03-11-2009, 04:35 PM
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<br />Dear ,
UAE is generally a tax free society , especially there is no income tax or sales tax. But still Govt is doing a good job in respect of welfare of citizens and residents.
Education is free in UAE in Government schools ( if you want to enroll your child in Arabic speaking school).
For medical treatments , emergency is without any charges , for consultation AED 25 is payable. Depending on the hospital in which you enrolled at time of visa issuance , all services are free.
Still the country can do lot more for residents but having less than 20% of citizen of total population I feel that it will take more time to compete with the facilities available in Canada / USA.
Theoretically zero% crime rate , clean environment , world best entertainment and luxury facilities , UAE is on the other hand having the edge over the west.
Best Regards
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i didnt know about the emergency services you are talking about. true the crime rate is very low and world class entertainment and luxury facilities, but ofourse they are not for the majority of the middle class working expats . the GOVT is very discriminatory towards expats. there are expats living here for 35 to 40 yrs, even served in the army, speak arabic as good as local arabs but still have to look around for a visa every 3 yrs.
non arabic speaking expats,that form bulk of the uae population,
usually dont send their children to local arabic schools.uae can never have an edge over the west.
Mr Kamran you are very right, but all this goes unreported. UAE is a kingdom (sheikhdom) after all.
<br />Dear ,
UAE is generally a tax free society , especially there is no income tax or sales tax. But still Govt is doing a good job in respect of welfare of citizens and residents.
Education is free in UAE in Government schools ( if you want to enroll your child in Arabic speaking school).
For medical treatments , emergency is without any charges , for consultation AED 25 is payable. Depending on the hospital in which you enrolled at time of visa issuance , all services are free.
Still the country can do lot more for residents but having less than 20% of citizen of total population I feel that it will take more time to compete with the facilities available in Canada / USA.
Theoretically zero% crime rate , clean environment , world best entertainment and luxury facilities , UAE is on the other hand having the edge over the west.
Best Regards
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i didnt know about the emergency services you are talking about. true the crime rate is very low and world class entertainment and luxury facilities, but ofourse they are not for the majority of the middle class working expats . the GOVT is very discriminatory towards expats. there are expats living here for 35 to 40 yrs, even served in the army, speak arabic as good as local arabs but still have to look around for a visa every 3 yrs.
non arabic speaking expats,that form bulk of the uae population,
usually dont send their children to local arabic schools.uae can never have an edge over the west.
Mr Kamran you are very right, but all this goes unreported. UAE is a kingdom (sheikhdom) after all.
