Stage 7 of 7 · 5 lessons · ~2 weeks
Your first 90 days
Land well: finish your residence registration on time, open a bank account, find somewhere safe to live, learn how your new team works and build the savings and network that protect you if anything changes.
Start: Residence ID in the GulfLessons· one lesson for each topic, in this order
Do this
- Finish residence registration and get your residence ID or status within the deadline.
- Open a bank account and set up a cheap, transparent way to send money home.
- Move from temporary housing to a lease you have seen and checked.
- Ask your manager what good looks like at three months, and write it down.
- Start an emergency fund that grows each month.
- Join one local tech community and meet two people from your home country who moved earlier.
- Write down your permit expiry date and what renewal and longer-term residence require.
Start with· follow one of these
- GuideFreeUAE Golden Visa (Golden Residence)
Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP), UAE
Longer-term residence in the UAE, for when you plan beyond the first contract
- GuideFreeSaudi Premium Residency
Premium Residency Center, Saudi Arabia
Longer-term residence options in Saudi Arabia
Practise
Keep handy
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- Sefism 1:1 MentorshipGo deeper
Talk through your first months, probation and next permit with a mentor
Before moving on: Registration finished and your residence ID or status confirmed, a bank account and a safe place to live, a written note of what good looks like at three months, an emergency fund plan, and your permit expiry and route to longer-term residence written down.
The first month is admin and the first three are about trust at work. Do the registrations on time, deliver small things reliably and save before you spend. And find the people from home who arrived a few years before you; they are the best guide you will get.