#dubai-expat

#dubai-expat

Many UK nationals working in the UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia are looking to return home. However, being in the UK increases the likelihood of being classified as a UK tax resident under the Statutory Residence Test (SRT).

The experience would start before I even entered the airport. Shortly after booking the flight, I was prompted to book a private car service to pick us up from our house and take us to the airport.

Some buyers want a residence permit and eventual permanent residence in the European Union. Others want the cheapest citizenship, faster visa-free travel, or a place to obtain residency while they build a business.

Departures among those aged 20-29 reached 130,000-140,000 in June 2025, significantly higher than pre-pandemic levels of around 92,000-95,000 in 2018, indicating a clear shift towards earlier migration.

The lack of sympathy for Australian and British expats and influencers in Dubai has been curious, especially after their adopted home was bombed in the initial days of the war.

While wealthy and glamorous influencers try to convince their followers that their upwardly mobile lives in Dubai are just peachy, in reality, many young Irish teachers and nurses are wondering whether it's time to pack up and return home.

Growing up in a small village in Lebanon taught me resilience and adaptability. Those qualities have influenced my character and my approach to design and decision-making.

The ongoing conflict between the US and Israel against Iran is creating significant challenges for Gulf Arab nations, which are already feeling the economic strain from rising tensions and instability in the region.

In the UK, income tax can reach 45%, corporation tax has climbed toward 25%, and dividend taxation further reduces net income. In Dubai, by contrast, personal income tax does not exist, and qualifying free-zone income may benefit from 0% corporate tax structures.

Your boy is currently in the middle of World War III right now," the day trader Mike Babayan, who posts under the handle "Nitrotrades," said into his camera on February 28, a clip that garnered 1.1 million views on Instagram Reels. It was a departure from his usual fare of filming fancy sports cars and stock-trading strategies. Now "I am seeing a lot of people who are just, like, packing up and leaving altogether.

Vision 2030 has reshaped several sectors across the Kingdom, with healthcare emerging as one of the most visible areas of progress. Today, millions of expatriates live and work in Saudi Arabia, many of them in specialized and highly skilled roles. To meet their needs, the country has expanded private healthcare services, raised regulatory standards, and opened the door to more advanced medical facilities, allowing foreign residents to access modern care locally rather than relying on treatment abroad.

The experience of booking an air taxi will be much like reserving a four-wheeled Uber. In the app, after entering your destination, Uber Air will appear as an option for eligible routes. The Uber app will book a flight and an Uber Black to pick you up and drop you off at a Joby "vertiport."

The old playbooks for business growth are proving less effective in today's rapidly shifting economic landscape. What actually works now, instead? As CEO of TECOM Group, the developer of Dubai's 10 most vibrant business districts across six priority economic sectors, I've witnessed firsthand how diversification and agile strategies, particularly through purpose-built ecosystems, have become essential for sustainable growth. Today's economic landscape is shifting at a pace that requires businesses to respond with agility, adjusting once-reliable growth and expansion strategies to diversify and stimulate growth.

Generations of foreign workers in the GCC countries have significantly contributed to the workforce, including labourers, construction workers, household staff, security personnel, and cleaners, all vital to building the modern infrastructures that Gulf nations are known for. Millions consider the Gulf their home, despite holding nationalities from other countries.

But what wonderful hospitality am I and thousands of others receiving as the UAE is battered daily by dozens of killer Iranian missiles and suicide drones, aimed indiscriminately at civilian, economic and military targets. Not only is life here still comfortable and as close to normal as it possibly can be with warheads gate-crashing breakfast at Mach 5 (3,300 mph), but our generous hosts are picking up the tab.

Five bronze towers soar 400 feet above Saadiyat Island, the ever-expanding cultural district just off the coast of Abu Dhabi. The structures-which recall the wings of a falcon, a highly prized symbol in the United Arab Emirates-are the architectural signature of the Zayed National Museum, which opened in December. Two weeks before, another vastinstitution, the Natural History Museum, debuted. They will be followed later this year by the most ambitious of all-the late Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi.