DUBAI // More than 4,800 places have been created at Indian schools for the new academic year, which begins today, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) said yesterday.
Two Indian schools - The Indian High School branch in Dubai Silicon Oasis and JSS School in Al Safa - will open this month.
The schools can accommodate 1,000 students this month, and the remainder by September.
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Al Majd Indian School has meanwhile applied for permission to shut down, the KHDA said.
"We are in continuous communication with the operators of private schools in Dubai that offer a good standard of education, for their expansion to meet the needs of the parents," said Mohammed Darwish, chief of the KHDA's Regulations and Compliance Commission (RCC).
Al Majd School, which had been serving 1,000 pupils, failed to meet the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau's education standards, and applied to close this year.
In February, Rafiq Rahim, principal of the school, said the low fee structure did not allow the school to improve. The new administration said it would focus on opening a higher quality school by 2012.
Mr Darwish said the authority was trying to create alternatives for students affected. "The schools they move to must have at least an 'acceptable' grading from the school inspectors."
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Visa changes give families fresh hope
Foreign workers can sponsor family members based solely on their income
Male residents employed in the UAE can sponsor immediate family members, such as wife and children, subject to conditions that include a minimum salary of Dh 4,000 or Dh 3,000 plus accommodation.
Attested original marriage certificate, birth certificate of the child, ejari or rental contract, labour contract, salary certificate must be submitted to the government authorised typing centre to complete the sponsorship process
In Abu Dhabi, a woman can sponsor her husband and children if she holds a residence permit stating she is an engineer, teacher, doctor, nurse or any profession related to the medical sector and her monthly salary is at least Dh 10,000 or Dh 8,000 plus accommodation.
In Dubai, if a woman is not employed in the above categories she can get approval to sponsor her family if her monthly salary is more than Dh 10,000 and with a special permission from the Department of Naturalization and Residency Dubai.
To sponsor parents, a worker should earn Dh20,000 or Dh19,000 a month, plus a two-bedroom accommodation
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- Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
- If you’re driving, make sure your insurance covers Oman.
- By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
- Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
- Flash floods are probable due to the terrain and a lack of drainage. Always check the weather before venturing into any canyons or other remote areas and identify a plan of escape that includes high ground, shelter and parking where your car won’t be overtaken by sudden downpours.