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vva
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 Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:26 pm Post subject: Old enough for KSA Employment Visa |
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One place says you can't be younger than 26 years old, while another says 22.
What is the minimum age limit for a KSA Employment Visa (and/or has it been changed since previous years)?
I can't seem to find it, or may have skipped over it...if you happen to know, please do share!
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veiledsentiments
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 2:52 am Post subject: Re: Old enough for KSA Employment Visa |
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| vva wrote: |
| One place says you can't be younger than 26 years old, while another says 22. |
A perfect introduction to how things work in the Kingdom... could be either... could be both... could be neither... and no one here knows any more than you and your two sources, at least for sure. And tomorrow's answer could be different from today... but it probably depends on the usual answer... the wasta of the employer.
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c_dange
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:19 am Post subject: |
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| I've heard from two sources that it's 27. So if you're 26 and below, you don't make the cut-off. But 27 and above, you're fine. |
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vva
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:35 am Post subject: |
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Thank you, both, for your replies!
One of my sources said the minimum age was updated relatively recently to 26/27, but, as VS stated--and like the passport issue, I presume--, it's more likely at the discretion of one's employer. |
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Richard62
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| vva wrote: |
Thank you, both, for your replies!
One of my sources said the minimum age was updated relatively recently to 26/27, but, as VS stated--and like the passport issue, I presume--, it's more likely at the discretion of one's employer. |
It has nothing to do with your employer. It is about the Saudi Arabian consulate in your country. Recruiters that are notorious for employing teachers on business visas now ask candidates to be aged 27 or over. The sample size is large enough to warrant an assumption. My understanding is that while you need to be 27 or older to qualify for a business visa, the rule has not changed for work visas (i.e. 22). But I would give a call to the consulate in your country to double check. Let us know as well! |
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vva
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Richard62 wrote: |
| vva wrote: |
Thank you, both, for your replies!
One of my sources said the minimum age was updated relatively recently to 26/27, but, as VS stated--and like the passport issue, I presume--, it's more likely at the discretion of one's employer. |
It has nothing to do with your employer. It is about the Saudi Arabian consulate in your country. Recruiters that are notorious for employing teachers on business visas now ask candidates to be aged 27 or over. The sample size is large enough to warrant an assumption. My understanding is that while you need to be 27 or older to qualify for a business visa, the rule has not changed for work visas (i.e. 22). But I would give a call to the consulate in your country to double check. Let us know as well! |
Thank you Richard62! I guess that's actually a good thing for me...now I don't have to worry about being brought over on a business visa  (from the boards, I've learned that creates problems when applying for the iqama). |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 3:43 am Post subject: |
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Dear vva,
" . . . I've learned that creates problems when applying for the iqama)."
That's true - the biggest problem being that it's impossible to apply for an iqama if you're there on a business visa.
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vva
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for confirming, JohnSlat.
Regards,
vva |
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It's Scary!
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See John post! Post, John, post! 
It's an inside Emirati interview joke! |
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vva
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| Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:33 am Post subject: |
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| It's Scary! wrote: |
See John post! Post, John, post!
It's an inside Emirati interview joke! |
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