A considered approach to life in Abu Dhabi.
We present to you Arco Private Advisory, a lifestyle advisory for families and professionals making Abu Dhabi home.
A considered approach to settling in, shaped around the way you want to live.
Our own experience, and the right specialist for everything else.
Moving to a new country raises two kinds of questions. Some are about daily life: where to live, how schools work, who to see about your health. We answer those from experience. Others are regulated and need someone authorised to handle them. For those we introduce you to professionals who act only within their own licence.
What we guide
- Choosing an area that fits how you live
- Understanding how schools work and which questions to ask
- Finding your way around healthcare
- Your first weeks: what to do, in which order
- Daily life, getting around and local etiquette
What authorised specialists handle
Anything regulated, such as immigration, property, legal or financial matters, is carried out by professionals who hold the right licence for it.
We make the introduction and stay with you through the process. The work itself stays with them.
Accompaniment
Someone who knows the city beside you, from the first question to the first month.
Personalisation
Advice shaped around your family, your work and the way you want to live.
Discretion
Your plans and personal details stay between you and us.
Welcome to Abu Dhabi
A guide for new families
The guide we wished we had.
Welcome to Abu Dhabi is a practical guide for families who have just arrived or are about to. It comes from our own first years here and is updated every year. Prices and school details always carry a date, and for anything regulated it points you to the official source.
- Areas
- Schools
- Healthcare
- Your first weeks
- Cost of living
- Getting around
- Family life
- Culture and etiquette
The guide is in preparation. Message us and we will tell you when it is ready.
Ask to be notifiedSay hello.
We are preparing to launch. If you are planning a move to Abu Dhabi, or would like to hear when the guide is ready, send us a short message and tell us a little about your plans. We will reply personally.