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It's not an IFZA thing but a government thing - at visa renewal time ALL private sector companies MUST provide insurance for the employee renewing a visa. If you're on a work visa provided by your company, then you 100% fall into this law - your company has to provide at least basic medical...

@Fred - no I paid for my visa - they said for it to be free I needed an office space. I couldn't be bothered arguing with them and needed to renew urgently so paid lol

Another thing to add, with IFZA you can't just walk into your local Amer Centre and do visa renewal for like 700aed - it has to be through IFZA and their almost 4000 cost. I went to my local Amer and the woman, I could see her clock me, before I opened my mouth said "sorry no freezones". I guess...

It's mandatory for all companies to provide basic insurance for their employees at visa renewal I think since January - the IFZA Life policy I used is for a company and then named employees added to this policy. I only have one employee - me - so it was easy. At 1000aed it was best value for...

It was included, key being was. Fact is businesses stop for whatever reason and when they stop - so do their services. I needed my visa and it was getting close to expiring so rather than risk trouble I sorted it out myself. It really wasn't hard.

Literally did this last week - you need to be quick as IFZA don't like it if runs out. First you need medical insurance - cheap will do. In fact IFZA Life do it for 1000aed. Then with your insurance go get a medical. I used a place in Bur Dubai and it was like 370aed including medical typing...

hey Fred hope you're well. Anyway - weirdly - I just renewed my visa directly with IFZA and the receipt/paperwork still has DLS GROUP written on it, even itemizing your fee. Just thought you'd have a laugh they got rid of you but still use your funnel completely unedited. Dubai eh?

Dina wrote me Friday and confirmed DLS is no longer working with IFZA

So here’s a quick conclusion to my story at least - IFZA confirmed that DLS are no longer partnered with them and the Fred will reach out directly to explain. What’s more, IFZA honored the DLS Loyalty Discount offered to me even though I went direct through IFZA. My personal take on this is...

Strangely IFZA wrote me a month ago saying they are only b2b and to go with DLS. So now for them to say the opposite is quite a surprise. But very Dubai!

I too had a back in business email from DLS in December and another one recently. I wrote to the renewals email @dls as I need to renew and weirdly I got an email back from the DLS renewals email address saying DLS is no longer a partner with IFZA - which CCd someone with an IFZA email. Always...

UK National - I know the UK is losing a certain amount of respect globally but don't think it's THAT bad yet :)

Exactly.

was something like $500. Not annoyed with the amount, more the principal LOL

So, Novel bank changed their banking partner a few weeks ago - and now inevitably - they're de-risking and closing foreign owned accounts (which was the whole point of Novel) Sure enough got my email last night (infuriatingly AFTER they'd taken their annual premium fee for 2024): Just to add...