Job Hunting In Dubai, U.A.E.

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Job-seekers will be hit hard by new visa rules
By Alice Johnson, Staff Reporter
Published: July 24, 2008, 23:37


Dubai: New visit visa regulations are set to affect job-seekers in the UAE.

Nationalities previously visiting the Emirates that were exempt from visa fees, will now need to pay a Dh1,000 refundable deposit and take out health insurance.

This, say recruitment agencies, will have a negative effect on the UAE's employment market.

Umesh Awadramani, Business Development Manager, Careerline recruitment agency, said that certain nationalities will be particularly affected by the new rules, which could lead to labour shortages.


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"People coming to look for a job in the UAE from India, Pakistan, Nepal, the Philippines and Bangladesh now won't be able to come - there will be less people from these countries coming to the UAE to look for work. You need one or two months in hand to really look for a good job. People won't want to spend this money to renew a tourist visa just to get a job," he said.

On Wednesday, Major General Mohammad Ahmad Al Merri, Director General of Dubai Naturalisation and Residency Department (DNRD), said the new rules would regulate the market. He said travel agencies would not be allowed to apply for tourist visas.

"This will regulate the business and make the process of people travelling to the UAE easier and smooth, as tourism is a high priority for us."

Awadramani continued that the new rules will also affect employers and recruitment agencies.

"Employers are never going to pay money up front for people to come and visit, because they don't know if they are going to take on the person or not. Employers will have to go to the countries concerned to select people and hire them from there," he said.

Burden

The new visa regulations are set to be enforced from July 29.

Those found working on a visit visa can be fined more than Dh50,000 and banned from re-entering the UAE. Employers will also face harsh penalties.

Jennifer Lucas, Recruitment Manager, Wadi Jobs, said that employers will also bear the brunt of costs when the new regulations are enforced.

"It will be more costly for employers - they will bear the costs - because they will have to fly in people to start working. There will be less people coming in to look for work because the fee is a lot of money, so companies will chose to recruit from countries of origin.

"What might happen is that it might be a quicker recruitment process, because employers and recruiters might carry out interviews over the phone. If employers don't want to make the decision there and then through a telephone interview and want to do it face-to-face, they will have to fly the person out, pay for their visit visa and their accommodation. So it will probably be more costly for employers," she said.

[lady_driver]

^^any more news bout the above?

[*BaDaT*]

salam malaykum, helo kabayanss! homesick namo diha?..
ako, looking forward to have vacation..Inshalla.. pait au homesick tah..
unsaon pag divert para mawala ang homesick??

hi
hala muuli ka?
when man imo vacation?
HAHAHA!

pwede padala?
HAHAHA! )

nah paet ning homesick woiieee!
makabuang.

di man makatambal ang REDHORESE in can

[smashly]

mahal ba ang pagkaon sa dubai?.... kay sa amo agency gud free house and uban pa ang pgkaon ra dili...

pila mn kilo sa bugas dha...hehe.. ang mga sud an barato lang bah?

[666satan]

paeta ani wui..ato swerte ni gamay nalang tungod ani nga rules...

[lady_driver]

i have heard yesterday from my flatmate about these:

- there is still a visit visa... which is valid for 2 months, employment visa can be acquired, no need to exit to country of origin. (fee: 1,000)
- tourist visa, valid for 1 month but renewable for 1 month then after the extension can exit at either kish or oman, then come back with a tourist visa again. unfortunately, i don't know until how many exits is allowed (1000 first month tourist visa then 600/extension of tourist visa)
- if under tourist visa and is accepted for a job, must return to country of origin and wait for the employment visa there.

just correct me if i'm wrong...

[*BaDaT*]

i have heard yesterday from my flatmate about these:

- there is still a visit visa... which is valid for 2 months, employment visa can be acquired, no need to exit to country of origin. (fee: 1,000)
- tourist visa, valid for 1 month but renewable for 1 month then after the extension can exit at either kish or oman, then come back with a tourist visa again. unfortunately, i don't know until how many exits is allowed (1000 first month tourist visa then 600/extension of tourist visa)
- if under tourist visa and is accepted for a job, must return to country of origin and wait for the employment visa there.

just correct me if i'm wrong...

lisud na mag visit visa kay GASTO na kaayo. mu deposit ka 1,000 dhs sa airport pero makuha na nimo kung muuli naka, so katong nagbalak na mu work diri under visit visa lang sa, maglisud na jud!

unya, mag kinghanglan na sad health insurance for 2 months na mag stay ka. only travel agancies or hotels ang pwede mu sponsor nimo, KUNG wala kay FIRST DEGREE NA relative here.


Libog man patakaran karon, wala pa kaayo na klaro kung unsa na jud.
Wala na daw VISA RUN pero daghan pa niadto sa KISH or OMAN.

HAHAHA!

good luck sa naay plano muanhi.

[baby_jenie]

@ lady driver

sis, if naa vacany dha for HR position lemme know beh. am currently working as receptionist but i wanted to be in my field man gud....

[mitchy]

GUYS IF u wanna go to DUBAI and seek your luck there, pwede mu ari maka pa process sa inyong DUBAI VISIT VISA namo..
naa rajud na sa GUTs and determination sa tao... if di jud maninguha hita og work, so wala rajud pauli ra sa pinas.. unlike sa uban although niagi sad og kalisud but ni agwanta jud... ang ending naka kita og work nga nice kaau!..
we can refer jobs too.. naa rapud na ninyo ang diskarte sa pag apply sa amung i refer ninyo..

-CTM travel consultancy

[Sheikh]

Well, Dubai for me .. kung maka timing ka og colossus company..

Like my 3 friends na USC graduates they're all working at ARABTECH (i helped them apply thru my connections) .. they have everything in the package includes transportation, fully furnished studio apartment good for 1 person, furnitures and etc..

As for me i am connected to EMAAR PJSC .. well the package is also awesome..

My accomodation consist.. (ALL FREE!! - provided by company) solo rako sa room ya`ani 1 room by myself..
* 55 square metres room
* 1 king size bed
* bathtub
* home entertainment
* washing machine
* kitchen
* dvd player
* tunisian wardrobe



Tips for DUBAI departers:
* Choose a company that will provide free food and lodging, there's hundreds and millions of offices, companies, business firm, properties and etc in the emirates to choose from..