GulfExpatTools

Guides: how the numbers are worked out

These pages explain the method. The number still lives on the calculator.

How Qatar gratuity is calculated (Art. 54)

Why the Qatar end-of-service figure is built from basic wage and 21 days per completed year, and what Article 54 does not cover.

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UAE overstay: estimate vs ICP balance

Why a day-count estimate and the balance ICP actually shows you are two different numbers, and what sits in the gap.

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Dubai rent increase bands — how the RERA index works

What the Decree 43 / RERA index bands are for, the 90-day notice window, and why the official RERA calculator decides the allowed increase.

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Saudi dependant fees — components, not one magic number

How an Absher dependant invoice breaks into monthly fee, Iqama renewal and items the calculator does not model.

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GCC gratuity compared (six statutory floors)

Qatar is flat 21 days, not the UAE 21/30 split — the six GCC end-of-service floors read side by side.

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Moving to Doha: the Qatar tool index

A pillar index of the Qatar calculators and readiness checkers already on this site — gratuity, notice, family residence, QID, rent, KAHRAMAA and leaving — with each tool’s own source and review date.

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Looking for the calculators themselves? See all tools, or the method behind them on Sources and method.

Documents, tenancy registration and settlement guides

Use these guides to prepare questions and documents before checking your own case with the relevant authority or employer. Each guide keeps its source links and scope notes separate from the planning tools.