Tenure Compass
Living and working in the Gulf,
explained without the noise.
Practical guides on schooling, housing, healthcare, residency, and banking in the GCC. Regulators, common aggregators, and where to start.
Why Compass
Built from the regulators, not the rumour mill.
Every guide pulls the rules from the relevant regulator in each GCC country and points to the named aggregator or portal people actually use. We carry a “Last verified” date on every page and link the underlying sources directly.
Named regulators
KHDA, ADEK, MOH, GDRFA, SAMA, every guide names the body whose rules it summarises so you can cross-check.
Linked aggregators
Bayut, Dubizzle, Daman, Ejari, Tasheel, we point to the real portals people use, not generic explainers.
Last verified date
Every guide carries a verification date and re-checks on a rolling cycle so the rules don't go stale.
Full catalogue
Every page in Tenure Compass
28 pages, grouped by pillar: the pillar landings and the deep sub-topics under each one.
Curriculum, fees, and the salary needed to cover them.
Rent, fees, and what your housing allowance actually covers.
Coverage gaps, family plans, and what employers actually provide.
Sponsorship rules, mobility, and salary thresholds for residency.
Account access, credit scoring, and borrowing as an expat.
Quotas, the AED 10,000 penalty, the AED 4,000 skilled floor, and what it does to pay.
One evergreen page: the rules, the thresholds, a public Pay Index block for the market, and the questions people ask.
Bands, the SAR 4,000 counting rule, profession quotas, and what a red band costs.
One evergreen page: the rules, the thresholds, a public Pay Index block for the market, and the questions people ask.