Free information, written for the people who build the Gulf.
Gulf Desi Hub is a free, community-run information site for people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka who live and work in the Gulf — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait.
Why this site exists
Millions of South Asians build the Gulf’s cities, drive its trucks, staff its hospitals, cook its food and clean its buildings. Yet the information they need most — how to renew a residence permit, what to do when a salary is late, which exchange house gives the best rate, whether a job offer is real — is scattered across government PDFs, WhatsApp rumours and paid agents.
We put that information in one place, in plain language, and let the community correct and improve it. Nobody here sells visas. Nobody here charges you to read.
What you will find
- News that actually affects workers: visa and labour rule changes, amnesty windows, wage protection, heat-work bans, flight and travel updates.
- Life guides: iqama and residency, bed space and rent contracts, hospitals and insurance, driving licence conversion, SIM and data plans, cheap groceries and halal food.
- Jobs: vacancies by trade, one-page CV templates, trade test and interview preparation, and a permanent board of reported recruitment scams.
- Community: free talk, questions and answers, buy and sell, festivals, cricket meet-ups and success stories.
- Your language: key guides summarised in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Nepali, Sinhala, Tamil and Malayalam.
Our promises
- We never charge for a job, a visa or an introduction to an employer — and we will never ask you for money.
- We do not publish anyone’s passport, visa or ID photos.
- We tell you when information may have changed and we always point you to the official government source.
- We treat every nationality, religion, language and trade with equal respect.
Important limits
We are not lawyers, not a licensed recruitment agency, not a bank and not a government body. Everything here is general information shared by a community. Rules in the Gulf change often and differ between countries and even between emirates or provinces. Always confirm your own case with the official portal, your embassy, your employer’s HR department or a licensed professional before you make a decision.
Help us grow
If you know something that would help a newcomer — a cheaper exchange house, a clinic that treats workers well, a fake agent to avoid — post it in the Community section or send it through our contact page. Your five minutes can save someone a month’s salary.