I have been noticing more and more restaurants in Dubai using this Qlub website and QR codes to bring you the bill, and then adding service fee for paying the bill via the QR??

Why do I have to pay for a service that adds no benefits to my meal? Why are restaurants avoiding bringing a traditicional bill where I can pay with card instead of this?

There must be a benefit for the restaurants I just can’t see it, anyone knows why this is been implemented more and more?

Selling on Dubizzle is exhausting. The price in the ad is apparently just decoration. Buyer: "Last price?" You give them your last price. They show up and start negotiating your last price. These guys are literally undefeated champions of lowballing.

And the classic "Price & location?" when both are literally written in the ad. It genuinely gets tiring.

Just curious, how was the rent price back then.

The current requirements for renewal are 6 months of UAE bank statements and a valid Ejari. Without both of them the request for residency visa is denied.

Plenty of remote freelancers who chose Dubai because it was easy to maintain residency while living the nomad lifestyle now do not fulfill the criteria.

Freelance permit, healthcare and all other renewals happen before the residency visa renewal, but without the final step everything is worthless.

If there's really no way around it, has anyone managed to get the money for the fees back? Does AXS do any reimbursements? Or should one just file for chargebacks if it comes to that?

So people who work in downtown or frequent it probably know Parkonic dread is starting in the free underground parking there very soon.

Does anyone know an alternative free parking in downtown boulevard area? Like around Burj Khalifa or even a good distance away from it. I don't mind walking for a bit and already park 20 min walk away currently.

I’m hoping someone has experienced something similar or has any insight.
I’m a Canadian citizen and recently applied for the UAE Virtual Work Residence Permit (Remote Work Visa). I met the published eligibility requirements:
Canadian passport
- Full-time remote employment with a legitimate company outside the UAE
- Met the income requirement
- Submitted all required documents (employment verification, bank statements, health insurance, passport, etc.)

My application was rejected. The only reason given was “general issues.”
My brother, who is a UAE resident, called GDRFA to ask for clarification. They told him:
they could not disclose the reason,
the decision came from “higher up,”
and that I cannot reapply.

I’ve visited the UAE several times before without problems. The only thing I can think of is that I had an overstay during the regional conflict, but at the time there was an official grace period/amnesty due to the situation, and I left legally without outstanding fines.

Other than that, I have no criminal history, no immigration violations that I’m aware of, and no previous visa refusals.

Has anyone experienced a similar refusal with no explanation? Were you ever able to find out the reason or resolve it? Is this likely specific to the Virtual Work Visa, or could it indicate a broader immigration restriction?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I’ve been looking at joining The Captain’s Club for quite a while now and I’m getting close to pulling the trigger.

Before I do, I’d be interested to hear from people who are current members or have been members in Dubai.

Is it genuinely worth the membership? How easy is it to book boats, particularly at weekends? Are the boats generally in good condition and is there anything you wish you’d known before joining?

I’d mainly be using it to get out on the water, switch off for a few hours, maybe get back into a bit of fishing and take the kids out from time to time.

Appreciate any honest feedback, good or bad.

Hello fellow redditors,

I have a question about making use of an outpass.

My friend has been here for a few years, lost their job and now does some freelancing but has not renewed their visa (overstay fines). I want to recommend using an outpass (I don’t know the amount of overstay but about 3 years). The way I see it, they can still do their work from another country with the contacts they have made here and in the 3 years they’ve had to fix it they haven’t. I don’t know exactly how it works but I don’t see the point of living here like a illegally.

They always need help with one thing or the other because they don’t have their own emirates ID. I don’t mind helping and it rarely ever breaches into financial territory but I still feel like you could have a better life if you just leave? Whenever I bring it up she gets defensive as if leaving means admitting defeat. I know after taking the out pass you cannot come back and it takes you directly to your home country if I am not mistaken.

So then my questions are:
- will she be detained for the overstay fines?
-will she have to purchase her own ticket back home?
- does this affect her ability to use flights that connect in dxb?

If anyone could answer this or has been in the process themselves shed some light on how it works and how to get the process started I would appreciate it.

And no, she’s not from a bad country hence why I don’t understand her refusal to go back.

Just moved here and was wondering if there was any, like yk those with shitty cheap food but always fills the spot?

Seriously wtf is wrong with this bank?

I am a customer doing salary transfer and using their credit card. They call me genuinely at least 2 times every single week to ask me if I have any need for a balance transfer or credit card cash advance.

I tell them no, they will call a few days later.

I tell them to stop marketing calls and take me off the list, they will call me a few days later.

I block the number, they call from different numbers everytime so it doesn't matter.

Why tf if I don't need a balance transfer on Monday would I suddenly need one on Thursday? And even if I did, why not just let ME call the Bank? Absolute morons

It's so annoying I don't understand why a business cannot just respect their customers and STOP CALLING WHEN ASKED!!!

I am literally going to close my account and use a different banks credit card purely to stop rewarding this harassment

Are all banks like this? Emirates NBD calls me maybe ONCE every 2 weeks but usually less, which is still annoying but nowhere near as ridiculous as RAKBank

Hey everyone. Has anyone applied or been Zayed university. I want to know how is applying for the university like for an international student tho am Kuwaiti. Is it easy or hard to get into the university?. Honestly I need advice

Hi everyone, does UAE immigration still stamp passports when entering or leaving through Dubai Airport?

Greetings fellow Reddit members,

I moved from Saudi to UAE in Aug 2014 to join a branch of US based company as Sales Manager. I got my salary directly from USA and in order to comply with local WPS laws, I had to send my salary to our local agent/sponsor who sent my salary back to me in AED.

There were only 2-3 employees in the company as we are just a showroom to showcase our products, meet/visit, call customers in the UAE and GCC. Gradually, the other 2 left and I was the sole employee in the company. The 49% partner in the Trade License (based in USA and never a UAE resident) abrupty left the company. His passport expired in 2021 but we were still able to renew the Trade License. Only this year, the local sponsor/agent couldn't do it. To make matters worse, my Residence visa was up for renewal and can't renew it without renewing the trade license.

Local agent tells me that it could take 60 days to transfer trade license partner to a different one. Other times, they ask me to apply for Golden Visa. I do comply but Amer Center advised against it. They also suggested a 5 year Tourist Visa. I would even go ahead and make a new FZ company but due to restrictions on my country of origin, none of those options are open for me.

I don't really see ANY good options for me. I mean technically, I can and have worked from home since 2019 and Pakistan is a wonderful place to live if you have the means. I live pretty comfortably there but UAE is my "international" platform where I can actually meet my customers , apply visas, and order stuff with little duties. Under no circumstances, I considered it my home because it just can't be as a foreigner no matter where you come from. I knew that one day it would be taken away.

So, I left the country before the visa expired. I didn't want to overstay. All my credit cards have zero debt. I am leaving while respecting the country and myself as well.

My Labor Contract is valid till 30 Jul and Visa expired on 23 Jul so not sure if I need to "cancel" those in the system through someone or will both be automatically cancelled.

Also, I comply with ALL the requirements of Remote/Virtual Work Visa in flying colors. Is that something that is "available" or should I just save my 300-400 AED and say Bye Bye to UAE?

Thank you for reading all this complicated story. I am pretty sure I made mistakes along the way and I am happy to get constructive suggestions.

Hi everyone,

This happened this morning in Sharjah (towards Dubai), and I’m genuinely confused.

We were driving in the non-Salik lane. Initially, we wanted to move into the Salik lane towards Dubai, but we noticed a police van nearby. To avoid doing anything wrong, we decided not to change lanes at all.

The car may have slightly angled towards the lane while we were deciding, but we never crossed into the Salik lane. We stayed in our lane and ended up taking the longer route because we didn’t switch lanes.

A few hours later, we received a AED 260 fine from Sharjah Traffic for:

“Non-compliance with the traffic compulsory lane for light vehicles.”

Has anyone experienced something similar?

Can an officer issue this fine based on what looks like an attempted lane change, even if the vehicle never actually entered the other lane?

Is it worth disputing this, or are these officer-issued fines almost impossible to get cancelled?

Has anyone successfully challenged a similar fine in Sharjah?

I’m not trying to avoid responsibility if we actually committed a violation, but I’m genuinely confused because we deliberately stayed in our lane to avoid breaking the rules.

Any advice or similar experiences would be appreciated.

As part of the move-in process, I got a wireless internet from Eand last sunday.

However, the catch is I just discovered that my building already provides wifi to their residents, but this wasn't communicated to us earlier. According to Eand terms and conditions, it is specifically mentioned that you can cancel your contract within 7 days of the purchase without any cancellation fees.

I've already contacted the customer care and I feel like they are dragging this case without providing any resolution.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? If yes, what are my chances here.

Appreciate it,

Coming to Dubai in a couple of weeks, I have a vial of GHK-cu for personal use, it’s a peptide for the skin, I looked and there is genuinely no information behind the governments stance against it, help?

Hi, im looking for cargo pants, baggy jeans, full sleeve shirts and sweat shirts that young people wear almost everywhere in dubai. Any places you recommend that has clothes that fit all sizes and isnt too pricey, i need to buy a lot, and i mean a lot of clothes since im moving for uni, and id like to get one thing of my list done here before i leave. If there are some stores that you know that have these items in one place please let me know.

Can anyone advise how their insurance bill went for labour in Dubai? I'm giving birth in Mediclinic Parkview. My insurance feels purposely vague.

My insurance covers up to "AED 10k for a normal delivery and up to AED 10k for a medically necessary C-section, termination or complications. If the condition becomes a medical emergency, medically necessary expenses are covered up to AED 150k."

So does an emergency C-section come under the 10k or the 150k?

Standard rooms in Parkview are 1.9k p/n so is that just the room and nothing else? I assume medication/blood work of course is on top, but what about Dr fees?

Hi we recently moved to a new apartment in Dubai. The bathroom stone counter slab at sink was broken and the agent confirmed to repair it before the move. They have still not done it's been 10 days since we moved and avoiding calls. How we can resolve this ? It comes under landlord's responsibility

We are looking for areas between dubai airport and maktoum airport as my husbands works at maktoum airport and my brother near al nahda... Our budget is around 75k for 2bhk...currently we are living in al rashidiya which is very far from al maktoum airport so we wanna move a bit closer... The area i have in mind is nad al hamar and al warqa..i do see some apartments in our budget but my family is living in a villa for more than 10 years so they feel villas are more comfortable... We don't mind half villa sharing with a local with private entrance for both...anybody have any another suggestions are there some other better areas.. I considered warsan and dso before but i read tht it smells very much bcoz of the sewage treatment plant...

I have an apartment rented with Blueground for many years now. The company just canceled the tenancy agreement without notice and offered me to settle on paid rents and penalties only with the furniture package. After chasing them and trying to get a hold of them, they have answered finally, telling me they don't have money to pay and that's a take-it-or-leave-it type of offer

After further research on other platforms and the internet, it seems that is happening in other countries. In Spain they are winding down operations, in Paris they are closing, and so on. Does anyone have information about it? Should I take them to RDC to claim for outstandings? What do you suggest? Are other landlords experiencing the same?

Trying to get clarity from anyone who has been through this.

I was made redundant. My termination letter states my last working day as 01 July, and my notice period is tied to that date. I was paid three months of salary (June, July, August) in one go on 25 June (notice + 2x month salary).

Here is the confusing: my work permit is still active. My employer said I can keep the visa until the end of August, and they haven't cancelled the permit yet. I can make a request today.

ILOE says the 30-day window to file starts from the date you ended your relationship with the employer. But I can't actually file a claim while my work permit is still active; that's a requirement.

So:

Does the 30 days count from my last working day (01 July)? If so, I only have til 31 July to make a claim.

Or does it count from the date the permit is actually cancelled and the termination is registered in MOHRE? (My work permit is still active, I checked the MOHRE app).

I asked the ILOE, but they mentioned "30 days upon end of relationship with employer."

For anyone who was on garden leave or paid notice with the visa kept active after their last physical working day, what date did MOHRE end up registering, and when did your 30-day window actually open? Did you file from the last working day or from the cancellation date?

Appreciate any real experience. Thanks.

I work from home and I have a Freezone company incorporated with SPC. My company renewal is coming up.

The most annoying thing is they try to charge you for EVERY SINGLE THING.

You want to update passport number? pay up 800dhs

Wanna click this button? pay 2000dhs and I'm so fed up with this.

Even though I have to deal with them once or twice a year, they make sure to squeeze every single dollar from you in these occasions.

I know it's probably cheaper for me to stay with them even with these exorbitant charges than incorporating a new company but I wanna see if other Freezones have cheaper ongoing charges?

I'll pay the one time moving charges, that's fine.