Thank you for your kind words. I just hope I can get this NOC now. If that fails perhaps I will need to go to Abu Dhabi. If I had a job lined up before my contract was signed it wouldn't be a problem. I suppose I'll just have to rely on my professionalism to ensure I can sell my reason for wanting an NOC. The best I can do is give them the costs of getting me over hear and admin costs for getting my visa through. Hopefully if these guys are fair and reasonable and understand that this role is not for me then then they might be sympathetic. Fingers, legs and arms crossed...