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Post by THE_NEW on May 2, 2012 15:46:07 GMT
Hi All,
Greetings
I have received the following e-mail from an agent in Australia:
“Please be advised that the Saudi Embassy in Canberra will not issue a visa to an applicant if they have a currently valid visa for any other Gulf region country. Applicants must have their residency visas cancelled and provide the embassy with a copy of the cancelled visa in order to obtain a visa for Saudi Arabia.”
My question is how can I resign before I am issued with a valid Saudi visa. After all there are no guarantees from Saudi Aramco that I will be issued a visa. I also have to first cancel my visa of the Gulf country I am currently working and residing in. This seems to me to be a catch 22 situation.
Has anyone faced this? Please help.
Kind Regards,
The_New
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Post by maujkar on May 2, 2012 19:28:43 GMT
Hey New:
Need a bit of clarity here:
- do you currently hold a valid GCC residence visa or just a visit visa?
- if you are already based in GCC, then any particular reason you wish to use Saudi Embassy back in Canberra?
- YES, to get residence visa - once you are IN the Kingdom - all other GCC residence visa should be cancelled.
Please note that initially you are given only a work 'entry' visa - which allows you to land in the kingdom and then Aramco applies for your residence visa.
I was in a similar situation and I simply requested Aramco to send my entry visa documents to GCC, and I had it processed in a week. After having the saudi entry sticker, I cancelled my GCC residence.
Hope this help,
rgds
MJKR
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Post by THE_NEW on May 3, 2012 16:43:10 GMT
Hi maujkar,
Thanks for your reply, and please find below my answer to clarify the situation:
Need a bit of clarity here:
- do you currently hold a valid GCC residence visa or just a visit visa?
Yes, I do have a GCC Resident Permit
- if you are already based in GCC, then any particular reason you wish to use Saudi Embassy back in Canberra?
I hold an Australian passport and the Saudi Embassy in that GCC country recommended using my home country for the whole process.
- YES, to get residence visa - once you are IN the Kingdom - all other GCC residence visa should be cancelled.
Thanks for the clarification; my understanding is the same, but not sure why the agent sent that e-mail.
Please note that initially you are given only a work 'entry' visa - which allows you to land in the kingdom and then Aramco applies for your residence visa.
I hope this is the case.
I was in a similar situation and I simply requested Aramco to send my entry visa documents to GCC, and I had it processed in a week. After having the saudi entry sticker, I cancelled my GCC residence.
They (Saudi Embassy in the GCC Country) refused to do so; hence I had to travel to Australia, to do the medical and the rest of the process.
Hope this help,
Sure does, thank you so much
Rgds
Kind Regards,
The New
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Post by maujkar on May 3, 2012 17:25:31 GMT
Hey New Quite weird for your GCC Saudi embassy to refuse your case (?). Perhaps a political reason.... any how, if you have no medical problems then there is nothing to worry about - the visa process will go smoothly. However, again, you don't need to cancel your initial GCC residence to obtain the Saudi Entry work visa from Australia. Once you get that - you can proceed to cancel the GCC residence. So try to get more clarification from Canberra. Looks like you can only get information through the registered agents : portal.mofa.gov.sa/media/42537_Enjaz.pdf Good Luck, MJKR |
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Post by rookie on May 11, 2012 6:34:29 GMT
this is kind of wierd!
Houston insists that you DO NOT resign from your job until you get the initial visa for landing - visiting purpose i.e. first you get the visa to land and then you resign from your job. We were sent scanned copies of our visa, on the basis of which I resigned from my previous job in GCC.
Better check with Aramco HR coordinator who is dealing your case
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Post by THE_NEW on May 11, 2012 17:19:53 GMT
Hi rookie,
Thanks for your help
Yes, this is should be the case and when I talked to my relocation advisor she mentioned exactly the same.
Aramco and the relocation advisor are handling this issue now and I expect to hear from them soon.
Once again thanks you so much.
Kind Regards,
The New
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Post by doonhamer on May 13, 2012 8:21:06 GMT
This is something new. It is accurate. You do have to cancel visas from another GCC country before Saudi Consulate will issue visa.
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Post by cutemedaw on May 14, 2012 11:03:33 GMT
o:
I'm from Southeast Asian country. I had my interview three (3 ) weeks ago with SAUDI ARAMCO-AL-FALAK ELECTRONICS AND EQUIPMENTS SUPPLIES COMPANY. Luckily, I made it. I'm now done with my medical. A SAUDI ARAMCO representative interviewed me here back home.
1. Do you have any idea what is AL-FALAK? Is that under the SAUDI ARAMCO company?
2. I'm I directly hired by SAUDI ARAMCO? If not, what are the benefits that i might enjoy? During my interview, a representative from AL-FALAK do the negotiation regarding their salary offer with me. But the piece of paper I signed signifying that I have accepted their offer states SAUDI ARAMCO in the header.
3. How good working with SAUDI ARAMCO?
4. How long is the processing period before starting working with SAUDI ARAMCO.
I hope to receive enlightenment to you guys.
Thank you.
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Post by THE_NEW on May 16, 2012 15:11:59 GMT
Hi All, Finally after nearly 7 months of a lengthy process, my visa has been issued!  Tentative travel date is Friday June 29th, 2012. Thanks to all in this forum, See you soon, Kind Regards, The New |
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Post by vpainter on May 24, 2012 5:58:43 GMT
Welcome to Aramco!!!
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Post by THE_NEW on May 24, 2012 13:23:00 GMT
Thank you so much vpainter!!
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