Melanie Clarke

Melanie is a Digital Marketer and TEFL Specialist at Vital Consular. Before taking up a Marketing role, she spent 3 years building up a rich knowledge of global legalisation processes on the operations team. When she's not working, Melanie enjoys attending music events and pursuing many creative interests including screen printing and merchandise design.

Joined: March 13, 2018
Articles: 109
Comments: 85

Why Verification is Vital – Three Year Jail Term for Exaggerating CV in UAE

Melanie Clarke
June 27, 2018

Exaggerated information on a CV is not a new problem, but the idea of fabricating details to boost your apparent experience or qualification levels is usually met with an "everybody does it" attitude. As the job market is becoming increasingly competitive however, employers are quickly tightening regulations to end these practices. What steps are the UAE taking to change this mindset?

Qatar Backs Draft Law for Permanent Residencies

Melanie Clarke
June 1, 2018

A new law which would allow non-Qataris to apply for permanent residence has moved forward another step. The changes were first mentioned last August, but have come closer to fruition this week as the Advisory Council approved the new legislation.

Be Prepared for Delays Around Eid ul-Fitr 2018

Melanie Clarke
May 30, 2018

Being prepared for the closures around Eid in June will save a lot of stress for any soon-to-be expats dealing with governmental departments, at the Embassy in either their home country or in the destination country.…

World Museum Day – Some of the Most Unique Museums Across the World

Melanie Clarke
May 18, 2018

In 1977, the International Council of Museums adopted May 18th as World Museum Day. The celebration is meant to bring focus to the hundreds of thousands of museums all over the globe, encouraging people through their doors to enjoy something new and aid the museums in keeping their displays open and accessible to the public.

Saudi Arabia Blocks Expats From 12 Work Sectors

Melanie Clarke
May 7, 2018

In a series of phased changes to employment legislation starting September 2018 and running to January 2019, Saudi Arabia will prevent expats from being employed in 12 sectors. These are mainly retail-based roles, with an aim to boost employment opportunities for the Saudi population.

Preparing for delays around Ramadan 2018

Melanie Clarke
April 10, 2018

Currently the Holy month of Ramadan is forecast to fall between Tuesday 18th May and Thursday 14th June in 2018, although this is subject to change. One thing can be certain however – government departments in the Arab world and…

Education document attestation for Saudi Arabia – the SACB

Melanie Clarke
April 4, 2018

Degrees and college awards for use in Saudi Arabia must be verified by the SACB before the attestation, also known as legalisation, process can begin. Read how to get this initial stage completed, as well as the full attestation procedure.

UAE Suspends Good Conduct Certificate Requirement

Melanie Clarke
April 2, 2018

In an about-turn from their notification earlier this year, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFA) has now issued a directive to all Embassies worldwide that from the 1st April they are postponing the requirement for Good Conduct Certificates to be provided when applying for a UAE Residence Visa.

Staff Interviews – Ashraf Vachhiat

Melanie Clarke
February 24, 2017

Welcome to the sixth in our series of staff interviews! Today we're talking to the interviewer himself, Ashraf Vachhiat! Ashraf has been working at Vital Certificates since January 2015, and regularly contributes posts to the blog. But his job role goes much further than that! Read on to find out more about Ashraf, what brought him to Vital, and how his role has evolved over the last few years.

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Melanie Clarke

Why Verification is Vital – Three Year Jail Term for Exaggerating CV in UAE

Qatar Backs Draft Law for Permanent Residencies

Be Prepared for Delays Around Eid ul-Fitr 2018

World Museum Day – Some of the Most Unique Museums Across the World

Saudi Arabia Blocks Expats From 12 Work Sectors

Preparing for delays around Ramadan 2018

Education document attestation for Saudi Arabia – the SACB

UAE Suspends Good Conduct Certificate Requirement

Staff Interviews – Ashraf Vachhiat