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Post by asueno on Apr 26, 2022 14:41:02 GMT
o,
I am reaching out to this wonderful community in regards to living in Dhahran.
I curently received a conditional offer from Aramco for secretarial position in Dhahran.
I hopw that you can help me better understand what it is like to live there.
I most likely will come with single status. Could anyone share their experience about:
- living accomodation in compound for single women
- the people's interaction level at work and outside
- ability to go outside of compound (nothing extreme, more like going to mall, ikea etc)
- any other insights you are able to share.
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swan
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Post by swan on Apr 26, 2022 17:58:17 GMT
I didnt live on camp, but as a female in Khobar, I had absolutely no issue with going out and about. IKEA, malls, dinner with friends. Given the ability to drive now, things would be even more available when not constrained by taxis and bus routes.
Personally, I found the expat community exceedingly welcoming. Everyone us in the same situation, with no extended family around, andvwould always go the extra mile to help out a friend or neighbour.
As far as I'm aware, most of the single female accomadation on Dhahran camp is in a similar area, so you would find others around you in a similar situation.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2022 3:51:01 GMT
o, I am reaching out to this wonderful community in regards to living in Dhahran. I curently received a conditional offer from Aramco for secretarial position in Dhahran. I hopw that you can help me better understand what it is like to live there. I most likely will come with single status. Could anyone share their experience about: - living accomodation in compound for single women - the people's interaction level at work and outside - ability to go outside of compound (nothing extreme, more like going to mall, ikea etc) - any other insights you are able to share. - you’ll be in the hills (mango) or on main camp most probably. - accommodation varies, some is ok others dated a a bit like student halls. - you will 100% need a car, the buses and taxis are unavailable/unreliable, factor in this cost now. - you can drive outside the camp on an international permit for first few months, but aramco don’t advise this apparently…otherwise you’ll need iqama and that’s a few months of not beiing able to “legally”drive off camp. - peoples interaction depends on if you’re working with other expats ( the Saudis are not going to mix socially at least for a while) and actively joining groups and meeting people. You have to be proactive. |
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Post by flames on Jun 15, 2022 20:16:11 GMT
asueno o! I'm wondering if you were able to get the visa and if so, how long did the process take? I'm also a female, based in Canada, and I've been waiting for the visa for almost 2 months (the documents from my side were all ready in April). I was told that the visa le from the labor office in KSA is getting delayed because I'm a female. Was it the case for you too?
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