Trust, straight away
Local managers and executives greatly appreciate an expatriate making the effort to learn their language. It is rare, and it builds trust immediately.
Moving abroad
Work in the Gulf,
Work in the Gulf,
with Arabic on top
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Doha: Praetor Orientalis teaches you Arabic and takes you all the way to the job, in six steps, with a community of members preparing to leave or already living there.
No credit card The community open as soon as you sign up
Almost no Western expatriates in the Emirates speak a word of Arabic. That is precisely why Arabic is your best card to play.
The Middle East Job Pack guide
Why Arabic makes the difference
English is the language of business in the Gulf. Arabic is what sets you apart.
An edge when hiring
For jobs dealing with local clients, administrations or Arab partners, Arabic is a major differentiator.
The bridge between teams
Once there, Gulf dialect quickly makes you indispensable: you understand informal exchanges and link expatriates and local colleagues.
Three countries that are hiring
United Arab Emirates
Dubai, Abu DhabiThe hub of the Gulf: energy, finance, consulting, tourism. English at the office, Arabic to win trust.
0% income tax5% VAT
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh, JeddahThe most dynamic market in the region: Vision 2030, the giga-projects (NEOM, Red Sea, Qiddiya), tourism, the energy transition.
0% income tax15% VAT
Qatar
DohaA smaller market, but some of the highest salaries in the region, often with housing provided: tourism, conferences, aviation, finance.
0% income tax
From the Job Pack guide, updated in October 2026.
The path, step by step
From the project to settling in: the tools you need at each step.
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1
Define my project
The country, the job, the departure date: in a few questions, your roadmap adapts to your project. The guide gives you the market, visas and the cost of living.
My roadmap The full guide Moving as an entrepreneur -
2
Prepare my application
A CV in the format Gulf recruiters expect, in English, and a LinkedIn profile that gets you found.
My CV for the Gulf Fill in my CV My LinkedIn profile Have my CV reviewed -
3
Find and reach out
This week’s job offers, the employers who are hiring, the messages that open doors, and the members already living there.
This week’s job offers Companies that are hiring Trade show calendar My applications My message templates The community -
4
Succeed at the interview
A practice interview in English, and a few sentences in Arabic that make the difference.
Practice interview My introduction in Arabic Gulf business Arabic -
5
Negotiate and sign
Work out the offer before answering: what you will have left each month, and what to ask for.
Package simulator The counter-proposal message -
6
Move and settle in
The diploma to legalise, the visa, housing, school, the bank: the formalities before leaving and during the first three months there.
My paperwork Moving with your family The settling-in tasks Forum: visas and settling in
The tools, for real
Screenshots of the career space, with examples.
The community
Open to every member: questions about Arabic, introductions, mutual help. The sections on the Gulf and jobs (country by country, CVs, interviews, visas, job ads spotted) are reserved for the Job Pack.
Create my free accountEvery tool of the path
- The 32-page guide, updated in October 2026
- A roadmap adapted to your project
- The Gulf-format CV, online and in Word
- The career tutor: CV, LinkedIn, interview, introduction in Arabic
- More than sixty employers who are hiring
- The calendar of the Gulf’s major trade shows, sector by sector
- Job offers in the Gulf, updated every week
- The package simulator
- The paperwork country by country, with the official links
- Moving with your family: visas, French schools, health
- Moving as an entrepreneur: freelance, company, visa, taxes
- The forum sections on the Gulf and jobs
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See the offerStart with Arabic, today
Seven days of free trial, no credit card: the first week of the method and the community.