised that you do not need the cash balance if you have an international mortgage with HSBC. We have never had the min. balance, we opened ours in Singapore 2 years ago. We have never had any account charges nor have been asked to maintain the account with the minimum balance, I guess we are lucky. It also depends where you set up the Premier a/c from, the min in Singapore for example is 200k SGD which is 100k GBP - the Jersey/IOM option has changed from 50 -60 -50 - 60 over the last 8 years, not sure what it is if you set up in the UK, we do not have the UK Premier status.

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Latest post on 03 April 2012 - 17:57

....has anybody seen Brabantia dustbin bags - The green dot size 23 - 30l. I have searched for over 3 months now. They are clearly still selling dustbins of this size, just cannot find the bags :( I substitute with the Carrefour yellow or lavender ones as can't get those others anywhere and YES , it is ridiculous as it is THE most common size of bin they sell! a bit like the fire pits ace were selling in Jan/Feb but there was no wood for sale, next delivery due March (lol)! and the 'simple human' brand of bins with non matching bags or no bags at all that Crate & barrel sell

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Latest post on 03 April 2012 - 17:53

in reply to thread title ......like a hole in the head, he, he

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Latest post on 01 April 2012 - 18:39

I am stunned, your experience would be enough to put me off checking in there if I was ever in the preggers club again. Despite it being the busiest day ever, they have a good idea of numbers at least the day before so should be able to manage staffing levels accordingly...if I were you I would send your OP as it is in complaint form to the CH and await their feedback. things will not improve if they believe they gave customer satisfaction. Each persons birth experience is unique and each person deserves to have the treatment/care that they signed up for, delays to pain medication etc are not acceptable IMHO.

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Latest post on 29 March 2012 - 10:44

the kitchen I buy, which seems to have the least water coming out of it is Al Khazna, but just read the label - it says Halal - hand slaughtered:\: poor chickens, I dread to think what happens to them

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Latest post on 29 March 2012 - 10:38

Hi this question is not directly relevant to the Op, but I wanted to ask you all what type of mortgages did you go for, was it buy to let? I have always been put off buying multiple properties in UK as you pay capital gains on the profit from the sale of second and subsequent homes..or you are meant to..does the buy to let mortgage absolve you of the need to pay this tax?? You are liable to pay capital gains on all of the profitable sales, regardless of mortgage type. Unless you have previously lived in the property for 12 months. If you hold a few properties, i believe you can set off losses from sales against other profitable sales. As interest is tax deducatable on your tax return, the full loan of an eh??? please finish!!

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Latest post on 29 March 2012 - 10:23

You still need to pay CGT on any property that is not your main home, irrespective of the type of mortgage. All of mine are interest only mortgages although these are fast disappearing; this will change the economics of BTL (this will impact what can be offset against income tax). My grand master plan is to move into each property for a few months when I retire if I want to sell anythign, thus making it my main residence and therefore not liable to CGT. If it's good enough for MPs then it's good enough for me!!! I see, thanks...I was wondering how you would manage it...good plan, mmmm may consider it now I am still wondering how long you would have to live in each in order to prove it is your main home though! <em>edited by loube on 29/03/2012</em>

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Latest post on 29 March 2012 - 10:21

end of school term today..yay the lie-ins can commence:)

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Latest post on 29 March 2012 - 10:15

have the rules changed then? I used to go through (as recent as 2010) and just get the 30 days with the usual immigration entry stamp do you need a separate visa and have to join a separate queue now??

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Latest post on 29 March 2012 - 10:12

Hi this question is not directly relevant to the Op, but I wanted to ask you all what type of mortgages did you go for, was it buy to let? I have always been put off buying multiple properties in UK as you pay capital gains on the profit from the sale of second and subsequent homes..or you are meant to..does the buy to let mortgage absolve you of the need to pay this tax??

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Latest post on 28 March 2012 - 16:28

my GP recommended water in a bottle with a few teaspoons of fresh orange juice in it...it worked...my son was on Aptamil too. duphalac has been used in our house with no adverse effects but not sure on one so young

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Latest post on 28 March 2012 - 16:18

Magrudys are now stopping Start Rite so as far as I know there are no more stockists in Dubai! The last few pairs are on sale for 99dhs at the moment. Clarks have stopped producing the narrowest E fittings that my children need so basically I now have no choice and have to buy shoes in the UK!! I am sure they said they were getting more H fittings in at DIFC branch, which is wider than an E, oh well maybe once they have refurbished they will have more idea..and thx for the note about start rite

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Latest post on 28 March 2012 - 16:12

knowledge village allow branches exactly as you describe, just google knowledge village and it will all appear, go to the link http://www.kv.ae/existing-partners/services for the types of business accepted and visa and the rates we were looking recently but for something completely different. no p;aid up capital needed for a branch, but the applicant needs to have a degree Good Luck!

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Latest post on 28 March 2012 - 15:35

So this morning i asked for a recommendation for where to buy my daughters 1st shoes. I went shopping for them this morning. Here is what i found: Clarks (MOE and MCC) under maintenance so closed Ecco - dont measure the childs feet - the lady wanted to remove the insole of a display pair and use that as a measurement! Mothercare - only measured length not width of feet Geox didnt measure feet at all Pabolsky tried to measure the length of DDs foot while she was sitting in her buggy, when i took her out to stand and get measured "shockingly" she was a whole size bigger than the sitting down measurement. also didnt measure the width. Shoe Citi looked confused when i asked them to measure DDs feet Carters asked what age she was as a determination of what size shoes would fit! Another shop - which i forget the name - i was clutching at straws by now - picked up a pair of shoes and measured the outer sole agains my DDs foot. SO..... it begs the question - what is everyone else doing with regard to 1st shoes????!!! I always thought length and width should be measured?!?! Thanks, confused and p1ssed off I just check start rite website for you and Magrudys on Beach Rd are listed as a stockist, so you could do the home measure thing as a guide and then try and fit the shoes yourself! Otherwise it would be a trip to UK....my kids are a lot older than yours but all 3 are Clarks H fitting, in fact my DS3 measured a K width fitting on their kids measuring device, but they even admitted that a K fitting is not produced. Anyway there was no H fitting stock (surprise, surprise) so I ordered via ebay (loads on there) and shop n ship.

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Latest post on 27 March 2012 - 12:48

made my blood boil just watching it...that woman had guts standing up for herself

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Latest post on 27 March 2012 - 12:32

You could visit the wat with the reclining Buddha, so big even children should be impressed. A ride on the metro, tuk tuks or on the klongs (or if closed on the river itself) If you need to get away from the hustle and bustle for a few hours I'd recommend Jim Thomson's house, nice peaceful spot in the heart of Bangkok and interesting as well. Wat Po -and just thought of the Jim Thompson house....good one. Snake Farm is good if you time it to see the snakes being milked, and the snake show otherwise it is a bit dead....

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Latest post on 27 March 2012 - 10:27

Grand Palace (maybe) Chatuchak weekend market Flower market - early rise Lumpini park - can do paddle boats and hunt out the monitor lizards Shopping MBK (Mah Boon Krung) very good for kids, and the usual malls - Siam Paragon (too big IMHO) and Emporium (little park next to it is nice, and has play areas) <em>edited by loube on 27/03/2012</em>

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Latest post on 27 March 2012 - 09:49

American hospital do men and womens check ups price and info on their website

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Latest post on 26 March 2012 - 14:06

a few spots at DIP too!

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Latest post on 26 March 2012 - 13:45

Hi Wendy thank you for your message. i currently have my business (e-commerce) set up and registered in the UK and Dubai. However, there is no need to have the UK company as I am based out of dubai and will not be actively trading in the UK. However I am not closing down the business, but just not operating from the UK. I am lead to believe that a UK company can not close down unless there has been a minimum of 3 months non-trading, which in my case will not happen, as I am continuing to trade. Obviously I do not want to be liable for any UK tax, as I'm based out here and will have no dealings with the UK. The company previously had some stock based in the UK which was dispatched from the UK, but this will soon no longer be the case and I will have no stock or business directly from the UK Also, we have only been registered in the UK for about a year ; I know we have to deliver accounts to Companies House, but I am not sure if we need to be audited, or being a very small company with a tiny turnover, if there was exempt rules ? Thanks for any advise you can give Wendy - I hope I make sense ! you will get exemption from audit as a small business, UK accountant should be able to advise but the turnover amounts are on CH website I believe

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Latest post on 26 March 2012 - 13:24

Hi - sorry, I wasn't clear ; to close a UK company, online it says that in order to do so, the company can not have traded for a minimum of 3 months, but obviously I am continuing to trade, I just want to close the UK company, so I will not be liable for tax, as I don't live there nor will have any business in the UK. Yes, I think I do need to speak to an accountant about this as you suggest. My partner set up the company, but from memory we didn't go through accountants to do so. regarding dubai, the question is regarding the current LLC. as my partner and I are parting ways, they want to keep the actual company that we have set up (as they previously set up this company a few years ago) change the name of the company with will then allow me to set up another company (LLC or free zone - again I need advise on this) with the name of my firm - currently used. This probabally sounds confusing too ! I basically need to speak to a company about helping me set up a LLC/free-zone here and transferring the name over to my new company. Regarding the UK, you will be liable for tax for all trading done in the UK from the UK registered business only, up until the point you cease having stock and trading. At that point ask your UK based accountant to produce final accounts, for your corporation tax etc. Then you do need 3 months of non trading to actually close it, it will take about 5 months in all as a notice has to go in the london gazette (our LLP took 5 months to close in total). However you can keep the business as dormant, but you need to have dormant accounts produced annually and file the various returns. It sounds to me like if you have no intention to reside in UK and no intention to trade in UK then you should close the business, but if you want to keep the name registered at CH you need to have it dormant. No idea about here, is there no corporation tax here as well as no income tax? <em>edited by loube on 26/03/2012</em>

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Latest post on 26 March 2012 - 13:03

you'll be lucky there is no supplier of this here in Dubai, unless you go to the florists shop and ask them if you can buy some of their stock, otherwise ebay.co.uk and shop n ship it out here I have been looking to continue floral design workshop here and have not found anything so far

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Latest post on 26 March 2012 - 08:40

The new rules also imply that only if you are a working visitor to the UK can you take a maid back for the max 6 months, so if you are a Brit forget it! exemption for diplomatic of course <em>edited by loube on 01/04/2012</em>

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Latest post on 26 March 2012 - 08:36

read and weep Ladies http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2012/march/43-changes-rules

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Latest post on 23 March 2012 - 19:51

In Green community mall at DIP there is a handbag shop which sells second hand, gently used preloved designer handbags often for 50% of retail price. There is a gorgeous purple jimmy choo bag for 2200 dhs at the moment which was around 5000 dhs new price, maybe not the latest model but you may have some luck in there (it is near the hair lounge hairdressers)

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Latest post on 23 March 2012 - 12:49

Repton have insisted on all 3 terms of post dated cheques for next academic year in order to secure the place, plus 10,000 AED advance of school fees. If you do not supply by April22nd your place is offered to another child. The cheques are post dated, cannot be cashed until the date on them, start of term 1, but I did point out t the school that cheques can be cancelled so why the need for all this cheque writing..

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Latest post on 21 March 2012 - 16:12

you seem to have lots of offers, so I guess guys are seeing you as a catch, therefore you must be clear about your desires and goals in life so you catch a guy who compliments your existing life or at least has the same desires in the life as you...Good Luck! and ditch those who do not quite match your criteria.

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Latest post on 18 March 2012 - 22:31

Some say 18th March and Some say 21st March.. confused !!! TIA EXACTLY!:) Oh give it up please !! Exactly what ?? So the Brits say 18 th and the locals say 21 st.... CBA anymore.......the whole debate it has obviously got under your skin.........but this has proved my point, it can be confusing to some folks

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