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Zaytoon · Joined: 30 Aug 2010 Posts: 12

Any info, good or bad, about Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh?

I got an offer to start Sept. 15 on the dot, made a counter offer through the recruiter, and now silence. Maybe Ramadan is like that, but I'm getting nervous about how long it might take me to close my apartment, renew my passport, etc., once an agreement is reached, also, how you know if it's a bona fide offer? Is there supposed to be a contract?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

helenita · Joined: 24 Feb 2009 Posts: 3

I think that a signed contract is mandatory. I got my contract 2-3 days after I got the job offer, then I accepted the offer, they gave me the contract.

That was at the university itself. No recruitment agencies or other third parties.

ummkhadija · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 4:43 pm Post subject:

Dear Zaytoon

PattyFlipper · Joined: 14 Nov 2007 Posts: 572

Zaytoon · Joined: 30 Aug 2010 Posts: 12

Thank you SO much to everyone who replied.

@helenita, I will look for a contract, then. I don't see a website to apply to the school directly, and I see some people here have gotten work through recruiters, so that doesn't seem like a red light, at least not yet.

@UmmKhadija, after reading your comment about work visas, and looking at some of the visa threads, as well as the Saudi embassy website, I see the situation is much more complicated than I originally thought. My understanding is they are offering me a work visa--they said so directly.

@PattyFlipper, "their feudal rights as your overlord", LOL, but you're scaring me a little bit. Since I'm going through a recruiter who is presumably familiar with western business culture, I trust any potential cultural misunderstandings will all come out in the wash. I read somewhere though that there are some centers that try to keep the teachers' passports--that doesn't sound right. With all the terrorist warnings on the U.S. State Department website, I should think you would want to have your passport on you at all times. I also heard they don't want you to leave the country during breaks--they're afraid you won't come back--but I would certainly want to visit friends in the region.

I do hope I get to go.

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:10 pm Post subject:

"the U.S. State Department"

It's nice to see that there are some newer posters that are not so much up themselves to realize that the U.S. doesn't have a ministerial form of government...

Jes' sayin'...

NCTBA

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Yes, but the person that you are referring to was on the general discussion section referring to a Cairo job and it was her employer that told her to see the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs(sic).

VS

lazycomputerkids · Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Posts: 360 Location: Tabuk

Never Ceased To Be Amazed · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 2:52 am Post subject:

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Cleopatra · Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject:

Cairo1 · Joined: 03 Sep 2010 Posts: 11

I can't believe you're actually considering going to PNU. Have you read any of the older threads?

I was also offered a job there but will not be accepting.

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article37206.ece

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

Some people just should not come to the Middle East. If you have psychological problems about being parted from your passport that is a SIGN ! As Cleo says having a passport is not enough to get out - you need that Exit Visa stamped in your pasport ! If you cannot handle that, don't come !

Geronimo · Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 498

Is the Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University ready for occupation already?

The rapid rate of progress with the construction work on this 8 million Exclamation

square metre site has been very impressive to watch.
There have been so many construction cranes I haven�t been able to count them all. Shocked

I�ve heard that there is going to be a rail network to serve this massive campus with an automated train.

This Arab News article reported on the campus as a "project" as recently as 3 months ago, and,
"Both projects are due for completion in 2012". ..so take a hard hat!
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article67786.ece

Geronimo