Dubai Expat Stories

I lived in Dubai between 2006 and 2007 with my wife and 2 kids. I worked as a quantity surveyor for a consultancy and travelled around the region to places like Doha. I had some health problems while I was there, but found the standard of care to be pretty good. I have written a book about my time there, called "One Year In Wonderland". It is available on Amazon for 99p or 99c.

We arrived to Dubai in the beginning of March 2009. A month stay in a serviced apartment was paid by the company as well as Crown Relocations company, which facilitated the move and helped us find a place to live. We had 2 full days of a Crown's agent paid, so we went out two times trying to find a place.

We said the agent that we need an apartment in either Dubai Marina or Jumeirah Beach Residence. She promised to find some options to see. However, we had also found a few options via Dubizzle and sent them to her to arrange a meeting.

If you’ve got a contract for job in Dubai and you like the city, then you have nothing to do but move. Just do these 4 things and everything will be fine: make sure your visa is ready, ship your stuff to Dubai, buy a ticket and take care of temporary accommodation.