Make sure your money makes it out
Big tip: stay in Dubai a few days after you get your Provident fund check and make sure the whole of your account balance makes it out of the UAE. I'm currently dealing with a nightmare situation whereby we've repatriated and most of my money is stuck in my HSBC account in Dubai. My electronic banking fob died a few days after arriving so I have zero access to my account. Dealing with HSBC UAE is exactly what you can imagine it is - an utter disaster. Apparently they don't have the technology to update my new details in the system & Fedex me a new fob...I need to go to an HSBC branch in Dubai for that...surprise, surprise!