JDM5AM

You’ll get an email from an allocated onboarding manager who handles flights and general arrival.

They requested a copy of my visa on my passport before they booked the flight for me.

All fairly straightforward, but the communication between HR and people who are literally uprooting and travelling across the world isn’t particularly good. Certainly not what you’d expect when joining a new business in the U.K.

TigBhinker

What stage are you at with your paperwork because your onboarder should have been in contact with you by now. My contact with the HR person ended once I accepted the offer and that’s when your onboarder gets in touch to take you through the rest of the process.
As far as accommodation is concerned, I was told by my OB that I’ll be placed in Duba as NC2 is full at the moment.

ExpatKSA

how will you work from Duba? Is it remote work? Or will you travel 1hr everyday to the main office?

alloush2828

I have finished my paperwork (all attestation done, after 7 months since the offer came!) and just had my visa appointment last week. I still have to finalize one more item - medical test finger prints, which it seems they were unable to do becuase my right hand doesnt give any prints. So I was requested to get a medical "exemption" letter from my doctor, get it stamped by the local medical authorities and send it per Post next week. Following that, I should be receiving my visa per post.
On another note, and from what I have seen online, DUBA is 1.5hr drive to NC2 and Tabuk 2.5hr, which would be exhausting if ones is to be driven daily back and forth!

christmasoompa

See the posts above - there's info up there on who can work from home and who has to get the bus each day.

HTH.

TigBhinker

Looks like the long commute to the office in the beginning I think.

TigBhinker

You’d probably have to work on the bus also. 🤣

Newopps

Might have to pull the old motion sickness gag if they expect that! I've asked my onboarder for an update on the situation, which let's face it is pointless since they're always the second last people to know what's going on! Will let you know if I hear anything of worth.

TownPlanner

Eek! I'm going through the visa process now so this is worrying. Deal breaker for me too as a single female I'd need to be in a community and feel safe 😬

ExpatKSA

have you had your onboarding call? I believe they let you know there.

JDM5AM

Your onboarder can confirm if you’ve been allocated a cabin. I reached out to mine after reading this thread and they were good enough to confirm I am to be based in NC2 initially.

I also spoke to some people out in Neom who said they’d heard the rumours but hadn’t actually met anyone who was travelling from a hotel in Duba.

It’s definitely a leap for all of us and feeling safe and being able to meet others is certainly necessary. I’m sure Neom realise this and working to resolve any issues.

I’m taking it all as a bit of an adventure, and given the likely economic challenges in the U.K. in the next couple of years it’s definitely a gamble worth taking.

TownPlanner

Thank you

TownPlanner

Yeah I have but that was over a month ago and I'm still waiting for my visa....it's taking an age sadly

Faridafaris

Hello Good people,

I am starting in early Feb the boarding team did not inform me of any updates about the accommodation. The last thing she said was that I will stay at NC2 until they move me to NC1. I have heard that people working on the Torjena project will move to the new Torjena camp, so some places will be vacant at NC1 and NC2.
Any updates from those who are living in Duba?!!

AAABritishExpat

Is anyone working in Oxagon or joining Oxagon? Are these housing allocation also currently related to Oxagon camp?