We recruit, relocate and settle professionals in Germany and the UAE. Employers get a mobility partner who knows both permit systems. The people moving get a plan for their first ninety days.
Linden & Dune takes its name from the linden avenues of German cities, of which Unter den Linden in Berlin is the best known, and from the dunes outside Dubai. Germany and the Emirates are the two places we move people between, and we work from Frankfurt am Main and Dubai. We handle recruitment, visas and residence permits, housing, school places and the first weeks of work, on both sides and in both directions.
We work for two audiences at once. Employers need hires who arrive on time, with the right permit, ready to start. The people being hired need someone to tell them which office to visit first, what to bring and how long it will take. We plan for both, because a relocation that works for the payroll but fails the family rarely lasts.
Every move is different. Timings depend on the permit route, appointment availability and the family.
We find and assess candidates abroad for roles in Germany and the UAE, from specialist engineers to senior leadership.
We prepare and track residence and work permits in Germany and the UAE and organise the physical move around them.
We cover the first ninety days after arrival: registration, banking, housing, schools and the administrative steps that come before a first payslip.
We write and revise the policies that decide who moves, on what terms and with what support.
We help employers plan where roles should sit, which markets can fill them and what each hire will take to bring in.
We train HR teams and line managers to handle international hiring and relocation with confidence.
Every engagement follows the same four stages. The detail changes with the person, the permit and the city.
We look at the role, the person and the family together and confirm the permit route before anyone books a flight. Gaps in documents or qualifications show up here.
We agree a timeline with HR and the employee, with named owners for each step. Embassy appointments, recognition procedures and notice periods set the pace.
We prepare files, book appointments, find housing and arrange schools. The employee has one contact who knows the case.
For the first ninety days we stay close: registration, banking, insurance, the residence permit and the questions nobody thought to ask in advance.
European headquarters: talent acquisition, German immigration and onboarding for arrivals in Germany.
Our Frankfurt team works in the Rhine-Main region, where many of the people we place will live and where banks, engineering firms and Germany's busiest airport recruit abroad. They know the Bürgeramt queues, the local rental market and which international schools have waiting lists.
Gulf office: UAE work permits and residence visas, relocation into the Emirates and support for moves towards Germany.
Our Dubai team sits close to the free zones and business districts where many international employers are based. They handle Emirates ID appointments, Ejari registrations and school applications regulated by the KHDA.
Illustrative engagements, described without client names.
A software company is hiring a group of engineers from outside the EU for its Frankfurt office and wants them to start within one quarter.
A hiring plan the client can repeat, a permit file per engineer and new hires who arrive registered, insured and ready to start.
A German engineering firm is opening a Dubai office and transferring a small team, several with partners and children.
A team living and working legally in Dubai, families with school places, and an assignment policy the firm can use for the next transfer.
A mid-sized group moves people between Germany and the UAE but handles every case differently, which leads to complaints and unplanned cost.
A written policy HR can apply consistently, clear employee guides and a cost template finance can use before approving a move.
We are hiring recruiters, immigration and relocation specialists, HR advisers and trainers. If you have moved countries yourself, you already understand half the job.
22 open rolesTell us about the role you need to fill or the move you are planning, and we will reply within two working days. Write to contact@lindendune.com.
contact@lindendune.com