moving a family to Dubai on a 1 teacher salary

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discocilMember14 January 2013 02:33:21

Hello

We are just looking into the possibility of moving into Dubai, and before we do that, I need to know how feasible it is. My husband is a newly qualified teacher in Australia, with ESL/teaching experience from Japan (he is American with Australian residency). We are hoping to move to Dubai with our son who will be 2 in Sept 2013.

Is it possible to move to Dubai with only 1 person working? Will the school provide a 2 bedroom apt? I am looking at substitute teaching maybe 1 -2 days a week, but we want to arrange his work first. I am also qualified to teacher, but wish to stay home with my son.

Any advice on this would be great, from school recc, best places to raise a young child etc...

Many thanks

AurélieViP14 January 2013 12:20:48

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Hello discocil.

Welcome to Expat.com!

Hope you'll get some advices from other members soon.

Thank you,
Aurélie

mjrvViP15 January 2013 11:42:14

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The answers to your query lie in the salary package your husband has negotiated with the employer (school?). There are a vast number of families here with just one breadwinner, which is not unusual in Asian or Arabic families. Unless there is an indication of the salary and benefits, difficult to comment. As for housing, this is again a part of the deal you would negotiate with the employer.

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