Hi PF. Sorry for the throwaway, a couple people know my normal username and I would like to keep this information private for now.
My husband and I both work in the nuclear industry as engineers at a nuclear power plant in the US. The type of reactor/plant that we are engineers for is also currently being built in the UAE, so American nuclear engineers are being recruited pretty frequently for the UAE's initial design and startup process. They get recruited for 1-3 year contracts, with expenses like housing and transportation paid for while they're there.
I work on the mechanical engineering side of things, but my husband is a nuclear engineer in both degree and his job at the plant, so he's been contacted by recruiters about applying for one of these contracts in the UAE. It's certainly an intriguing idea both professionally and personally, so we're both considering submitting applications to this program. We don't have kids.
My question for PF is, what do I need to know about earning income overseas? I've heard all of the common rumors like "the first 100K is tax-free" and all that, but is there a source out there where someone could learn more and sort out the rumors from the facts? The ideal scenario would be that both of us would be working as engineers out there for the contracts, so we would receive two engineer salaries total (not positive on what that salary number is but I know it's well-compensated).
Thanks for any input!
Submitted February 22, 2017 at 11:29AM by nuclearengineerb http://ift.tt/2kMCWbb
