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rjsmith2121 · Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

I'm still waiting for my visa. Anybody else waiting also?

Rebecca

rjsmith2121 · Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Yikes! Am I the only one?

Rebecca

InterRick · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Posts: 86

There are a bunch of threads with titles like, "Who's still waiting for a visa from X?" I, too, wish someone would invent the thread whose contents one can know without actually looking at and reading it, but until then doign so can be really instructive.

A bunch of others who have not started threads are also waiting. Suffice it to say that lots of people are waiting on lots of visas.

But no one yet has answered my previous query as to just what is happening in the classrooms into which we latecomers will eventually go.

rjsmith2121 · Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Dear InterRick,

I have heard back from a couple of people who arrived there in the last two weeks, both working for Princess Noura. The first was enjoying sitting outside at the compound, having a "drink". Teaching hadn't begun, but teachers were assessing students.

The second person is someone I've been in contact with for a while before she arrived there a couple of days ago. She started work immediately, but doesn't have classes yet, it seems. She will do a 15 minute grammar presentation for coordinators in order to determine what level she will teach. She will have a split shift in two locations - "work, work, work" as she says. That's all I know.

Who are you working for?

Rebecca

auahmed · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

Hi,

I'm on the same boat as you all but I got a direct offer from KSU almost 3 months back and still there is no sign of visa or an indication whether I will get a visa or not.....no doubt this forum is of great help!!!

waiting4visa · Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 14 Location: U.S.A.

Hi! I'm new to this forum. I am still waiting, but not from a middle man/ company......quick question, do they have your passport? Thanks for any info.

auahmed · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

waiting4visa · Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 14 Location: U.S.A.

Thanks for answering so fast! How can they give you a visa without a passport?

auahmed · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

waiting4visa · Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 14 Location: U.S.A.

I think the key is to wait, and then wait some more. I think we need to have patience......although soon I will be bankrupt!

rjsmith2121 · Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

A visa agent told me yesterday that the Saudi embassy is swamped right now with Muslims applying for visas to go to Mecca for Hajj, the annual pilgrimage. And the embassy will be closed during the week of Hajj, which is November 10 - 13, I believe.

Rebecca

waiting4visa · Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 14 Location: U.S.A.

Shouldn't hajj visas be a different department than us?

auahmed · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

InterRick · Joined: 18 Jul 2009 Posts: 86

rjsmith2121 · Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Posts: 14

Hi InterRick,

I have been advised not to make any changes in my life in the US (quit job, move out of apt., etc.) until I have the visa in my hand. It may be a mad dash to move out and pack and go by that time, but so far it's been good advice. I rented out my apt. on Craigslist, and I'm staying with a friend in another state while going through the visa process. My renter understands the situation and I keep in touch with him by sending email updates. It has worked out well, and I'm enjoying my time with my friend. I have time to study esl websites and plan my exit strategy from my apt: what to keep, what to throw away, what to pack and take with me. I have a little bit of money to bay bills with, but rent was the biggest, and the renter is paying that.

What is supposed to be your location in SA? I'll be in Riyadh.

Rebecca