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We are seeking to hire a full time Client Account Manager
We are now seeking to hire a Client Account Manager. Work Location: EER Offices, 1303, Platinum Tower, JLT Division/Department: Relocation Reports to: Senior Client Account Manager Full Time / Part Time: Full Time About The Company: Executive Expatriate Relocations (EER) is an Irish owned company and was founded in Dubai in 2005, identifying a need
More relief as three UAE free zones are out of VAT scope
The UAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has added three new free zones to the list of designated zones that will be out of the five per cent VAT scope imposed earlier this year. The new addition sees the total designated zones increasing to 23 across the UAE. Federal Decree Law No. (8) of 2017 on
No extension, renew, transfer, visit, work or family visa for Syrians
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior for Nationality and Passport Affairs, Brigadier-General Talal Marafie, has issued instructions to the directors-general and their assistants at all immigration departments in the six governorates of Kuwait not to extend, renew or transfer visit, work or family visas for Syrians, reports Al-Anba daily. According to the instructions, which
600 dinar for 10-year residency permit in Bahrain
The 10-year renewable residency permit on a self-sponsorship basis for foreign investors will cost 600 Bahraini dinar (Dh5,835). The fee for the two-year residency permit will be 200 dinar and 400 dinar for the five-year permit, the cabinet said at weekly session on Monday as it endorsed a draft-law on amending some provisions of Edict
Oman working on new temporary work permits for expats
Oman’s government is planning to permit the recruitment of non-Omani workers under temporary employment licenses in specific specialised jobs for a set period of time. The specified professions include medical, academic, technical, consultancy, expertise and training, according to the Implementation Support and Follow-up Unit’s annual report. This amendment is being pursued as a measure to
UAE plans amnesty for visa violators
A general amnesty for foreign violators of the country’s residency laws will shortly be announced by the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (FAIC), a senior official said on Monday. Ali Mohammad Bin Hammad Al Shamsi, Chairman of FAIC, said violators will have the option to either rectify their legal status through paying nominal fees,
June 28, 2018
Read more about UAE plans amnesty for visa violatorsOne-year visa extension for divorcees and widows
The UAE Cabinet has adopted a decision to extend the visas of widowed or divorced women residing in the UAE and their children for one year from the date of the divorce or the death of the spouse, as part of the legislative changes approved by the Cabinet. The decision grants widows and divorced women
Major changes in UAE visa rules
A new insurance scheme for workers’ guarantees has been introduced. The previous mandatory deposit of Dh3,000 per worker is now replaced by a new insurance scheme that cost only Dh60 annually per worker. The decisions were approved on Wednesday during a cabinet meeting chaired His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime
June 28, 2018
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