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Post by StarboyX on Sept 28, 2019 19:07:05 GMT
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Post by BlueStaff on Sept 29, 2019 5:29:55 GMT
So does this mean that the "Family Visit Visa" is now defunct?.
I have a 6 month multi entry for my daughter who is due to arrive December at the yellow slip stage at the moment. To be able to use a tourist visa instead of family visit visa is a significant cost saving as it bypasses the Visa agents and the Saudi Embassy.
I'll leave it a week before approaching personal.
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Post by StarboyX on Sept 29, 2019 20:45:45 GMT
So does this mean that the "Family Visit Visa" is now defunct?. I have a 6 month multi entry for my daughter who is due to arrive December at the yellow slip stage at the moment. To be able to use a tourist visa instead of family visit visa is a significant cost saving as it bypasses the Visa agents and the Saudi Embassy. I'll leave it a week before approaching personal. That's a good question as others have asked the same. I think the best thing to do, as you suggested, is approach personel / hr. Having said that, I did apply for a tourist visa on behalf of a friend last night, and it was approved within a few hours. |
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Post by swan on Sept 30, 2019 7:34:41 GMT
Starboy: are there any details on the tourist Visa about method of entry? ie is driving over the bridge an acceptable entry/exit point, or is it all entry by air?
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Post by StarboyX on Sept 30, 2019 16:59:44 GMT
Starboy: are there any details on the tourist Visa about method of entry? ie is driving over the bridge an acceptable entry/exit point, or is it all entry by air? Right... So if you dig around the website lists all airports and seaports as points of entry. I messaged their help desk about exit / entry off the causeway from Bahrain, and was told yes. I double checked to confirm and again the response was yes you can enter / exit from the Bahrain causeway. The evisa service is stellar along with their help desk support... I got responses within minutes. |
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Post by StarboyX on Oct 5, 2019 20:31:29 GMT
Starboy: are there any details on the tourist Visa about method of entry? ie is driving over the bridge an acceptable entry/exit point, or is it all entry by air? Right... So if you dig around the website lists all airports and seaports as points of entry. I messaged their help desk about exit / entry off the causeway from Bahrain, and was told yes. I double checked to confirm and again the response was yes you can enter / exit from the Bahrain causeway. The evisa service is stellar along with their help desk support... I got responses within minutes. On the way back from Bahrain today, I asked the Saudi customs and immigration about evisa. They said have a paper copy and go in the office for fingerprints, and you're good to go... No issues! |
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Post by william2019 on Nov 21, 2019 23:43:03 GMT
Hi StarboyX, thanks for the info about tourist visa. I am a new-hire and will arrive in Dhahran in mid-December. Unfortunately my wife could not join me until autumn 2020. However, she has a two-week holiday in January and is keen to visit the East Province and potentially Riyadh.
Looks like time does not allow me to receive iquama and apply for her Family Visit Visa. If she uses tourist visa, can she come into the Dhahran Camp and live together with me? Will this visit complicate her dependent visa application in the future?
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Post by BlueStaff on Nov 23, 2019 6:01:00 GMT
Hi StarboyX, thanks for the info about tourist visa. I am a new-hire and will arrive in Dhahran in mid-December. Unfortunately my wife could not join me until autumn 2020. However, she has a two-week holiday in January and is keen to visit the East Province and potentially Riyadh. Looks like time does not allow me to receive iquama and apply for her Family Visit Visa. If she uses tourist visa, can she come into the Dhahran Camp and live together with me? Will this visit complicate her dependent visa application in the future? She can enter tha camp, but you will not be able to get an Aramco ID for her. Personell have been instructed that Sramco ID may only be issued to those visitors coming through the normal Saudi Aramco channels for family visa. It is not a big deal- you can still get access for visitors through the "visitor management system". The only downside is that it has a max 7 days validity, after which you need to apply for a new access. So basically you can access camp, but not use the Aramco buses. My one recommendation would be to process your driving licence asap and hire a car - her options will be very limited without access to a car or buses, especially on Dhahran camp. |
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Post by StarboyX on Nov 26, 2019 19:32:49 GMT
Hi StarboyX, thanks for the info about tourist visa. I am a new-hire and will arrive in Dhahran in mid-December. Unfortunately my wife could not join me until autumn 2020. However, she has a two-week holiday in January and is keen to visit the East Province and potentially Riyadh. Looks like time does not allow me to receive iquama and apply for her Family Visit Visa. If she uses tourist visa, can she come into the Dhahran Camp and live together with me? Will this visit complicate her dependent visa application in the future? She can enter tha camp, but you will not be able to get an Aramco ID for her. Personell have been instructed that Sramco ID may only be issued to those visitors coming through the normal Saudi Aramco channels for family visa. It is not a big deal- you can still get access for visitors through the "visitor management system". The only downside is that it has a max 7 days validity, after which you need to apply for a new access. So basically you can access camp, but not use the Aramco buses. My one recommendation would be to process your driving licence asap and hire a car - her options will be very limited without access to a car or buses, especially on Dhahran camp. Apologies I had written a response but it didn't get posted. Yes as BlueStaff has said, Aramco will not issue a visitor ID. However, visitors can still enter camp and residential if and only if you can confirm you are visiting someone on camp. I live off camp hence access to visit wasn't an issue, however, for those living on camp, this would be an issue. As for driving, any visitor in Saudi Arabia can drive your insured vehicle in KSA and even Bahrain, as long as the visitor has a valid licence from home country and is over the age of 21. This is as per my insurance with Ace / Walla and on my policy. My visitor drove my vehicle both in KSA and Bahrain. However, visitors cannot drive over causeway. Finally my visitor arrived via Bahrain causeway and it just took 5 minutes to cross over, after fingerprints and picture. Ensure each visitor has paper copy of the evisa. |
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