Dubai / Abu Dhabi: Questions and Issues (Lucky 7)

[conservababe]

hi! question po para sa may mga relatives in dubai.. pano po ba [textspeak!] pinakamurang pagtawag dun from here(philippines)?..pag cellphone po [textspeak!] tatawagan?.. may nabili ako, [textspeak!] bagong promo ng smart, [textspeak!] hellow card na reloadable.. 10pesos sha per minute.. parang ang mahal.. meron po ba kayong alam na mas mura? thanks!!

[brevity]

Sis, sino sa inyo nakatry kumuha ng Turkish Tourist Visa from Turkey Embassy/Consulate here in UAE...

Madali lang ba?

Planning to go turkey kasi sa December.

Thanks

Madali lang sis...i was able to go to Turkey last year.  I remembered that we applied for the visa on a thursday then sunday nakuha na namin.  Make sure lang na kumpleto lahat ng requirements...nakalimutan ko na nga lang kung ano-ano yun.  Pero madali lang po.  Enjoy Turkey! 

[jhbsnoopy]

Madali lang sis...i was able to go to Turkey last year.  I remembered that we applied for the visa on a thursday then sunday nakuha na namin.  Make sure lang na kumpleto lahat ng requirements...nakalimutan ko na nga lang kung ano-ano yun.  Pero madali lang po.  Enjoy Turkey! 

maganda b dun sis? mgkano budget pag gusto mong magtour dun from dubai?

[mroca]

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[Gabrielle Andre]

HELP....

Nakauwi na ako dito sa Pilipinas after 2 years dyan sa dubai (i was on husband visa, and since my husband passed away there nung June this year lang, na cancel na rin visa namin ni baby)..

problema ko ganito, kelangan kong balikan yung mga insurances ni hubby dyan ([textspeak!] ko naasikaso before kami umalis kasi nga we buried him here in the Philippines )...

I also have a mashreq bank cheque from oman insurance here na nakapangalan sa akin,(pinadala ba naman sa akin sa pilipinas) account payee only... and napuntahan ko na yata lahat ng banko sa manila wala kasing dirham clearing ang Pilipinas so ayaw nilang tanggapin.

Babalik ako dyan on the first week of December on a visit visa...bahala na yung mga emotional issues ko with Dubai huhuhu...

Can i open an account ba with any bank there? ano kaya requirements? will they consider kaya since naka visit visa lang ako ...and anyway I have the cheque together with the insurance policy naman...
would appreciate any help kasi ayoko naman masayang yung balik ko dyan eh masakit pa sa akin for now na harapin ang Dubai anoh...lalo na yung rashid hospital huhuhu

[cind3r3lla]

sis,
condolence huh. i dunno what else to say to help ease your pain. 
anyhow, regarding sa question mo. why do you need to open an account here? hindi ba pwedeng i-encash mo na lang yung cheque from here? kung meron kang HSBC account sa pinas, i think you can send money from HSBC here to HSBC sa pinas.

[Gabrielle Andre]

Hindi yata pwede ipa encash yung cheque sis eh pag naka cross (payee account only)..it means i have to deposit it and wait for it's clearing...i tried na to open sana accounts with HSBC and standard chartered in makati pero when i asked them if they would clear a UAE dirham check in a peso account they said no...and kahit na wala talagang dirham clearing dito sa pilipinas...

yun nga eh kung may nakakaalam kung pwedeng i  encash yung cheque na naka payee account only? since its an insurnce cheque and i have all the supporting documents with me naman... 

I heard that mashreq/ MEbank  accepts naka visit visa na magbubukas account with them?

[gt76]

^^^sis, one of the requirements for you to open an account is having a residence visa.

[witchalo]

My passport expires on Nov and I have to travel on February, it's still valid right?

^Mas strict sa Sharjah... dami bawal.

Advisory lang po regarding green passports:

The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai (PCG) wishes to inform the Filipino community in Dubai and the Northern Emirates that the green passport (non-machine readable) are valid until the stated expiry date. 

You will only need to get the new Blue passport (machine readable) kung six months nalang mag-eexpire na ang green passport nyo lalo na if you are planning to travel.  Processing of the new passport takes 30 working days.

[toosexy]

hello [textspeak!] pm, gt bros and sissies.

have you heard of foreigners employment and management consultancy? may nakakuha ba ng job thru this agency? thanks in advance..

[marssie]

^^^sis, one of the requirements for you to open an account is having a residence visa.

@ sis gabrielle.. sis GT is right, kailangan may valid residence visa ka to open an account.. baka naman pwedeng puntahan mo yung insurance company and then tell them na ideposit sa account mo sa pinas or bigyan ka nalang ng cash.. or try mo sila kausapin na baka pwede rin issuehan ka na ng cheque na hindi naka cross para maencash mo....

[Gabrielle Andre]

ok thanks sis.... pero i'll try to call pa rin MEbank.... sabi kasi nila they accept naman kahit naka visit visa...but whatever mas better pa rin for me if they encash it agad so i wouldnt have to wait for the 3 days clearing...
naiisip ko pa lang ang Dubai...i feel like im suffocating eh hehe

[.I.V.Y.]

planning to send my husband a gift in dubai for his birthday. ano bang wala sa dubai? 

[euwie]

^^IKAW!!! hehe! sis parang almost everything na mabibili dyan sa pinas meron din dito sa dubai. ang namimiss ko dito sa dubai, mga lutong bahay ng nanay ko. everytime may umuuwi dati sa pinas, nagpapadala rin nanay ko ng fave kong mga ulam. yun talaga ang namimiss ko at syempre sila. huhu! ipersonalize mo na lang sis yung gift mo or pabili mo na lang sa kasama nya yung things na gustong gusto nya. yun ang ginagawa ko every birthday ni husband e. mga surprise effect.

[.I.V.Y.]

kurak! mga surprise ekek nga sana.. thanks sis. gusto ko nga may personal touch para mas masaya, na may arte ng konte. hehe.

[Gabrielle Andre]

wala pa rin bang may idea dito if I can open an account na naka visit visa lang ako? for insurance purposes lang naman... sa MEbank daw meron ba?

[JINJIN:*]

^^ i dont think you can open a bank account if your on a visit visa. Kase they will ask you some documents such as salary certificate. Baka nagbago na pero eto talaga ang alam ko from before.

[marssie]

Question na nga rin regarding bank.. gusto ko lang marefresh..

Particulary DIB, pag below 3k monthly kahit payroll may charge na 30 or 25aed monthly, based na rin sa bank statement ng dati kong officemate.  Now kung ang account is inactive at zero balance, after one year macoclose na siya automatically? 

May naiwan kasi akong account sa DIB, plan ko sana is iclose kung makapasyal kami sa dubai by March siguro next year, kaso baka naman singilin nila ako ng 25 or 30 X number of months na walang laman ang atm ko. Last time kasi na may pumasok na pera doon was May pa.. At sabi sa akin kailangan ko raw iclose yun kasi machacharge daw ako.. Sabi naman sa akin nung nakausap ko sa customer service nila pag after one year wala pumasok na pera macoclose naman daw ng kusa.. ang gulo.. May nakaexperience na ba dito ng may account at one year na di nahulugan, kung naclose ba ng kusa?

[imnuttz]

^sis marssie, ganyan nangyari sa noorbank ko. monthly charges multiply the number of months na below maintaining balance sya. di ko lang sure sa DIB. pinakiusap ko pa nga yun kasi wala naman nag inform sa akin na may maitaining balance na pala dahil nuong in-open namin mga yun naka promo sya na walang maintaining balance. kung alam namin na may maintaining balance di na sana kami nag open. wala na ako nagawa na charge talaga ako for 2 months, tapos pina close ko na kasi di ko ma me-maintain ang 5k na maintaining balance. LOL.

[gt76]

DIB is charging me 25aed also kase nga may maintaining balance sila dati naman wala kaya after 2 mos din nagdecide ako na iclose na kase sayang naman ang 25aed besides meron naman akong citibank debit card na wala namang maintaining balance.