thelucky

hi guys i just received my work visa from my employer in saudi, can anyone tell me how long have i got to apply for the visa and after obtaining the visa from the saudi embassy in london when should i be leaving? i need to know this as i have got few things to sort out here before i go????


thank you all for any assistance

kittycat1

no idea, but I love the irony between your user name and the title of this thread!

thelucky

is my username upsetting ya or something lool i ll change it if u want me to lool

kittycat1

no I love it- lucky and moving to KSA- some might not see that as particulalry high up in the lucky stakes.

Meow

I think you'll find we all get rather more upset by people posting using 'textspeak' and forgetting grammar and punctuation.

Blue Cat

capitals please welcome to BE and I rather fear you are far from Lucky

kittycat1

lucky- if your grammar and typos and lack of punctuation in general is consistent then they let you off eventually- taken me three years.. text speak however is unforgivable!

goonerseba

Hi and welcome to BE,

The ansers to your questions really are determined by your current employment status and new employers expectations / demands - and sandwiched inbetween these are your owm personal circumstances and eligibilty to be granted the visa by the Embassy.

• Assuming your employed, your current employer will want notice.
• Your potential employer will be expecting you to take up post by a certain date ?
• The visa process can be fraught with setbacks and requires medicals, document legalisation etc so needs factoring in to your timescale plans.

if none of the above applies, then get on the plane and join the party in KSA - what you waiting for ?

Good luck with it all..

Southlondoner

Hi

Once you have your work visa, then most of the battle is won.
You simply need to get the iqama stamped on your passport at the Saudi embassy here - and then just board the flight whenever.

I doubt your employers will want you to start until after the Eid holidays. It is Ramadan now and there is a ten day holiday for Eid when the country esssentially shuts down.

Well done - it is quite tough to get this far with a Saudi work visa in this exonomix climate! All the best.

Desert Dubliner

Do you not have an agreed joining date?

I have no idea how long the work visa is valid for before you apply to have it stamped. My work visa once stamped was valid for 90 days within which I had to enter the country and get the Iqama. Suspect it's the same in UK.

Don't let the BE audience get to you, Saudi is a great place. Where else you can drive like a madman and stop work three times a day to pray?

Desert Shaikh

Has the employer not told you what to do?

You need to carry out a medical and have the reports sent to the embassy with your passport, employer letter and application.

There are a number of agents who can guide you through this process. I used Harley Medical and Visa Services

15 Harley Street London, W1G 9QQ
020 7636 7333

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