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Post by Ram on Aug 20, 2013 0:04:50 GMT
How do you get an Iqama for a kid who just turned 18 and is in university. Do they have an Iqama or just a five year multiple visa? Do kids who attend school in Saudi have to give up their Iqama when they leave the Kingdom and attend university either in the US or UK. I was told that my wife and I will have to get our Iqama then apply for a visitor visa for my daughter, no different from getting ones parents or other relatives for a visit. Is this correct?
Thanks
Ram
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Post by GroveWanderer on Aug 20, 2013 10:18:20 GMT
Kids who have been in Saudi Arabia do not have to give up their iqama when they leave. The passport office will give you a declaration form (in Arabic) to sign, saying that your child is still in full-time education and still dependent on you.
However, if you are from the US and your child can get a 5-year visa that would probably be easier. If your child stays on an iqama and has a one-year multiple exit/re-entry visa, they have to come back once a year to renew the visa. With a 5-year visa you have more flexibility.
If your daughter is not residing with you and does not have an iqama then yes, you would have to get a visitor visa for her but as previously mentioned, if she is a US citizen she can get a 5-year multiple entry visa.
If your child does not have US citizenship then they cannot get a 5-year visa.
Edit: Just read a post from Hadia, saying that mutliple exit/re-entry visas are now limited to 6 months only, since last week. So the 5-year multiple entry visa becomes an even better option than before (if available to you).
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Post by Ram on Aug 20, 2013 22:59:29 GMT
Thank you very much. I will talk to the ASC rep and see what needs to be done for a five year multiple entry.
Ram
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Post by GroveWanderer on Aug 21, 2013 5:31:24 GMT
I think the answer will be pretty much the one you have already mentioned, you need to get your iqama first, then request a visitor visa for your daughter. Under normal circumstances, as I understand it (not being from the US, I have no personal experience of this) they will issue her a 5-year, multiple-entry visa.
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