Ask any long-term parent in Dubai what stressed them the most when they first moved here, and many will not say visas or housing.
They will say schools.
School admissions in Dubai are a world of their own.
Waiting lists, assessment dates, curriculum choices, bus routes, sibling priority.
Officially, everything runs on timelines and policies.
Unofficially, relationships can make a system feel very different.
You might submit an application and hear nothing for months
