Regional Unrest Deters Expats From Relocating

The ongoing discord in Egypt and Tunisia might possibly keep away possible foreign professionals from working in the Arab region due to security reasons. The two-week unrest in Egypt has been the subject of foreign news correspondents as the protesters demand  President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation, ending his 30-year rule. Tunisia, on the other hand, deals with unemployment and increasing food prices.

“Upheaval in Egypt and how the recent mass protests were displayed in the media across the world’ may deter some Western professionals from relocating to the Gulf’, online recruiter GulfTalent said in a report.

‘Employers in the Gulf are likely to face tougher workforce nationalisation targets in 2011, as governments accelerate existing efforts to create jobs for their nationals,’ GulfTalent said in the report.”

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New Visa Regulations for UAE expats

With the aim to augment competitiveness in the job market and alleviate big losses for the employers, New United Arab of Emirate Visa set of laws is to be implemented.

“As part of a plan to streamline the labour card and visa system the length of time covered is being reduced from three years to two years.”

According to a statement by Humaid Bin Deemas, acting director general of the Ministry of Labour, the UAE Cabinet has reduced the validity of labour cards of all categories of people who work in the private sector from three years to two years in a bid to regulate the labour market.

Officials at the Labour Ministry confirmed the new rules will come into force next month. ‘As the labour card will be for only two years, naturally the residency visa will also be for two years,’ he explained.

The Cabinet decision aims to streamline the system for all work categories. Currently drivers, domestic helpers and other similar categories are entitled to two year labour cards and residence visas by the Department of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, while other professions get three year labour cards and three year residence visas.

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Money Equates Social Exclusion

Everyone needs something; and the level of need vary among individuals. An expat automatically bids goodbye to social inclusion by leaving his homeland to work abroad for a bigger pay. It’s a tough road, especially for those working in the Gulf Countries, but achieving financial stability is not far from their reach.

“Most expatriates in the Gulf say they work extremely long and hard. But the financial benefits can be considerable, with mostly tax-free income and generous allowances for schooling, housing, transport, medical insurance and travel to and from home. (The latter is generally once a year but, depending on company and rank, can be as much as four times a year.)”

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Emiratis in Dubai Becoming A “Minority”

Opening its doors to the world through tourism, Dubai’s popularity within the UAE region had increased with the influx of tourists. But Emiratis are now feeling “swamped” with number of visitors and traditions being despoiled by “offensive” customs. “In Dubai, Emiratis entrench themselves in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the city in order not to have to mingle more than necessary with foreigners, whose customs differ widely from their own. ”

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Dubai By The Numbers

We have seen Dubai’s important campaign to establish itself as the major business and tourism hub in the Middle East, but what else do we know about “The City of Gold”? “According to the stats, Dubai is an emirate comprising 1.3 million men, and 400,000 women. It isn’t then, as any single man there would tell you, the place to find a wife — although one suspects that if you are an expatriate, at least, your chances in Dubai will be considerably better than they would be in, say, Doha or Riyadh.”

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Subsidies For Retired British Expats

Should retired British expats qualify for subsidies if they choose to expatriate? This debate is question by a Mirror reporter who uses the heating allowance as his target. “But I’d prefer it if they did so without sponging off British taxpayers, by claiming their new home isn’t hot enough. I assume that’s why 63,740 expat OAPs claimed £14million fuel allowances last winter. “That’s right. While our poorest pensioners go without food so they can afford an extra bar on their electric fires, we’ve been handing over up to £400 payments to nearly 64,000 expat OAPs currently warming themselves in balmier European climates.

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Expat Feel Safe In UAE

A recent survey found that 97% of those living in UAE including expats find the country safe. Some surveyors believe it is because of strict UAE laws that keep those living there in line. This is good news for expats moving to UAE. “An overwhelming 97 per cent of people who live in the UAE feel safe, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by The National. The 1,097 respondents to the survey, conducted from February 9 to 15, also indicated that their personal experience with crime in the country is low. For some, the nation’s reputation as a low-crime zone is evidence of the truth in the aphorism: “The devil makes work for idle hands.” In the UAE, a country where the foreigners are here for only one reason, there are few idle hands.”

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