United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates may be an attractive place of temporary relocation for Japan-based teachers and other professionals desiring an income boost for a stint, as contracts generally include a tax-free salary, free accommodation, relocation expenses, health insurance, education allowances for dependent children, and other benefits. Note that unlike Japan, permanent residency is almost never granted in the UAE, so many migrants are there on the basis of a work visa. By Emirati law, companies are obliged to pay relocation costs from a worker's country of recruitment, and many companies will go beyond the legal minimum and provide transportation tickets to a worker's dependent spouse and dependent children, a policy which could have significant monetary value for workers recruited from Japan. Relocation costs back to the country of recruitment are also ordinarily due at the end of employment.

The bureaucractic process of getting accepted for a job in the UAE is likely to include legalisation and attestation of documents, and police clearance from any countries of residence in recent years.

Some institutes and organisations which may be of interest include:

• Embassy of Japan in the United Arab Emirates (covering the emirate of Abu Dhabi)
• Consulate-General of Japan in the United Arab Emirates (covering Dubai and the 'northern emirates' of Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman and Fujairah)
• The Japanese Association of Dubai and the Northern Emirates

Miscellaneous information:

• Only Japanese driving licences held by Japanese citizens are able to be exchanged to UAE licences. Note that licence exchange is done on an emirate-by-emirate basis.