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leez



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:32 pm    Post subject: status moved to 'visa pending' yikes! Reply with quote
the VC picked up all my paperwork yesterday, seems i have passed the rigours of the DC consulate...with one small problem...the visa number that was assigned to me does not match with a DC consulate number nor does it indicate to which consulate this infamous number might belong. time line on 'fixing' this latest glitch--who knows?

has this ever happened to anyone out there before? any ideas on how long this may take? talk about a SNAFU--and just when i thought there couldn't possibly be anything else to delay! Evil or Very Mad Rolling Eyes Shocked

what a nightmare. if there is anyone already working in another ME country who knows that teachers are still needed, please PM and i will consider bailing and moving on.

thanks for listening, once again,
leez
xo
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Cleopatra



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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has this ever happened to anyone out there before? any ideas on how long this may take?


Yes. Not exactly the same but a similar situation: I was assigned a number for a male teacher and the embassy would not accept the application. Luckily, the situation was resolved within a few days, I think it only took a few phone calls.
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leez



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cleopatra wrote:

Yes. Not exactly the same but a similar situation: I was assigned a number for a male teacher and the embassy would not accept the application. Luckily, the situation was resolved within a few days, I think it only took a few phone calls.


cleo,

i found out this morning that the mistaken gender issue came up on my visa last week, unbeknownst to me, but that goofiness only took a day to correct and get a new number. i have to think these mistakes are human input error and wonder whether a rush to get through the backlog is the issue. heaven forbid this error rate is the norm! Shocked

xo
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Middle East Beast



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
leez wrote:
heaven forbid this error rate is the norm! Shocked

xo


Error rates for almost any aspect of a job in Saudi Arabia? Experience would indicate that heaven hasn't forbidden it.
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johnslat



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kind of reminds me of the time my summer plane ticket was made out to

JOAN FLATTERY

When I asked them to change it, at first I was told, "Ma fi mushkila, Only two letter wrong."

I then explained to them why one of those two letters would require my getting a sex change operation.

Regards,
John
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leez



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Middle East Beast wrote:
leez wrote:
heaven forbid this error rate is the norm! Shocked

xo


Error rates for almost any aspect of a job in Saudi Arabia? Experience would indicate that heaven hasn't forbidden it.


you veterans have been tooting this horn from the beginning only i thought there MUST be some exaggeration going on. okay, i'll bite and say my optimistic thinking has caused me distress at this point. i guess one must quickly learn how to cope with such inefficiences or be doomed to worry and stress.

still willing to speak with anyone who may know of openings some place OTHER THAN KSA! Very Happy

thanks,
leez
xo
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Middle East Beast



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
leez wrote:
still willing to speak with anyone who may know of openings some place OTHER THAN KSA! Very Happy

thanks,
leez
xo


There's a posting for jobs at Zayed Univ in the UAE on Dave's Cafe. You might try HCT in the UAE as well.
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Stephen Jones



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It looks as if the recruiter has sent the wrong number. They can fix this in less than a day, if they want to.
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leez



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Stephen Jones wrote:
It looks as if the recruiter has sent the wrong number. They can fix this in less than a day, if they want to.


sj,

then why did the visa coordinator go on and on about calling the various consulates stateside and the time/effort that was going to take? she was relaying calls with long wait times, uncooperative consulte employees, hang ups...geesh, i wanted to offer to split the list with her! wouldn't she know that the number comes from the recruiter, hence a recruiter error?

i have no idea who knows what, is supposed to be doing what, who can fix what is wrong. does it sound like i'm going in circles? i yam, yes, i yam! Confused

thanks,
leez
xo
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leez



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Middle East Beast wrote:
leez wrote:
still willing to speak with anyone who may know of openings some place OTHER THAN KSA! Very Happy

thanks,
leez
xo


There's a posting for jobs at Zayed Univ in the UAE on Dave's Cafe. You might try HCT in the UAE as well.


meb,

thanks. already did the prelim check list for the zayed uni post and didn't pass muster on the adult teaching experience. i'll take a look at hct.

cheers,
leez
xo
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Stephen Jones



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Leez, the recruiter will have been sent the wrong number from the sponsor in Saudi. They are the people who can send the right number and fix it.
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