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Sheikh Hamdan orders no increase in Dubai government fees for the next three years
Investors and analysts cheer decision to freeze government fees, move seen boosting economic growth and private investments. Dubai government fees will not be hiked over the next three years. The move is in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and
Kuwait panel rejects $3,300 driving licence fee for expats
A Kuwait parliamentary committee on Sunday rejected a series of anti-expat proposals including calls for foreign workers to pay $3,300 for driving licences. Kuwait Times reports that the interior and defence committee rejected proposals ranging from raising the driving licence fee to stopping the issuance of dependence visas, doubling the cost of foreign recruitment and
IMF says Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar will need more than a year to introduce VAT
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar may need a year and a half to introduce an agreed 5 per cent value added tax rate, according to an International Monetary Fund official. The deputy director of the IMF’s fiscal affairs department, Abdelhak Senhadji, told The National that the countries may require more time than initially expected following
Oman temporarily halts expat visas for 87 job roles
Oman has temporarily halted issuing visas to hire expat workers in 87 job roles. The six-month hiring freeze was recently imposed by the country’s Ministry of Manpower. According to the Times of Oman, the ban came into effect following the issuance of ministerial decree 2018/38, which was issued by the minister of manpower Abdullah bin
February 27, 2018
Read more about Oman temporarily halts expat visas for 87 job rolesOman to introduce new visa rules from March 21
A spontaneous weekend trip to Oman may now require more planning, as Royal Oman Police announces new procedures. Travellers to Oman will have to apply in advance for a tourism visa online in a move that is expected to affect hundreds of thousands of visitors from the UAE annually. Previously, most travellers could obtain a
February 27, 2018
Read more about Oman to introduce new visa rules from March 21Certificate of Good Conduct
Dubai immigration authorities have temporarily exempted foreign nationals from producing good conduct certificates for processing their employment visas. This measure is expected to improve job prospects for them in free zones of the emirate. Free zones fall outside the purview of the UAE Labour Law, hence they will not need the document. Job visa applicants
February 27, 2018
Read more about Certificate of Good ConductHiring: Company Incorporations Administrator
Main Responsibilities and Required Skills: The position will be to work directly with the Company Incorporations Manager Responsibilities Creating and maintaining filing systems of documents in both hard and soft copy formats Manage and maintain up-date internal databases and Master sheets for key events and for service tracking Update procedures in relation to company incorporations
February 25, 2018
Read more about Hiring: Company Incorporations AdministratorEuRA Quality Seal Accreditation
EuRA Quality Seal Accreditation EER is delighted to announce becoming the first company in the Middle East to achieve the EuRA Quality Seal accreditation across all areas of our business including relocation, immigration and company incorporation. The EuRA Quality Seal is based on the ISO 9001 process management model and is the world’s first accreditation programme for
February 13, 2018
Read more about EuRA Quality Seal AccreditationNew private school fee regulations outlined
Fourteen private schools are rated as high-performing, out of 73 privately-owned educational establishments. Under new performance-based criteria, only schools rated “Good” or “Excellent” will be authorised to increase students’ fees by five per cent, pending board of directors’ approval. In case the increase in school fees exceeds the nominal 5pc benchmark, the approval of the
January 29, 2018
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