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Getting Around

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• Air
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Residents

Overview

• Overview
• Before You Arrive
• When You Arrive
• Essential Documents
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Documents

• Documents
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Certificates & Licences

• Certificates & Licences
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Work

• Working in Dubai
• Working Hours
• Finding Work
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• Working as a Freelancer/Contractor
• Employment Contracts
• Labour Law
• Changing Jobs
• ‘Banning’
• Company Closure

Financial & Legal Affairs

• Bank Accounts
• Financial Planning
• Taxation
• Legal Issues
• Crime

Housing

• Housing
• Renting in Dubai
• Real Estate Agents
• The Lease
• Main Accommodation Options
• Other Rental Costs
• Buying Property
• Purchasing a Home
• Property Developers
• Mortgages
• Other Purchasing Costs
• Real Estate Law

Residential Areas

• Residential Areas
• Al Barsha
• Al Garhoud
• Al Karama
• Al Qusais (incl. Al Twar & Al Nahda)
• Al Safa & Al Wasl
• Arabian Ranches
• Bur Dubai (incl. Al Mankhool)
• Deira
• Dubai Marina & Al Sufouh
• Emirates Hills
• Green Community
• Jebel Ali & The Gardens
• Jumeira
• Mirdif & Rashidiya
• Oud Metha & Um Hurair
• Satwa
• Sharjah
• Trade Centre
• Umm Suqeim

Setting up Home

• Setting up Home
• Moving Services
• Furnishing Accommodation
• Household Insurance
• Laundry Services
• Domestic Help
• Babysitting & Childcare
• Domestic Services
• DVD & Video Rental
• Pets

Utilities & Services

• Electricity & Water
• Electricity
• Water
• Gas
• Sewerage
• Rubbish Disposal and Recycling
• Telephone
• Internet
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• Post & Courier Services
• Radio
• Television
• Satellite TV & Radio

Health

• General Medical Care
• Donor Cards
• Giving Blood
• Giving Up Smoking
• Main Government Hospitals
• Main Private Hospitals
• Private Hospitals
• Maternity
• Paediatrics
• Dentists & Orthodontists
• Opticians & Ophthalmologists
• Cosmetic Treatment & Surgery
• Alternative Therapies
• Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy
• Back Treatment
• Nutritionists & Slimming
• Counselling & Therapy
• Support Groups

Education

• Education
• Primary & Secondary Schools
• University & Higher Education
• Special Needs Education
• Learning LLL

Transportation

• Transportation
• Driving in Dubai
• Vehicle Leasing
• Buying a Vehicle
• Vehicle Finance
• Vehicle Insurance
• Registering a Vehicle
• Traffic Fines & Offences
• Breakdowns
• Traffic Accidents
• Repairs (Vehicle)

Exploring

Activities

Sports & Activities

• Sports & Activities
• Aerobics & Fitness Classes
• Aqua Aerobics
• Archery
• Art Classes
• Ballet Classes
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Beauty Training
• Belly Dancing
• Birdwatching
• Bowling
• Bridge
• Camel Rides
• Camping
• Canoeing
• Caving
• Chess
• Climbing
• Cookery Classes
• Crab Hunting
• Cricket
• Cycling
• Dance Classes
• Desert Driving Courses
• Dhow Charters
• Diving
• Drama Groups
• Dune Buggy Driving
• Environmental Groups
• Fencing
• Fishing
• Flower Arranging
• Flying
• Football
• Gaelic Games
• Gardening
• Golf
• Gymnastics/Trampolining
• Hashing
• Hiking
• Hockey
• Horse Riding
• Ice Hockey
• Ice Skating
• Jetskiing
• Karting
• Kayaking
• Kitesurfing
• Language Schools
• Libraries
• Martial Arts
• Mini Golf
• Mother & Toddler Activities
• Motocross
• Motorcycling
• Motorsports
• Mountain Biking
• Music Lessons
• Netball
• Orchestras & Bands
• Paintballing
• Parasailing
• Photography
• Polo
• Quad Bikes
• Rollerblading & Rollerskating
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Running
• Sailing
• Salsa Dancing
• Sand Boarding/Skiing
• Scouts & Guides
• Scrabble
• Scrapbooking
• Shooting
• Singing
• Skiing & Snowboarding
• Skydiving
• Snooker
• Snorkelling
• Social Groups
• Softball
• Speedboating
• Squash
• Summer Camps & Courses
• Surfing
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Thai Boxing
• Triathlon
• Wadi & Dune Bashing
• Wakeboarding
• Waterskiing
• Watersports

Leisure Facilities

• Leisure Facilities
• Beach Clubs
• Health Clubs
• Sports Centres
• Sports Clubs

Well-Being

• Well-Being
• Beauty Salons
• Hairdressers
• Health Spas
• Massage
• Meditation
• Pilates
• Reiki
• Stress Management
• Tai Chi
• Yoga

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This excerpt was taken from

Dubai Explorer
Series: Complete Residents Guides