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scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I know people who got KSA visas in Bangkok but it all depends on your employer. Some will and some won't. If you are not legally resident in Thailand it can be a problem.

EFLUndercover · Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 82

Baedaebok,

Would you mind PMing me to explain the process you went through to obtain your work visa in the Gulf instead of returning to your country of origin. I would appreciate it. Thanks.

passport220 · Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 117

My employer seems to think I can get the visa here in Thailand and has sent the contract and other required documents to apply. I will go to the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday�I�ll post the results later in the week.

passport220 · Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 117

My employer seems to think I can get the visa here in Thailand and has sent the contract and other required documents to apply. I will go to the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday�I�ll post the results later in the week.

Imdramayu · Joined: 09 Feb 2007 Posts: 394 Location: South Korea

I have a few suggestions which I can share on the public forum:

1. My company asked my at first which KSA consulate I choose to get my KSA visa through. I emailed them my choose of a Gulf country. They then applied to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for my Visa Authorization Letter (VAL) and had it sent to this consulate location of my choose. My name soon entered "the system" (whatever that means, consulate's computer system, I suppose) and I applied for the visas, did my medical, and then I received the visas.

2. If having trouble, ensure your company has sent MFA in KSA a request for VAL.

3. Ensure your VAL lists you and any other family members (spouse or children). If it doesn't, ask your sponsoring company to fax a request letter to the consulate asking them to include their names.

3. Be persistant with the consulate in presenting a copy of this fax. They may do what you ask in later visits even if they refuse to do it at the first visit.

passport220 · Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 117

Sincere �Thank you!� for the detailed information.

As an update, I have been to the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok and they reviewed the paperwork I have in hand. My paperwork was first reviewed by a Thai and then two Saudi staff. They stated that they are willing to issue a visa for both me and my wife, but they await a document that has to be approved in my home country (Washington D.C.). They reviewed my paperwork in detail�the question about my wife was more a general positive to my general question (they have not seen any paperwork on my wife�they just said she could get the visa once I got mine).

It sounds promising, but I will not get too excited about it until I have the visa in hand�I will provide an additional update as progress (or lack of) comes about.

Regards

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

You should remember that these procedures change. They also vary depending on the employer and on the nationality of the applicant.

hkl · Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 3

Hello Passport,

How are things going?

ghost · Joined: 30 Jan 2003 Posts: 1693 Location: Saudi Arabia

Yes, the process takes a long time. In my case, it took me 12 weeks (3 months) to get the visa, in Canada. And I was doing stuff related to getting the visa every day during that time, including medicals, getting documents authenticated, sending faxes and e-mails to various Universities, getting criminal record checks.

I was lucky to be able to find a summer job in Canada during that time, otherwise, it would have been very expensive to just stay in Canada as a tourist. I no longer had an apart