The Dubai Red-Tape Explorer is a comprehensive instruction manual invaluable to anyone living and working in Dubai. The book includes 100 easy-to-follow, step-by-step procedures covering all aspects of daily life. Whether you have just arrived, are about to have a baby, are preparing to leave or considering setting up a business here, Red-Tape is an essential companion for battling bureaucracy and getting things done in Dubai. This guide also has a Directory listing hundreds of useful phone numbers and addresses, plus a comprehensive Dubai street map.

This is a complete step-by-step guide for getting things done in Dubai. "The Red-Tape Explorer" leads readers through procedures on all aspects of life, whether business or personal. The key features include: clear and easy-to-follow instructions for obtaining visas and permits, telecommunications, housing, transportation, licenses, banking, insurance, education and health; over 100 procedures, plus tips and advice; detailed information on all ministries and government departments; all locations clearly referenced to maps. It also includes: prerequisites, 'what to bring' and related laws; useful phone numbers and addresses; and a Dubai street map. It is split into sections such as: Visas, Housing, Communication, Driving, Personal Matters and Business.

Comprehensive, fun and easy to use, this book covers everything worth knowing about Dubai and where to do it. Meticulously updated by a resident team of writers, photographers and lovers of life, the result is the most in-depth, practical and accurate coverage and recommendations around. Ideal for residents, short-term visitors and tourists; essential for anyone in this vibrant and surprising city. It contains New Resident tips and advice; Independent reviews of over 500 restaurants, bars and cafes; Leisure and sporting activities from Abseiling to Entertainment to Zoology; Exploring - from museums and heritage to the latest shopping malls; Everything fully referenced to 30 pages of photographic maps; Plus a pull-out city map. This is the insiders' guide to what's hot and what's not in Dubai and the Emirates!

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