How hard is it for a foreigner to find work in Dubai? How expensive are apartments and how difficult would it be for a foreigner to get one? How hard is it to obtain a permanent residency? If there are any foreigners here who have lived or are currently living in Dubai, what is living there like? Would you say it is a positive or negative experience? Would you dissuade or encourage the decision to live there?
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Why not ? Salary depends on your nationality and qualification. So do some ground work first. Contact agents, see job sites, register with some, force apply. - See what offers u get and what is the market trend. Best of Luck
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You do not state your nationality or skill, but the general answer is that there is no bar to you working in Dubai. But be careful, there is a severe recession and if you were to take an apartment lease, then lose your job and get into debt, you can be jailed. Research ex-pats living in Dubai on Google...
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Yes, of course it's possible for foreigners to find work in Dubai or the UAE in general. How hard/difficult it will be, depends on your qualification, the field you want to work in and your salary expectations. First of all your Nationality matters. Going by the way you write, I assume you are a Westener (?). In this case you should have a degree (high school diploma mandatory for employees) and experience (mostly required) in your field. If so, prepare a professional cv and send the same off to recruitment agencies. http://www.startpagedubai.com/jobs.htm http://www.dubaifaqs.com/jobs-in-dubai.php Hiring procedure, visa, etc is all explained in the giving links. In case you become an UAE resident, you will not receive any permant visa, the residence visa is valid for 3 years and renewable for another 3 years and so on. If you are an American, you also can check out American companies working in the UAE, where background checks are mandatory and where no other nationalities are hired. I. e. Raytheon, Dyn Corp etc. Living in the UAE is just great as long as you were able to negotiate an attractive tax free salary package which there is mostly: basic salary + housing + transportation. As a western bachelor you may need a basic salary of around AED 15+ in case your accommodation is provided. If a decision to go and live/work aboard anywhere will be a positive or negative experience - that can't be answered. For some kind of jobs it is for sure an advantage to provide experience working in a foreign country in a cv. In case you feel confident to fulfill the requirements of a good paid job offer and you are a open minded person who won't have any problems respecting an Islamic culture and can bear heat and traffic jams - go for it. The UAE still has a demand on engineers, teachers, MDs and nurses. Workers and most PC specialists, accountants and sales personal is hired from India, Pakistan, Philippines, etc. Good luck!
