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Post by Carolina-girl on May 15, 2013 2:49:01 GMT
o My husband has recently received his offer and our residence will be in Dhahran and he will be working in Dammam. When I looked on map quest I noticed that these two cities were only 14 miles apart. I've been doing a lot of reading throughout the forum on all the traffic and all the crazy driving. 1. So my question is does any know on a typical day would it take the 25 minutes that map quest is saying or should we add more time to the commute. 2. Do people usually share driving to and from work, take a bus or drive on their own.
Thanks in advance! We are looking forward to this new journey.
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Post by bfish71 on May 18, 2013 19:48:15 GMT
I'll be joining soon as well and was wondering if you have received housing in DH? I was confirmed for DH but then assigned temporarily to AQ/RT. Does this mean that DH is not full? Do you mind sharing more info (you can also PM me if you prefer).
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Post by Carolina-girl on May 18, 2013 23:12:18 GMT
We just received our offer this past week. I'm not sure how they determine where you live but yes our offer papers did state our residence will be in Dhahran and the work place will be in Dammam. Will you be working in Dammam as well? How far along are you in the process? I'm thinking you might be further along in this process than we are. So sorry they switched things around on you.
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Post by vpainter on May 20, 2013 18:08:10 GMT
Dhahran and RT are considered full. As people move out houses are being renovated. You are assigned housing according to availability on your projected arrival date. Right now people are moving into all 4 Aramco compounds.
Sorry, I have no idea on how they are deciding who goes where. Some people try to say it is based on nationality, but that just isn't true. All nationalities are moving into DHA and all nationalities are moving into ABQ/UDH/RT.
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Post by gbhatia on May 20, 2013 18:21:28 GMT
Don't forget that that there is also the issue of the "Right type of house being available". For example, just because a 3 bedroom house is available in DH, doesn't mean that a couple with no kids will be assigned there. From what I've seen, Aramco is pretty strict on that policy /process. To do it any other way would result in a mess over time.
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