jsam
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Post by jsam on Aug 16, 2023 16:24:40 GMT
If you are coming to RT from asian countries, getting housing in RT compound is almost impossible. You will have to participate in bidding which might take months. Hence, you will have to look for house outside asap. On top, transit houses given to lots of recent joinee doesn't even have kitchen.. so bring all your stuff accordingly to survive for few weeks.
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Post by Shiny Rain on Aug 18, 2023 13:44:15 GMT
If you are coming to RT from asian countries, getting housing in RT compound is almost impossible. You will have to participate in bidding which might take months. Hence, you will have to look for house outside asap. On top, transit houses given to lots of recent joinee doesn't even have kitchen.. so bring all your stuff accordingly to survive for few weeks. Is that real situation seriously? I guessed the allocation of the RT house is not based on nationality but GC or job location. Is my understanding not correct? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2023 18:47:10 GMT
It’s aligned to payroll type, which is a proxy for nationality.
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Post by xd1 on Dec 8, 2023 18:01:15 GMT
If you are coming to RT from asian countries, getting housing in RT compound is almost impossible. You will have to participate in bidding which might take months. Hence, you will have to look for house outside asap. On top, transit houses given to lots of recent joinee doesn't even have kitchen.. so bring all your stuff accordingly to survive for few weeks. HI jsam, Do you have a roughly idea about how much time it will need from arrival to bidding successfully? I'm also on eastern payroll with GC14. Urgently need this kind of information. |
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Post by jsam on Dec 18, 2023 10:47:42 GMT
Very difficult for anyone to answer this. Consider long period to be on a safe side.
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Post by dee on Dec 27, 2023 12:58:21 GMT
If you are coming to RT from asian countries, getting housing in RT compound is almost impossible. You will have to participate in bidding which might take months. Hence, you will have to look for house outside asap. On top, transit houses given to lots of recent joinee doesn't even have kitchen.. so bring all your stuff accordingly to survive for few weeks. HI jsam, Do you have a roughly idea about how much time it will need from arrival to bidding successfully? I'm also on eastern payroll with GC14. Urgently need this kind of information. It shouldn't take long; the determining step will be how long it will take you to get the "yellow slip" you need for your family's coming over. Once you have the yellow slip, housing will add you to the "local community" bid list (which is different than the lists for people already living in camp). With the local list, houses should be available within a week or so for bidding, and there's little to no compeion for them. The bid has to be open for 5 calendar days and you're good to move in immediately after that (if the house you bidded for and won doesn't have renovations required). So as much as possible, expedite your Iqama processing, especially if your job requires you to register with a professional body e.g. Saudi Council of Engineers. If you're on bachelor status on the other hand, you can bid immediately you have your Iqama. To be more specific, if on family status the entire duration should be some 4 - 8 weeks, and if on bachelor status, some 2 - 4 weeks. |
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Post by tamsin on Dec 27, 2023 13:27:12 GMT
HI jsam, Do you have a roughly idea about how much time it will need from arrival to bidding successfully? I'm also on eastern payroll with GC14. Urgently need this kind of information. It shouldn't take long; the determining step will be how long it will take you to get the "yellow slip" you need for your family's coming over. Once you have the yellow slip, housing will add you to the "local community" bid list (which is different than the lists for people already living in camp). With the local list, houses should be available within a week or so for bidding, and there's little to no compeion for them. The bid has to be open for 5 calendar days and you're good to move in immediately after that (if the house you bidded for and won doesn't have renovations required). So as much as possible, expedite your Iqama processing, especially if your job requires you to register with a professional body e.g. Saudi Council of Engineers. If you're on bachelor status on the other hand, you can bid immediately you have your Iqama. To be more specific, if on family status the entire duration should be some 4 - 8 weeks, and if on bachelor status, some 2 - 4 weeks. Where do people live whilst they wait? |
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Post by jsam on Dec 28, 2023 7:47:12 GMT
HI jsam, Do you have a roughly idea about how much time it will need from arrival to bidding successfully? I'm also on eastern payroll with GC14. Urgently need this kind of information. It shouldn't take long; the determining step will be how long it will take you to get the "yellow slip" you need for your family's coming over. Once you have the yellow slip, housing will add you to the "local community" bid list (which is different than the lists for people already living in camp). With the local list, houses should be available within a week or so for bidding, and there's little to no compeion for them. The bid has to be open for 5 calendar days and you're good to move in immediately after that (if the house you bidded for and won doesn't have renovations required). So as much as possible, expedite your Iqama processing, especially if your job requires you to register with a professional body e.g. Saudi Council of Engineers. If you're on bachelor status on the other hand, you can bid immediately you have your Iqama. To be more specific, if on family status the entire duration should be some 4 - 8 weeks, and if on bachelor status, some 2 - 4 weeks. would be very sceptical to give him hope as the situation is very different than the one you mentioned. Your response might be more relevant for your township but it varies significantly.
I have colleagues who joined in June 2023 and still there is no hope to get a house within compound as only handful of houses were released in last 6 months. Hence, everyone were required to rent house outside.. their kids had to join school outside. Signed annual housing agreement. Many people are now living far from office to make sure they are close to school and commute.
Based on grade, points will be accumulated and the person can bid. One good thing is that he is coming on grade 14 which will help him to overtake many who are on 11 to 13. |
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Post by dee on Dec 29, 2023 10:23:24 GMT
Well from my experience, the local community list is very different than that applicable to those living in the camp already. That list generally has houses available with very little takers. You're right that it may be different based on township, but it wouldn't be that much different.
Being on 14 vs 11 - 13 hardly should make a difference for that local community list. Where the issue comes is when one isn't happy with the houses listed and doesn't want to bid on them.
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Post by dee on Dec 29, 2023 10:27:52 GMT
It shouldn't take long; the determining step will be how long it will take you to get the "yellow slip" you need for your family's coming over. Once you have the yellow slip, housing will add you to the "local community" bid list (which is different than the lists for people already living in camp). With the local list, houses should be available within a week or so for bidding, and there's little to no compeion for them. The bid has to be open for 5 calendar days and you're good to move in immediately after that (if the house you bidded for and won doesn't have renovations required). So as much as possible, expedite your Iqama processing, especially if your job requires you to register with a professional body e.g. Saudi Council of Engineers. If you're on bachelor status on the other hand, you can bid immediately you have your Iqama. To be more specific, if on family status the entire duration should be some 4 - 8 weeks, and if on bachelor status, some 2 - 4 weeks. Where do people live whilst they wait? For folks on the Eastern payroll in Dhahran, they'll stay in Al Munirah (close to the Core area) for 2 months initially, extendable based on a request from their hiring department. I believe RT folks stay in the regular guest houses in the RT camp. |
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Post by tamsin on Dec 30, 2023 4:42:39 GMT
Where do people live whilst they wait? For folks on the Eastern payroll in Dhahran, they'll stay in Al Munirah (close to the Core area) for 2 months initially, extendable based on a request from their hiring department. I believe RT folks stay in the regular guest houses in the RT camp. Thank you. That’s a super convenient location, I love their commissary. |
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Post by jsam on Jan 4, 2024 4:04:54 GMT
Where do people live whilst they wait? For folks on the Eastern payroll in Dhahran, they'll stay in Al Munirah (close to the Core area) for 2 months initially, extendable based on a request from their hiring department. I believe RT folks stay in the regular guest houses in the RT camp. No temporary housing is available in najmah camp.. New joinees are now asked to stay in Radhwah. |
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Post by canadianmomexpat on Jan 15, 2024 20:43:02 GMT
Quick question, do you guyz have the possibility of teleworking for a couple of days a week?
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Post by kyle1639 on Jan 16, 2024 2:59:59 GMT
Quick question, do you guyz have the possibility of teleworking for a couple of days a week? No, Aramco does not have a work from home policy. Expectation is to be in the office every day. |
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Post by BlueStaff on Jan 16, 2024 3:38:18 GMT
The irony of "No temporary housing is available on Najmah camp". Dozens of families are due to be moved / already have moved to temporary housing so that their existing unit can be upgraded to 230 volt supply.
Some of the best located seafront houses have been removed from the housing stock and made a available as short-term vacation homes, as well as making the Sea Suites available for rent to Aramco employees and you have the markings of an engineered shortage.
Guess someone in housing office had their "innovative idea" approved last year.
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