19 December 2009
your query may be warranted due to recent dubai finance world problem. now that abudhabi govt. is prepared to rescue duabi govt,., u need not worry. dxb or dubai salary is aid in uae dirhamwhich is approx. equal to INR 12 /13. depending on the dubai company whether mnc or local or govt. of dubai, the salry may range beyween uae dirhams 3000 to 5000 p.m or slightly more. perks depend on what u negotiate like free food, free furnished accommodation or allowance for the same, medical, free annual airfare with one month leave and bonus etc... dubai takes roughly 3 hours time to reach from hyd. u find all multinationals have shops there in dubai or jebel ali ( freetrade zone 30 km from dubai. food and weather like hyd. more food joints are by keralites . so malayalee food lovers love dubai. many indians in all categories work there. may be due to recent rececssion some might have come back or gone else where. among indians keralites are in majority. during 1990 s there was no income tax on salaries. presently u need to find out. if tax burden is there now ,u ask yuor employer to bear. accordingly negotiate your salary. accoommodation and living , both r a bit costly in dubai. remittances to india can be made without limit and without tax. taxability of dubai salary in indi depends on whether u r resident/rnor/nr.plan your departure accordingly. respect to muslim religion and tlocal traditions specially during ramadan and eed is needed. safety no problem as many indians live there.in any land outside our homes we need to be careful, this goes without saying. job oppotunities r also many.look out in job websites and opportunities abroad in news papers and websites. best of luck. r.v.rao
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