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aash · Joined: 18 Jun 2010 Posts: 23

I got a job in King Abdul Aziz University and currently in process to get visa from Saudi Embassy in Ottawa, Canada and need some assistance about the following question regarding visa requirements.

1- The consular must provide the copy of visa slip. What is that slip? I believe I do not have received any such slip. Though I received one document in Arabic to send to consular section for visa processing.
2-A letter of sponsorship from the Saudi company indicating the authorization number, the date, the job title and certified by a Saudi Chamber of Commerce and the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Do I need to send it?
3-The Original and copy of the work contract and copy of Saudi company�s registration certificate. Do I need to send this information to Saudi Embassy? I think I have only received a offer latter which i signed and send them back via e-mail.
4-Photocopy of airline reservation is required. Does it required when we send the whole package for visa purposes to Saudi Embassy?
5-What is E-number, why it is required, Do we require it if we do not personally visit the embassy and send the whole package for visa purpose by post.
6-Birth certificates for kids and Original marriage certificate is required. If we post it, would it be returned to us (in case we post the documents)
7-Can we send the personal checks in place of money order to Saudi Embassy.
In short, how to handle all this, though after reading the prescribed information on employment visa requirement, I am not clear about all this. Can somebody help

Grendal · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:22 am Post subject:

http://www.hziegler.com/locations/middle-east/saudi-arabia/articles/visa-process-for-saudi-arabia-for-canadians.html

good luck

Grendal

ps RIP to TLOH

cmp45 · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA

http://www.visaenterprise.com/saudi-results.php?lang=en

You may want to enlist a visa agency - noted above which can help you through the process. Ofcourse they do charge a fee for their services. I am using this company since I am not based in Ottawa. I figure it will save alot of headaches with obtaining the work visa.

Grendal · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject:

www.visaconnection.biz

They are located in Grenwich Village in Toronto
1-877-972-VISA (8472)

Grendal

sauditeacher · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

cmp45 · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA

Sauditeacher,

This is my first time using visa enterprise. I just submitted my documents.

They were listed first on the Saudi Embassy website, so just decided to go with them. LOL

So far so good, they have always returned emails and calls.

I think they are okay. They have my money and documents, so will see how things move along.

johnslat · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject:

Dear cmp45,

"They were listed first on the Saudi Embassy website, so just decided to go with them."

Well, if you can't trust the Saudi Embassy, whom CAN you trust?
Twisted Evil

Regards,
John

cmp45 · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA

sauditeacher · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

johnslat · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:46 pm Post subject:

Dear sauditeacher,

Aw, I was just having a little fun with cmp45. But it IS a fact that the Saudi embassies are not always the most reliable founts of information. Just as in the Kingdom, if you ask the same question of three different Saudis, the odds are good that you'll get at least two (and probably three) different answers.
One problem is that Saudis can be TOO hospitable. Say your walking around in Riyadh, looking for a certain address or store. So, you stop a Saudi, ask if he speaks English, and upon hearing he does, you ask for directions.
Well, this Saudi doesn't have the faintest idea where the address or store are. But does he tell you that? Chances are - NO. Instead, you'll get some directions - to where, Allah alone knows.
He just didn't want to not "help" you.
And yes, this happened to me on a number of occasions - until I finally realized: "I'd rather be lost on my own."

But cmp45's choice was likely OK.

"Next you'll be saying to never let a KSA employer keep my passport..."

Nope, not me. The IPA kept my passport all the time I was there (except when I used it for holidays.)

Regards,
John

cmp45 · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 1475 Location: KSA

Guess I will find out soon enough...how reliable the visa agent is...they did say that all my documents were in order...it remains to be seen, if the Saudi Embassy will think the same. I'm not worried about it; enshallah it will all work out Very Happy

Although it seems absurd that I have to shell out extra moolla just to have some one else hand over my documents to the Saudi Embassy Evil or Very Mad

sauditeacher · Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

Dear John,

The Turks are the same. I've often said that if I called a Turkish friend to say that I'd be arriving in Istanbul at midnight in a week's time and could I be met, he or she would immediately and instinctively say, "Of course! No problem. You can count on me." (I suppose there might be an, "Insh'Allah" as well). All without thinking; but maybe there'd be an out of town trip that he/she might have previously committed to, which would preclude my being met.

But as you said, coming from a good place. And someone would meet me, it just might be Ahmed's or Sevgin's cousin, deputized to do the honours. And so I'd make a new friend; or better said, Ahmed would have made one for me...

Oh, and China? Many's the expat there who I know had come to the same conclusion as you: better to be lost on one's own than have the too-often false hope given by the local's directions. Methinks its partly that they have a passive knowledge kinda thing re directions: they've never had to verbalize it. And then along comes this guest who needs their help... Smile