My Experience Living In Dubai For 6 Months | The Good & The Bad 

Thank you, appreciate the support!

can you tell more about the biz setup process?

i got mine ready and set up in 1 day

Thank you! No, it’s H&M 😂

Thank you!

Sure thing! But not sure i follow. Financial system for agencies like mine, what exactly do you mean?

@@rasmusgutfelt for businesses like yours, I think you need to be in a free zone and don’t have to pay income taxes. So if you can explain how you made the transformation from Denmark to Dubai and explain what the other 5% VAT means and is it really 0% tax free ? I hope that makes it more understandable. Thanks !

Got it! Thanks for question, i’ll make a video about that 🤝🏼

Yeah haha big difference. I got here in september, was 45C. I’d say mid october it starts getting pretty nice until end of april!

@@rasmusgutfelt November-December probably the best time yeah? Same where I'm at in Mexico.

Yes as long as i fulfill the requirements for keeping my tax residency in Dubai which means i have to spend 90 days a year in Dubai :)

Big move haha hope you're excited for it! Takes some time to get used to Dubai, give it month when you get here and it'll feel a bit more "normal". It's so different 😂

Nej, ikke af de penge du har tjent i Dubai. Sådan er min forståelse ihvertfald. Da du ikke er skattepligtig i Danmark

That’s an interesting perspective. Maybe because you direct all the energy to the business? At least for me, i’ve had a super easy time getting new friends. But ofc i don’t know what business you run, but there’s 1000’s of young agency owners like me in Dubai

We don’t! I think we just have Five Guys and Mr. Beast Burger

Not sure if the people want to see that 😂

I'm glad you liked the video! You can find a video on the process here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZKZBs8OE5mI.html

I run an online marketing agency, so we help ecommerce brands with paid ads. As a newcomer it's probably pretty hard for you to find a well paying job, unless it's remote. But still, you need to develop some sort of skillset to make the big $$$

Real Estate mate. Low barrier to entry, full visa payed for, many many companies, just have to be interested in selling luxury houses. These are 50/50 commission split jobs so no salary, but you have the chance to make outrageous amounts of money out of each deal. £50,000, £100,000, £10,000,000. The more expensive the house, the higher your bonus.

what about accepting non-Brits or non-EU nationals to agencies? what about accommodation till you make your first deal no sooner on average than first 3 months?? @@lnfused

​​@@lnfusedyeah but isn't real estate in dubai meaningless because there are more apartments and houses than people and it's highly competitive

Haha I can see how New York will make you competitive as well!

I use Fitbar :)

@@rasmusgutfelt how's your experience so far with them? good for bodybuilding food? how much does it cost monthly approx?

Yeah pretty good macros, i’m on their mean plan. Around 1400-1600 kcal a day with 120 - 150g of protein. Then just supplement the rest with snacks from a grocery store

@@rasmusgutfelt thanks for the detailed response mate, any other similar services that you've heard about that do quick delivery around marina area?

The only other one i've heard about is Kcal, a friend of mine has them as a client and talks good about their food

Not sure i follow what you’re saying? I live outside of Denmark and make money with a non danish corporation.

@@rasmusgutfelt Yes, i get it, but u probably do go back to Denmark for holidays and you may have to transfer money in and out of Denmark so you might have encountered questions from Danish bank or something ask you what, Why, how long etc

@AlexUncut i go back for summer and christmas, there’s laws around how long you can stay in the country for. RE my bank, i haven’t had any issues

Valid point! I do think though lots of people still buy for bragging rights. But obviously also depends on age etc. 25 year old with new money gets lambo because it’s flashy. And thanks for the hint, i’ll keep that in mind. Cheers and thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Means a lot!

Don't forget most folks are just faking it. Many of the luxury cars are rented by the hour, day, or week. Get your ego in check (hard to do) and Dubai suddenly becomes quite affordable while still enjoyable.

That's pretty true regarding the cars. When I was in Dubai back in 2016, it wasn't unusual to be at a traffic lights and a Ferrari pull up on your left, then a Lamborghini on your right, and the lights turn green, and you're still sitting there watching the show 😅 Also, I've met a few rich Arabs and well off ones, and well connected ones. One, I met in Saudi because I used to drive past his new house plot not far from the sea front. One day the fence was open (the houses weren't built yet), there was red Ferrari, yellow Ferrari black Ferrari. Meanwhile, they were all sitting around a fire drinking Arabic coffee. I met one of the guys although I didn't know it was him until later. Arabian hospitality is second to none. Anyways, time to head back to Dubai. Europe is loosing the plot.

You don’t have to give up citizenship, you can’t lose your passport. You just get residency where you want to live and keep your UK passport :)

Why not go for it and take a risk? 😁

Sony ZV-1 📸

The camera is really good bro.

@@rasmusgutfelt do you have a wide angle lens on your camera? I have the same camera but I got a wide angle lens for it 😊

I do not, mine cannot change lenses. It’s literally a point and shoot camera for dummies haha (perfect for me)

Not really. I already own one apartment in Denmark and it’s a hassle in itself. Think i would just put the money in something else

@@rasmusgutfelt fair enough, I thought it would be a lot less hassle in Dubai as you pay someone a management fee to sort everything also make the tenants pay yearly, six months or quarterly.

@@rasmusgutfelt Hassle? Buying apartments and renting them out long term is one of the easiest ways to make money hassle free.

There's a big market for scented candles in Dubai. If you sell B2C, i can help, if your looking for retailers, i can't unfortunately!

Employment visa that showed i was in the process of setting up a company

I hope so too and thanks for watching!

There is, don’t know too many though as a single guy haha. The Greens, Dubai Hills and The Palm are good places i’d guess

Discovery garden too

Dubai can definetly feel odd in the beginning with the sand. Takes some time getting used to sandstorms and your balcony being covered in sand when step out in the morning 😂

@@rasmusgutfelt Just a quick heads up....UAE is a desert, just saying.

I run a marketing agency that helps ecommerce brands grow with paid ads

@@rasmusgutfelt ❤❤❤

My camera had an auto beauty feature on i realized later - i don’t have a skincare routine 😂😂

There's loads of cars, just jump onto a car rental site and go for the one that suits your needs

Hey man, unfortunately not!

@@rasmusgutfelt No worries mate!

Had a company take care of everything from business setup to residency. Was around $7k

@@rasmusgutfelt hey brother, I’m 19 going though the process now. What company if you don’t mind sharing?

@@jhslatt4612 I used European Emirates Group. This is their website: uae-eu.com/

Tak Lennart!

I guess it’s a subjective matter. In France, you pay close to 50% income tax, so paying €2000/m in France is the equivalent of paying €4000 in Dubai :)

No haha just sharing my experience

@@rasmusgutfelt You probably have a rose tinted experience then.

Jesus wants me to have a Rolls Royce 🫶

Couldn’t agree more, but the thing is Dubai monitors what u see on the internet so u can’t blame them given there is no free speech, Dubai plain sucks no doubt unless ur an influencer/billionaire or a UAE citizen, it sucks for everyone else unless u come from a third world country like Bangladesh, but yeah imma stick to Canada despite all its flaws it’s still one of the best countries in the world

Third world country? Bro, do your own research 😂 Top 3 of 5 safest cities in the world is in the UAE and their technology and infrastructure is more developed than most countries in Europe, if not all

Are you serious, it’s too cold in the winter lol keep shovelling snow and pay tax lol I’m from Canada and would like to movie to Dubai

im living the best moment of my life here in Dubai tho :)