6. Maid situation in Gulf (Cecil Pinto) Based in the Gulf does not mean that you are living in luxury............. We're based in the UAE and did a bit of checking on formalities/expenses for bringing in a maid, recently. Here's what we were told: Rs 6000 to be paid to the immigration authorities in Mumbai (one-time) AED 4800 to be paid to consulate in Dubai, that comes to nearly Rs 58,000 (annual) AED 900 for one-way ticket to come in, about Rs 11,000, two-way ticket usually once in two years, that's AED 1800 or more, depending on type of flight and airline, (direct to Goa, Indian Airlines etc) AED 200 for medicals and visa, annually Plus food, medical bills (this is very expensive, most of us come back home for this), clothes, weekly offs, telephone calls to India etc, all other expenses House rents in Sharjah average Rs 25,000 per month, the maid doesn't pay for accomodation The formalities and ticket alone cost almost Rs 72,000 each year, add to that Rs 60,000 towards salary @ Rs 5000 per month, that's 1.32 lakh rupees each year, in addition to living expenses. Average salaries here are about AED 4000 for a reasonably good job for accountants and even for journalists in some organisations. Hope this throws some light on the issue. thanks.
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