Post by Key West on May 19, 2012 14:54:24 GMT
I thought I would pass this along as I experienced it today in Dhahran. I just joined Aramco and am living in Dhahran.
My original plan was to use my American ATM card or personal check cashing procedure and not open a local bank account. As a part of the drivers license process, the license fee must be paid at the bank branch on camp. It now means that you have to have a bank account with or without an ATM card. This only applies to males since this refers to driver's licenses.
I was also told that an alternative was to have one my colleagues, who has an account with the bank, to pay the fee for the license.
The bank said that this process changed two weeks ago. This is what I was told by the bank and they may or may not be giving me the entire story. I then told them I will open a bank account with the minimum deposit requirement. After paying the license fee, I told them I wanted to close the account. They looked at me strangely and told me I had to wait a few days.
WELCOME TO SAUDI ARABIA!
My original plan was to use my American ATM card or personal check cashing procedure and not open a local bank account. As a part of the drivers license process, the license fee must be paid at the bank branch on camp. It now means that you have to have a bank account with or without an ATM card. This only applies to males since this refers to driver's licenses.
I was also told that an alternative was to have one my colleagues, who has an account with the bank, to pay the fee for the license.
The bank said that this process changed two weeks ago. This is what I was told by the bank and they may or may not be giving me the entire story. I then told them I will open a bank account with the minimum deposit requirement. After paying the license fee, I told them I wanted to close the account. They looked at me strangely and told me I had to wait a few days.
WELCOME TO SAUDI ARABIA!
