nattybanta:
How to look for a job in Dubai on a visit visa?
When competing with thousands of CVs in the same situation as you - what should you do
By Kokab Rahman
Published Saturday, January 23, 2016
You are in Dubai on visit, looking for work. Your visa is going to expire soon.

You’re desperate to find work before that happens.

You write in your cover letter the following statement ‘Currently in UAE on visit visa. Visa expires on X-X-2016’. Please give me any job before that,” and send it along with your CV to every job opening you see.

Will this approach help you get work fast? No. Seriously, no one cares.

Hiring managers are busy people and they only have their own organization’s concerns in mind. They don’t care that your visa is going to expire soon and then you won’t be available for interview.

Even if they are sympathetic people, remember, you aren’t alone.

They must get thousands of CVs from people who are in the same situation as you.

So what should you do?

The important thing to remember is professionalism. You should be professional in your approach. You know your visa is going to expire soon and you are desperate to find work and you want to impart this information to the hiring company.

You can do this professionally and in a manner that doesn’t show desperation. There is no need for desperation at all. After all, it’s not the end of the world. Even if you aren’t able to get work this time, you can come back another time.

You can also attend some interviews and then communicate with those companies even after you return to your home country. If they are interested in hiring you, they can easily provide you not only a visa (visit or work) but a one-way plane ticket, which they will provide if they are hiring you.

So it’s important to impress the hiring team with your professionalism and confidence, not desperation.

To make this happen, go through the job search process in a systematic manner.

Here’s how:

• Have a professional CV and cover letter prepared. This should be prepared in a responsible manner by professional writers and should not contain any grammatical or detail errors.

• Indicate in your cover letter and CV that you are available in UAE for interview up to a particular date. Your CV should also state that you are on visit visa. (Visa Status: Visit Visa, expires X-X-2016)

• Write also in your cover letter that should your departure date pass, you can be reached at your home country phone number, email, or online. All three contacts should be included in your CV and cover letter.

• After your CV and cover letters are prepared, start sending them to job openings in your profession/ industry, indicating in clear terms which job you are looking for, what salary you are expecting (which should fully cover the cost of living), and what skills you have that are relevant to the post. It’s important to do this and not send in a general letter, applying for any job. You can be more specific by applying for particular jobs and indicating how your skills meet the needs of that job.

• In addition to applying for jobs in this manner, try to go to as many walk-in interviews as possible. During any interview, tell the hiring manager that you will be in the country up till a particular date, after which you will return to your home country and that they can contact you there via phone, email, or online if they are interested in hiring you. In a professional manner, tell them that you look forward to a positive response. Don’t show any desperation. If they want to hire you, they will contact you even if you’ve returned to your country.

• After the interview, send an email to the hiring message thanking him or her for the interview. Include your contact details where you can be reached. This should consist of your home country phone number, email address, and online details.

Hopefully, using the above tips, you’ll make an impression on the hiring manager and get a job soon.

If not, all is not lost.

Continue to apply for work even after you return to your home country, indicating that you are available for an online interview. If you are scheduled to return to UAE at some future date, include this information in your cover letter.

Pls can you help me with a perfect CV format for UAE

cantona2015:
Good morning and happy working day to you all, Please, how can someone enter entry permit of this format on drnd portal for visa verification ?

77173588/2016/305

Please help

Someone should please address this , the portal only consist it of 201, 204., 214 no place to put 305

cantona2015:


Someone should please address this , the portal only consist it of 201, 204., 214 no place to put 305

It means your visa is issued from Sharjah and not Dubai so you cannot check it online.

justi4jesu:






It means your visa is issued from Sharjah and not Dubai so you cannot check it online.

Thank you , but dubai as the place of issue

cantona2015:


Thank you , but dubai as the place of issue

Unfortunately it's not among the listed codes you can check online.

justi4jesu:



Unfortunately it's not among the listed codes you can check online.

Thanks

cantona2015:


Someone should please address this , the portal only consist it of 201, 204., 214 no place to put 305

I suspect ur visa is in for a long thing . maybe if I saw it I can confirm for u

nattybanta:
I suspect ur visa is in for a long thing . maybe if I saw it I can confirm for u

But why is the mod. Deleting my post? , what's the point if helping ourselves in little ways Is disallowed ?
@Nattybanta please how can I send it to you ?

Please house,I want to apply for 2 weeks visa in Dubai to write exam,am contemplating using VFS in Lagos.how reliable are there?your input is sincerely appreciated.

veleta:
Please house,I want to apply for 2 weeks visa in Dubai to write exam,am contemplating using VFS in Lagos.how reliable are there?your input is sincerely appreciated.

wakanow.com is your friend

Please anyone in UAE, does the states recognise Nigerian Drivers licence temporarily? Or how long does it usually take to acquire the use drivers licence?
Thanks

Please house my employment visa is out. I just got it today and I need to confirm it before I pay for it. Please I need help to confirm it. Can I post the details here.

veleta:
Please house,I want to apply for 2 weeks visa in Dubai to write exam,am contemplating using VFS in Lagos.how reliable are there?your input is sincerely appreciated.

I contacted Wakanow for the 14 days visa. I was told it will cost #30,000 for vis assistance and I will have to book my ticket through their office. Kindly post any info you get concerning the visa asap.

Limus:
Please house my employment visa is out. I just got it today and I need to confirm it before I pay for it. Please I need help to confirm it. Can I post the details here.

make una help this dude oooo

If you have an employment visa, do you still need to attest your documents?

justi4jesu:



Ofcourse driving schools are meant for people who don't know jack about driving that's why it is called a school.

He needs atleast 1hour a day for his classes, some people do 2hours a day which more expensive. So I'll advice him to go for the normal schedules.

Weekdays are cheaper then weekends(Fridays and Saturdays)

As per the price, I'm sure Ajman driving school will be way cheaper than Dubai's that's if they have one. I have no idea

His budget should be from 4000 Dirhams upwards depending on his choice of vehicle, whether Light Vehicle(Automatic/Manual), heavy Vehicles(forklifts etc) and how many times he fails

He will need NOC (No Objection certificate) from his Employer, Emirates ID, Eye Test Certificate.

Payments can be made in installments

Here are the list of recommended Driving institutes to learn how to drive.

Emirates Driving Institute


Belhasa Driving Center www.bdc.aa telephone NUmber:04-3243535

GALADARI MOTOR DRIVING CENTER Welcome to GMDC :: Telephone Number: 04-2676166

DUBAI DRIVING CENTER Dubai Driving Center Telephone Number: 04-3455855

AL AHLI DRIVING CENTER www.alahlidubai.ae Telephone Number: 04-2721565

Local Area Code is -04 International Code is 00-971-4-(The 7 digit number)

pls if you know how to drive and wish to have their driver's license haven't come with Nigeria and International Driver's license will they still put you on test classes before they can issue you their own? Thanks

@ Konee,I will use vfs because they are in partnership with Emirates.you have to buy Emirate confirmed ticket along with other documents.I saw $90 for 2 weeks visa in their website.I will surely keep you posted.

@ Smithsydn thanks

brightooooo:
pls if you know how to drive and wish to have their driver's license haven't come with Nigeria and International Driver's license will they still put you on test classes before they can issue you their own? Thanks

you have to do the complete class since u didnt have the Nigerian drivers license wit u. They need documented proof of ur driving. But if u have it. About 10 classes would be subtracted.

fredasue:
If you have an employment visa, do you still need to attest your documents?

yes u do if u want a white colar job in d future after settling ur present contract.

Limus:
Please house my employment visa is out. I just got it today and I need to confirm it before I pay for it. Please I need help to confirm it. Can I post the details here.

u can send it to me I can do dat. Lookup my contact on my profile.

Justi4jesu please help me to confirm the visa I sent to you please

jayooh:
Please anyone in UAE, does the states recognise Nigerian Drivers licence temporarily? Or how long does it usually take to acquire the use drivers licence?
Thanks

nope officially u have to apply for theirs and do the test. But some ppl use it illegally. Don't get caught.

Nattybanta, justi4jesu, I already did attestation of my certs at both Min of Edu and Foreign affairs. Is it possible I do attestation when I get to Dubai or is it necessary I do it in Emirati Embassy in ABJ?

nattybanta:
you have to do the complete class since u didnt have the Nigerian drivers license wit u. They need documented proof of ur driving. But if u have it. About 10 classes would be subtracted.

What if it's expired

orlaryhincah:
Nattybanta, justi4jesu, I already did attestation of my certs at both Min of Edu and Foreign affairs. Is it possible I do attestation when I get to Dubai or is it necessary I do it in Emirati Embassy in ABJ?

Without certifying it at UAE Embassy Abuja, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dubai won't authenticate your documents when you are in Dubai. So it's very important.

Limus:
Justi4jesu please help me to confirm the visa I sent to you please

Oga I told you not to send me any personal mail/messages regarding anything on this thread. Your mail was deleted.

@justi4jesu

Please do you mind giving a brief guide on how to verify a visa and possibly a link so as to stop people putting their details here?

You can edit the first page to accommodate such info.

Thanks in advance.

justi4jesu:




Without certifying it at UAE Embassy Abuja, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dubai won't authenticate your documents when you are in Dubai. So it's very important.

Thanks

veleta:
@ Konee,I will use vfs because they are in partnership with Emirates.you have to buy Emirate confirmed ticket along with other documents.I saw $90 for 2 weeks visa in their website.I will surely keep you posted.

OK thanks. I hope to be in duabi by first wk of March. I decided against using emirates because their ticket is about the most expensive.