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From Nigeria: ignore the paid-visa ads
West African job-seekers are a favourite target for fake Emirates and hotel offers. If they want a ‘medical and visa fee’ before you have an employer letter on letterhead, stop.
- FX
- AED follows USD, not NGN
- Attestation
- If HR asked, do it in Nigeria first
- Scam tell
- Anyone quoting a visa fee on WhatsApp
- West African job-seekers are a favourite target for fake Emirates and hotel offers.
- If they want a ‘medical and visa fee’ before you have an employer letter on letterhead, stop.
- Cabin crew, engineers and hospitality still hire — on emiratesgroupcareers.com and the hotel group’s own site, not a Lagos Instagram page.
- Convert AED to dollars first.
- A 12,000 dirham job is about USD 3,270 a month before you touch naira.
- That is a JVC or Deira life if you pay your own rent, not Downtown.
- Bring attested documents if the role is regulated.
- A visit visa is for interviews; working on it is how people get fined.
- Once you land: Silver NOL, a tourist SIM until Emirates ID, and do not hand your passport to a PRO you have not met through HR.
- Family follow-on needs the ICP salary floor and housing proof.
Practical notes, not official law. Confirm on ICP, MOHRE, RTA, KHDA and your employer before you act.
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