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Dubai

Dubai: The Next Career Destination For Expats In 2024

For expats accustomed to relocating in pursuit of career opportunities, Dubai is emerging as an attractive destination in 2024. With a robust economy, declining unemployment rates, and increasing wages, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) presents a promising talent market and salary growth outlook. In this article, our friends at Pacific Prime Dubai will discuss why…

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international expat contractors

International Expat Contractors: The Easiest Way For Good Work?

With the advent of remote work, businesses can hire the best and brightest people worldwide as expats. Working remotely eliminates the requirement for team members to be in the same physical location or office. The old rules about everyone needing to clock in and clock out simultaneously no longer apply. There are skilled expat individuals…

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Saudi Arabia

Reasons To Consider Living And Working In Saudi Arabia

  In many ways, Saudi Arabia may appear to be a perplexing country. Traditional but contemporary. Friendly, yet on a safe distance. However, the kingdom has gone through many transformations over the last few years. Societal standards are constantly changing, as are the rules of behavior. This is why the number of expats moving to Saudi Arabia…

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the best cities in the world for expat businesses.

The Five Best Cities In The World For Expat Businesses

  Many people dream of travelling to or living permanently in another country where they feel they could live the life they aspire to. The problem most of these dreamers have is the fact that they may not be able to secure a suitable job to sustain their lives there.   However, one option is to…

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Sponsorship Law

UAE’s New Income-Based Family Sponsorship Law

New rules in the UAE allows foreign nationals to sponsor their families to join them in the country.  The new rule makes income, not profession the sole criteria for men and women to sponsor family members.   The new rule allows any UAE resident, male or female, to sponsor family members (spouse, under-18 sons and unmarried…

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best places

The Best Places In The World To Work

HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer Survey ranks Germany as the best place to work in the world followed by Bahrain and the UK.  A period working abroad can be the key to unlocking a more confident, creative and adaptable you according to HSBC, as it announces the best countries in the world to work abroad. The…

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UAE Seeks To Lure Top Foreign Talent

The UAE government has approved a new visa system designed to attract top foreign talents in fields such as medicine, science and research to the country, Bloomberg reports Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as saying. “The United Arab Emirates is the land of opportunities,” Sheikh Mohammed said after a cabinet meeting. Attracting…

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