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You talk about things that no one else does. Thank you so much for the invaluable information. Looking to relocate next year with my family and set up another branch of my business.
hey! thanks SO much for your kind words - i really wanted to create a series of videos that could almost act like a checklist / to do list. thank you for the feedback, i appreciate it 💫
These videos are super helpful! I’d like to recommend including title pages or clear summaries of the various options etc - given the length of the videos. Also if you’d ever be open to inserting pics/clips of example/places you’re mentioning, that’d help to break up the video a bit too! But I enjoy the listenability of the series Looking forward to more of your videos. Do you mind me asking what type of visa you & your husband are on & what you do for work?
hey! thank you for watching & great suggestions 😀 i know exactly what you mean about visually seeing the places i talk about.. i wish i had taken taken footage when i was at those places 🤦♀️ & in terms of visa, my husband has an investor visa and works in IT consultancy!
@@katypriscott I’m sure there will be plenty other opportunities! & I noticed in this next part of this series you did the labelling on screen 😄 loving the content so far x
hiya! thanks so much for your support 🫶🏼 off the back of your suggestion, i have uploaded ‘8 apps you need for Dubai’ video 😅! i’ll turn it into a mini series if it goes down well! thanks so much for the suggestion x
Hi Katy, thank you so much this video was super helpful. Myself and my partner are considering moving to Dubai from the U.K next year as he’s a teacher. We would be coming over with our son who will be just over 1 years old. Do you know if there are many expat families in Dubai and if there’s much to do with kids? ☺️X
Hi Nicole, thanks for your comment and sorry the delay! Yes absolutely, there are soooo many expat families here in Dubai. 💛 I personally think that Dubai is a great place for kids - super safe, amazing education and sooo much to do! I’d like to think one day I’ll have children here and I’m already excited about the diversity they will be exposed to! Summers are really reeeaaally hot, and winters are gorgeous!!! In the UK I felt like I could only be outside for 3 months of the year 😅 but in Dubai I feel it’s the reverse, and you have to be inside for 3 months (Jun-Aug). I love living here - I’ve only been here a year but feel like I haven’t scratched the surface! I live in downtown and there are lots of families here, but most families tend to live in communities as they have lots of safe spaces for kids to enjoy ☺️ good luck with your move!! xx
Great video! Thanks for all the advice, planning on moving there was thinking either UK or UAE, definitely more sold on UAE now. How long do visas usually take to process and what would you say the overall vibe of living there is like? Cheers 🔥
heyyy, oh how exciting! i absolutely love both the UK & the UAE, maybe i'll do a video on the pros & cons of both places 🤔 my husband's visa took around 3 weeks from start to finish (which includes the health screening & having fingerprints taken, all the way through to receiving his emirates ID card). Overall vibe of dubai is honestly whatever you make it 😃 if you like lazy beach days & early morning coffees & staying fit + healthy, dubai can offer that. or if you like to party, socialise & are an evening person, it can offer that too! overall i'd say it's very friendly ~ there is a true feeling of 'more the merrier' here and everyone is invited. it's fun! it's hot!! and it feels really exciting to be here everyday. good luck with your move
Hey, do you think its possible to make all of these steps including the opening of bank account before moving there ? If not then i assume one should stay at an airbnb before everything gets accepted then you can move in a flat ?
Hey, thank you for watching! It's not really possible to sort out these things until you're here as you'll need to have your residency visa processed which includes having an x-ray, bloods and fingerprints taken. Once you have your emirates ID (which is the last step of your residency) is when you can apply for a bank account. Yes absolutely! Most people stay in an air b'n'b or a serviced apartment / hotel until they've secured a job and have a residency visa in place. Good luck! x
@@katypriscott hey there, supposing you went to dubai as a tourist and then you got a job offer and decided to stay there, how long/easy will it be to get your residency?
Hey! Thanks for watching & your lovely comment! 😀 today a litre of petrol is 3.80aed which is roughly 86pence. Good luck with your move & welcome to Dubai 😊
@@katypriscott sorry about that I didn't realise there were 5 parts, I didn't have my glasses on and the text was blurred. So glad you,your husband and puppy are safe after the fire and awesome content. Keep up the great work and stay safe.
hey! it does get super busy between 7-9am and also 5-7pm. sometimes you won't be able to get on the metro as there is no space, just like the tube. a lot of people i've met since being here told me they had planned to use the metro to get to work, but quickly changed their mind and got a car for ease. but metro vs car is quite a difference in price! 😬 hope you find your home soon!
@@zzFishstick A few weeks ago I couldn't get on the metro at 6pm so I went back to the ticket counter and bought a 'gold' ticket (which is equiv to first class) and I got on straight away but it was still rather cramped and no seats were available for a 40 minute journey. I love the metro, but not in rush hour haha! =)
Hey! yes you can definitely try to negotiate the rent but to be honest, there are so many more tenants than there are apartments, and this has been the way for about 12 months now. so you might potentially miss out on a good apartment that is priced correctly, if you try to negotiate! i didn't personally negotiate on my rent but that's because I had done sooo much research and knew the apartment was a good one, that the price was correct and that if i didn't take it, someone else would! it seems lots of people want to move to dubai so i can't imagine that the market will change anytime soon. xx
sorry forgot to add, that most landlords now expect you to pay either in 2 cheques or 1 cheque. if you can do 1 cheque, you may get a little discount! x
Is renting a hotel apartment for a year would be a great choice? & can we make a living with neobanks instead of dubai banks like paying rent straight from neobanks?
hi! i would personally rent a long-term apartment, rather than a hotel apartment - just because the price is likely to more for a hotel apartment. but if it suits your lifestyle better to pay more, and have all the wonderful things that come with a hotel apartment (maid service, % discount on food, repairs & maintenance etc) then go for it!! neobanks aren't widely used here yet - it is unlikely you'd be able to pay your rent via neobank. cheques are still the most commonly used method, and direct debits are slowwwwly being introduced. thanks for watching! x
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You talk about things that no one else does. Thank you so much for the invaluable information. Looking to relocate next year with my family and set up another branch of my business.
I’m moving in 6 weeks - this was so helpful! Thank you
So glad you found it useful! Thanks so much for your comment 😊 x
The most helpful video I’ve seen about moving to dubai
hey! thanks SO much for your kind words - i really wanted to create a series of videos that could almost act like a checklist / to do list. thank you for the feedback, i appreciate it 💫
I love your factual approach. It’s so useful and just gets to the point. Thanks so much Katy. ❤
Thank you so much! Your videos are really helpful.
😊 ahh thank you so much for your lovely comment. I’m so glad you found it helpful. Have a fab day!
Thanks Katy, great info!
glad it was helpful! ☀️🌷
These videos are super helpful! I’d like to recommend including title pages or clear summaries of the various options etc - given the length of the videos.
Also if you’d ever be open to inserting pics/clips of example/places you’re mentioning, that’d help to break up the video a bit too! But I enjoy the listenability of the series
Looking forward to more of your videos. Do you mind me asking what type of visa you & your husband are on & what you do for work?
hey! thank you for watching & great suggestions 😀
i know exactly what you mean about visually seeing the places i talk about.. i wish i had taken taken footage when i was at those places 🤦♀️
& in terms of visa, my husband has an investor visa and works in IT consultancy!
@@katypriscott I’m sure there will be plenty other opportunities! & I noticed in this next part of this series you did the labelling on screen 😄
loving the content so far x
I'm moving there next year. Great video!
how exciting 🥳 hope the move goes smoothly for you! & thanks for watching x
Informative video 👍
Thank you for watching & your lovely comment 😃
Excellent video, really informative. Just got a job in DXB so this is super useful 👍🏽
hi - aw perfect, welcome!! i'm so glad you found it useful x
Very helpful 😊 thanks
Thank you so much for watching & for your lovely comment 😃
Great info. Thank you.
My pleasure, so glad it was helpful 😌 xx
Amazing video! I was wondering what apps you are using for convenience in Dubai for groceries/transport/coupontickets for example? Thank you🙏🏽
hiya! thanks so much for your support 🫶🏼 off the back of your suggestion, i have uploaded ‘8 apps you need for Dubai’ video 😅! i’ll turn it into a mini series if it goes down well! thanks so much for the suggestion x
Awesome dear Katy 💗👍
Thank you Jagdeep 😊
thanks for thiss
Thank you for your comment & thanks for watching, appreciate it 😊
Hi Katy, thank you so much this video was super helpful. Myself and my partner are considering moving to Dubai from the U.K next year as he’s a teacher. We would be coming over with our son who will be just over 1 years old.
Do you know if there are many expat families in Dubai and if there’s much to do with kids? ☺️X
Hi Nicole, thanks for your comment and sorry the delay!
Yes absolutely, there are soooo many expat families here in Dubai. 💛 I personally think that Dubai is a great place for kids - super safe, amazing education and sooo much to do! I’d like to think one day I’ll have children here and I’m already excited about the diversity they will be exposed to!
Summers are really reeeaaally hot, and winters are gorgeous!!! In the UK I felt like I could only be outside for 3 months of the year 😅 but in Dubai I feel it’s the reverse, and you have to be inside for 3 months (Jun-Aug).
I love living here - I’ve only been here a year but feel like I haven’t scratched the surface! I live in downtown and there are lots of families here, but most families tend to live in communities as they have lots of safe spaces for kids to enjoy ☺️ good luck with your move!! xx
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Great video! Thanks for all the advice, planning on moving there was thinking either UK or UAE, definitely more sold on UAE now. How long do visas usually take to process and what would you say the overall vibe of living there is like? Cheers 🔥
heyyy, oh how exciting! i absolutely love both the UK & the UAE, maybe i'll do a video on the pros & cons of both places 🤔
my husband's visa took around 3 weeks from start to finish (which includes the health screening & having fingerprints taken, all the way through to receiving his emirates ID card).
Overall vibe of dubai is honestly whatever you make it 😃 if you like lazy beach days & early morning coffees & staying fit + healthy, dubai can offer that. or if you like to party, socialise & are an evening person, it can offer that too! overall i'd say it's very friendly ~ there is a true feeling of 'more the merrier' here and everyone is invited. it's fun! it's hot!! and it feels really exciting to be here everyday.
good luck with your move
Hi do they have free parking there?
Hey, do you think its possible to make all of these steps including the opening of bank account before moving there ?
If not then i assume one should stay at an airbnb before everything gets accepted then you can move in a flat ?
Hey, thank you for watching! It's not really possible to sort out these things until you're here as you'll need to have your residency visa processed which includes having an x-ray, bloods and fingerprints taken. Once you have your emirates ID (which is the last step of your residency) is when you can apply for a bank account.
Yes absolutely! Most people stay in an air b'n'b or a serviced apartment / hotel until they've secured a job and have a residency visa in place.
Good luck! x
@@katypriscott hey there, supposing you went to dubai as a tourist and then you got a job offer and decided to stay there, how long/easy will it be to get your residency?
Such a great video! I’m moving in two weeks and I would be getting a car. How would you compare the price of petrol in London to Dubai?
Hey! Thanks for watching & your lovely comment! 😀 today a litre of petrol is 3.80aed which is roughly 86pence.
Good luck with your move & welcome to Dubai 😊
Yeah you didn't mention mail delivery, if someone sends you a Christmas card or birthday card.
I did.. I explained Royal Mail doesn’t exist and you have to use a courier for everything and anything :)
@@katypriscott sorry about that I didn't realise there were 5 parts, I didn't have my glasses on and the text was blurred.
So glad you,your husband and puppy are safe after the fire and awesome content.
Keep up the great work and stay safe.
Is it worth using the metro to get to the office or is it super rammed and sweaty (like the London tube)? (I'm considering where to live)
hey! it does get super busy between 7-9am and also 5-7pm. sometimes you won't be able to get on the metro as there is no space, just like the tube. a lot of people i've met since being here told me they had planned to use the metro to get to work, but quickly changed their mind and got a car for ease. but metro vs car is quite a difference in price! 😬
hope you find your home soon!
@@katypriscott Oh really, is that even if you pay for first class? Ok maybe car / taxi is the way to go
@@zzFishstick A few weeks ago I couldn't get on the metro at 6pm so I went back to the ticket counter and bought a 'gold' ticket (which is equiv to first class) and I got on straight away but it was still rather cramped and no seats were available for a 40 minute journey. I love the metro, but not in rush hour haha! =)
Hii Katy how are you doing... where are you now Katy....
hey! i am good thank you :) & i am based in dubai
hey! i am good thank you & i am based in dubai =)
Can/should you negotiate the rent price? Or is it more just how often you pay etc?
Hey! yes you can definitely try to negotiate the rent but to be honest, there are so many more tenants than there are apartments, and this has been the way for about 12 months now. so you might potentially miss out on a good apartment that is priced correctly, if you try to negotiate!
i didn't personally negotiate on my rent but that's because I had done sooo much research and knew the apartment was a good one, that the price was correct and that if i didn't take it, someone else would!
it seems lots of people want to move to dubai so i can't imagine that the market will change anytime soon. xx
sorry forgot to add, that most landlords now expect you to pay either in 2 cheques or 1 cheque. if you can do 1 cheque, you may get a little discount! x
@@katypriscott thanks so much :)
@@katypriscott Does 2 cheque means that I'll have to pay 6 month in advance(on day 0) and then 6 month advance again? It sounds crazy TBH
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Is renting a hotel apartment for a year would be a great choice? & can we make a living with neobanks instead of dubai banks like paying rent straight from neobanks?
hi! i would personally rent a long-term apartment, rather than a hotel apartment - just because the price is likely to more for a hotel apartment. but if it suits your lifestyle better to pay more, and have all the wonderful things that come with a hotel apartment (maid service, % discount on food, repairs & maintenance etc) then go for it!!
neobanks aren't widely used here yet - it is unlikely you'd be able to pay your rent via neobank. cheques are still the most commonly used method, and direct debits are slowwwwly being introduced.
thanks for watching! x
All these creepy people in your comments 🥴