Dubai Chamber Fights Back Against New Visa Rules

The Dubai Chamber is currently planning to attempt to overthrow the new residence visa rules, which have reduced expat visas from three years to two years. The Dubai Chamber, which is currently in talks with counterparts in other emirates, believe...

Dubai Expats Told: Don’t Fear The Police

The Dubai police chief yesterday appealed to expatriates to trust the authorities and continue to be aware of the requirement to report crimes. Speaking at the Forum for Combating Human Trafficking, Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Tamim revealed his opinion t...

Expats Urged to Leave Bahrain

Alongside governments all over the world the US Department of State has urged all expats living in Bahrain to leave the country at the nearest opportunity. Expats living in the region are being warned that levels of civil unrest in Bahrain constit...

Expatriates Exit Japan Amid Concerns for Their Safety

Friday’s earthquake and tsunami and subsequent issues with nuclear power reactors have caused increasing alarm for expatriates living in Japan, many of whom are now making plans to leave the country. According to newspaper reports, conflicting n...

TB Tests Continue to be Applied to Abu Dhabi Expats

Expats living in Abu Dhabi are still being required to undergo tests for TB when renewing their residency visas, despite the fact that it is no longer required by federal law. Despite the federal regulations abolishing tests for TB that were intro...