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[Emm]

Hi all.

I am married and have two children aged 2yrs and 6mnths. If I accept a teaching job in Saudi Arabia, I will have to bring my kids along with me as they are too young and can't live without me. Will the employer or rather Can the employer provide my family's visas along with mine? Any information on this issue will be highly appreciated.
Thanks

[Wilsonthefarmer]

[veiledsentiments]

You will need to choose your employer very carefully to make sure that they know what they are doing to get all of you there together. Be warned that recruiters will often not tell you the truth...

VS

[Emm]

Thank u Wilsonthefarmer and VS

[nomad soul]

Generally, family-friendly employers tend to have direct-hire opportunities that include benefits such as visa assistance for family members, paid flights for the spouse and up to X number of dependents, family-type housing or a generous housing allowance, and educational assistance for the employee's school-aged children. For some universities, the higher the employee's academic credential (i.e., a doctorate degree), the richer the benefits. (These are mostly for professorship positions).

[Linguist]

Generally speaking, for private companies, if they do not provide your family with a visa where you can all come to Saudi at once in September, don't trust they'll do so later.

For government jobs, they usually send the family visas 2 months after you have been in the country. This applies only in the case where you are a direct hire with a particular university, not under contract with some slave traders.

[Emm]

Thanks babur nomad soul and Linguist

I am trying to get a job through direct hiring. I hope this improves my scenario.

[nomad soul]

[powerpuffgirl]

hi,

dont know if this helps but I asked the same question here recently ( http://forums.eslcafe.com/job/viewtopic.php?t=102182)