Hey Anwar,
I want to teach English in Kuwait with my wife. What should we expect will be the cost of accommodations? What about buying a car? Insurance, gas, used or new? I want to learn Arabic fluently. Are there many venues for learning and practice? I want to come back to Canada for few days from Dec. 22-Dec.28. Do you think I will be accommodated in this from my employer? How much should I expect to get paid from my employment and in what currency? Thanks for your help.

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hi there , accommodations cost will depend on the area you are going to choose and how many rooms you want but the average will be starting from 250 kd which is about $750 a month .buying a car is very easy because all kind of cars are available here used or brand new and there is nothing to worry about , you can rent a brand new car for 2 years and the monthely payment starts from 100 kd with maintenance and insurance . teaching english is very good chance if you contact the schools here in kuwait via their ads in the internet or contact kuwait embassy in canada (that help a lot ) . who is going to pay for your expenses . this has to be agreed with the school you are going to work for before you make the contrat . currency here in kuwait is kuwitit dinar which equal to $3 and some fils . regarding arabic lessons yes you will have no problem to learn arabic in kuwait because there are so many institutes and private teachers who do that .
hope i answer your questions and if you have more please feel free to ask . my e-mail : anwer33@yahoo.com

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Hello Anwar,

I have an Oman driving license and US driving license. Oman is valid and US has expired as of Nov 08. I am an Indian and would like to know how to obtain a driving license. Everyone mentions that I will require to get a NOC from Oman, but that is not possible now. Kindly advise.

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hello vinodjis,
in order to obtain kuwaiti license first you have to have your own us license valid then it depends if you are her to work then your sponser is to get you a kuwaiti license , second depends also on your work here in kuwait and that also your sponser who obtains visa for you will inform the traffic department that you are working for them then you will get it .

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Hello Anwer, how are you First, I woud like to take the time to thank you for desire to help people like myself who are in need of infos regarding a new page of their lives. My name is Marie, and I am seriously considering moving to Kuwait in this coming Summer to work and hopefully, start school in the following year, but of course I have some questions, so I was wondering if you could help me answer some of these questions. I would like to know about the living arangements and employment situations in Kuwait. How costly are living arrangements and how is getting jobs like? Thank you so much in advance for your time. Hope to hear from you soon... thanks again. Marie

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hello Marie, i am fine thanks .well living in kuwait is quite easy if you have the right amount of money (wage) you can get yourself a nice place to live like apartment and a good car which is very easy to get here in kuwait and the daily needs are available every where i mean a lot of different stores all over the place in kuwait . regarding the employment situations in Kuwait i will say if you already know the place you are going to work for then it will be no problem at all and you dont have to worry about it . costs: a good apartment with swimming pool will start from 300 kd a month and above depending on the number of the rooms and that will be equal to almost $900 , the cost for a new car will be around $15000 , used car about $4500 or 4000 good condition with insurance . hope i answer your questions and excuse my english language if i make any mistakes . please feel free to e-mail me if you have more questions at anwer33@yahoo.com as i will be more than happy to help . thanks
Anwer

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Thank you so much Anwer for your immediate reply. I truely appreciate your information; for it is very helpful. And don't worry about your English, it's absolutely wonderful and I understood every word of what you wrote. Since I just started my research today, I am sure I will have more questions to come, and it's good to have someone like you who is willing to help. I will keep in touch for any further question. Thanks for everyting Anwer.

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I am a nurse in the U.S. Are there jobs out there readily available like there are here and if so do you know what I need to work out there as far as licensures?

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hi momof3boys ,
i cant tell you for sure that there is a job available in goverment hospitals or clinics . but in private hospitals and clinics i am sure that there are jobs available and all what you have to do is check their web sites and contact them with your documents and certificates you have . here is some private clinincs we have in kuwait : al-hady hospital , dar al shefa hospital , al-mwasat hospital , tayba clinic , al-rashed hospital ,london hospital ,royal hayat hospital , al-salam hospital and clinic international hospital . all what you have to do is just google it and go to contact us then place your question or request .if you apply and accepted to work in kuwait then the clinic or the hospital you gunna work with will send you the visa to visit kuwait and after that a residency will be issued to you . i hope that will help .wish you good luck , thanks
anwer

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I will be teaching in Kuwait for the next two years. Upon my arrival in August, I am sure there will be adjustments. Any long timers who would be willing to advise me on the do's and don'ts if Kuwuiti life outside my job/

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I am moving to Kuwait within the next couple of months. Can you tell me what the process is for taking some of my KD salary and converting it to US dollars so I can send it to my back account in the United States? What is the cost of doing this and what back will help me with this?

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hi TrekkerM,
it is so easy to do it here in kuwait thru banks or some well known exchange agencies and it will cost afew dollars but i cant tell exact amount of fees but i am sure it is little amount of money . al muzainy is the best in kuwait to do this convert for you for a few dollars to send your salary back to the states .

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Anwar,
Can you tell me what the plugs look like for any electrical appliances? Are they the Euro three prongs or the rounded plug with two prongs?

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Hello Trekker,

As for the plugs, they are the same as the Euro ones. (three prongs).

As for transferring money, the majority of the banks here offer this service free of charge if you use their online banking system. You can always have another account in USD.

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hi ,
for the electrical connection we have the Euro type with three prongs .220 vac . thanks
anwerrr

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Hello,'
I am moving to Kuwait in Sept/09 with my 3 kids and the schools seem so expensive? I have been recommended to the Delphi indian school in Ahmar (not sure). Do you know what school and review of this school? Is Qusoor a good area to live?
Thank You in advance

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Hello BNDGR,

Since I have been to public schools, and since I don't have kids yet. I can't really say much about tuition fees. However, I know the prices aren't all the same and there is a wide variety of schools (with different prices).

As for Qusoor, it isn't a bad area to live in. People there are mid class, houses are good, and the rent should be reasonable.

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Thank You Gooner for your response. I'm looking into everything everywhere on the net, so I should be able to find a good and hopefully reasonable school.
How long have you lived in kuwait?

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I was born here. So the answer would be 31 yrs :)

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Dear BNDGR;

My friends at the office, mostly live in Fahaheel/Salmiya send to some of this school. Filipino English School in Fahaheel charge around KWD1000 per year per student. Gulf Indian School charge about the same amount KWD1000 per year per student. Cambridge English School in Mangaf charge KWD2000 per student per year (depends on age). Fahaheel English School also about KWD2000 per student per year. Pakistan English School in Mangaf KWD 300 per student per year. I think the rate about the same for other English school in other parts of Kuwait. Up to you mate ! The feedback that I got is from my friends in my worksite. Tendency for Filipino send their kids to Filipino school, Indian to Indian School, Pakistan to Pakistani school and etc. The managers and above which earn high salaries tend to send to the English school or American schools.

Malong2009

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Thank You both Malong2009 and Gooner for the info. I appreciate it.
Im used to the free public schools here in the US, I guess I'm spoiled. Anyway inshallah it will all work out for the best.
Now I'm on to finding an apt. my fiance said he thinks we can find something for around 500kd for a 3bed flat.
I'm excited and scared at the same time.

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Good Day Mate ! 500K for 3 bedrooms wow that's good. Anyway as I always said to myself. Hope for the BEST expect for the WORST !!!????? Good luck mate on your Kuwait venture !!!!!

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500 KD is more than enough to get a decent apartment..it's just depends on the area, u can always search in Salmiya, Maidan Hawally and Salwa, I am sure u'll find wat u want with good prices...u don't hv to expect the worse :p ... it's only "be smart" ;)

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@malong2009

My appartment (floor) is 4 bedroom (2 master rooms) with a huge hall. My rent is KD500 and it's a new one. You can find good appartments with good prices, you just have to search by yourself and don't count on real estate agents.

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