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Post by Swisherd on Dec 31, 2015 11:10:47 GMT
o, I was recently offered a job and will be on the US payroll. My wife also works for Aramco but is on the Saudi payroll, and she works at the Dhahran main camp. I was told to expect housing in RT...however, is there a way to change this and request DHA for our housing needs so that my wife doesn't have to commute so far to work everyday?
Thank you for your advice.
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Post by stmayo11 on Jan 7, 2016 0:50:14 GMT
You can certainly ask, but dozens of people commute from RT and ABQ to Dhahran every day because there is insufficient housing in DH. They're all waiting their turn for Dhahran housing to become available. Like I said, you can always ask, but the answer most likely will be no.
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Post by bamaster on Jan 7, 2016 9:02:15 GMT
There are many US payroll employees (family and bachelor status) who are already waiting in line for DHA housing. From RT or ABQ, the wait is over one year (GC 13 and under).
Why don't you just move in with her? It isn't family housing but there are many couples doing it this way until their family housing is ready.
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Post by stmayo11 on Jan 7, 2016 15:08:15 GMT
Not sure that would be such a good idea. If she is a Saudi national living in all female accommodation, men are not allowed in the building. Social visits occur frequently, but a man actually moving in to all female accommodations would draw undesirable attention and could put both employee's jobs in jeopardy. All it takes is one complaint and a photo of your car sticker and trouble is headed your way. Probably not worth it.
If, however, the female employee had her own apartment not located in the all-female dormitories, the situation would be different.
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Post by UmmRiyam on Jan 8, 2016 5:04:40 GMT
Is she Saudi? Does she have marriage permission? If so, then she may be able to help from her end. My husband is Saudi, and I am American. He said that if I got a job in Dhahran (like in my field which is chemical engineering (would probably be Saudi payroll since he's Saudi)), then his job would be transferred to Dhahran immediately/automatically, but for us, I don't think we would get housing in Dhahran compound unless we could bid to get in since he's Saudi.
So, maybe since she is working in Dhahran, they will move you to Dhahran to be with your wife. but, if you don't have government marriage permission to be married to a Saudi, then you will always face difficulties in Saudi...
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Post by bogiefrommuskogee on Jan 8, 2016 22:59:29 GMT
The number of Saudi families (father is Aramco) living in Dhahran camp is a controlled number. The housing policy will be guided by that.
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Post by UmmRiyam on Jan 9, 2016 14:18:33 GMT
yes, that's the case in UDH as well, and probably all compounds. I just imagine that DHA is a lot more compeive in terms of bidding than UDH is.
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Post by Swisherd on Mar 11, 2016 20:43:49 GMT
I appreciate the input, we'll just stay in RT together and see how things go.
-UmmRiyam, she's a Saudi & we're legally married under the laws here.
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