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[jim6169]

Hi,
Can anyone tell what the visa process entails and what usually happens after you've signed an offer of employment.

Cheers

[AirHorn]

I can tell you the steps I went through, hopefully this will help:
1. A few days after you send your signed offer letter back, your future employer should send you a formal contract. They will probably also want a photocopy of your passport so that they can fill out the contract correctly before sending.
2. Your recruiter at this point should give you a list of the items that you will need to send to the KSA embassy. If you are a U.S. citizen these same documents will also need to be reviewed by the KSA Cultural Affairs people. Your recruiter or a designated agent will handle this for you once you submit all the paperwork....and it is alot of paperwork. Full medical exam with lab work, copies of transcripts, copies of degrees, letter from registrar verifying degree, TEFL certs, application, criminal background check and a few other things I can't remember.
3. takes about 2 weeks after submission to get your employment visa. DO NOT go to KSA on anything less than an employment visa.
4. Once you have the approval, work out your airline plans and go to KSA.

Again, this is the condensed version of what I had to do, others may have a different experience. Hope this helps.

[gungediana]

oh my god!

is this the most difficult visa application for foreign English teachers in the world?

[veiledsentiments]

[Cleopatra]