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Post by rockiesCal on Feb 20, 2014 19:48:18 GMT
RickT,
I thought they send our passports to Ottawa consulate for canadians, Why do they have to send it to kingdom?
Any ideas?
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Post by RickT on Feb 20, 2014 20:47:16 GMT
Good question. I could be wrong. My Houston Relo Specialist has just said she was sending it off and I thought it might be to KSA. I hope it is only to the consulate here in the U.S. Maybe that would make it happen faster.
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Post by erdna_oaoj on Feb 20, 2014 23:00:23 GMT
RickT,
The Passports are sent to the country of origin or the country which you're applying local KSA consulate for Visa application, not to the Kingdom. Even thought it usually takes from 10 to 20 days to get the passport stamped so you can travel to the Kingdom.
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Post by RickT on Feb 21, 2014 15:10:12 GMT
Roger that. Thank you Erdna_oaoj.
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Post by k0116401 on Feb 23, 2014 18:14:21 GMT
I'm going I work in HR
Invite to interview: 07th November 13
Interview in London: 12th November 13
Request for Paystubs: 13th November
Offer via email: 26th November
Offe amendment requested: 27th November
Revised offer received: 27th November
Relocation adviser allocated: 09th December
Paperwork received via UPS: 10th December 13
Medical: 10th December
Paperwork returned: 12th December
Background investigator requested more info: 12th December
Orientation: 19th December
Contingencies cleared: 28th January
Visa received: 29th Jan
Leaving for KSA: 28th February 2014
Interview to fly out day: just over 3months
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Post by aussie hopeful on Feb 27, 2014 6:16:04 GMT
Resume Submitted: Oct.2103 Interview Request: Nov. 2013 Interview: Dec. 04, 2013 Payslips and Employment application requested Dec 5 2013 Verbal Conditional Offer Extended: Dec. 18, 2013 Verbal Conditional Offer Accepted: Dec. 18, 2013 E-Mail Conditional Offer Extended: Dec. 18, 2013 E-Mail Conditional Offer Accepted: Dec. 19, 2013 FedEx Conditional Offer Sent: Dec. 20, 2013 Contract, Background, VISA, Medical Documents Returned: Dec. 31,2013 Documents received by agent Jan 6 2014 (after they reopened) First contact by BI 30 Jan 2013 requesting additional info. Provided 31 Jan 2013 School required further info on 3 Feb. Confirmed acceptance by school on 4 Feb Further information requested on 12 and 13 Feb by BI relating to difficulty contacting accountant to verify partnership in business and copy of marriage certificate needed. all info provided. Informed verbally that all contingencies (BI, medical questionnaire and school) have cleared!!!! 27 Feb Attended visa medical 4 March Passed Visa Medical: 11 March Orientation: will be 31 March, awaiting on flight confirmation. VISA le Confirmed:  ? VISA App sent to KSA Consulate/Travel Date Requested: ? VISA confirmed back from Consulate: ? Estimated departure from Australia: April 7 2014 NOT GOING TO HAPPEN - have to work 4 weeks notice. Estimated Arrival KSA: So close!! |
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Post by Mister on Feb 28, 2014 6:18:19 GMT
Hi All,
I am new to this forum. I read most of the info and found it very useful and well maintained guidance, based on previouses experiences.
My time line is below:
January - posted my CV in Aramco website.
Beginning February - contacted by london recruitment team for skype inteview. Also, was asked to fill application form, submit certificates, payslip etc. prior interview, which I did.
25th February - skype interview was hold.
Now - waiting for feedback.
General impression of interview:I worked in several O&G companies and was interviewed with them several times, last one even up to Director with deep technical questions and documentation review.
I expected from Aramco interview similar apporach, the JD itself was quite challenging. But all this did not happen.
2 aramco reps (1 expat, 2nd saudi) were in interview. Basically intervew was run by expat guy. So, they just asked me to go through my carrer path (same time looking at my CV), and asked couple of questions by stopping me.
At the end briefly went throuth their department and projects, and asked if I have questions to ask.
This is all.
My questions:
Is it how interview happens with Aramco or only in my case?
Could this mean I did not impress them by telling my experience story?
It is normal when, as they have plenty interviews at once?
Some advice and share of past interview experience would be greatful!
Thanks!
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Post by dtromp on Mar 13, 2014 16:53:30 GMT
My Timeline (US)
Contact with outside recruiter: 12 Jan 2014
Invite to interview: 30 Jan 2014
Interview in Houston: 12 Feb 2014
Request for Paystubs: 14 Feb
Offer via email: 18 March 2014
Full offer received via Fedex: 25 March 2014
Offer accepted: 26 March 2014
Relocation adviser allocated: 31 March 2014
Paperwork received via Fedex: 25 March 2014
Paperwork returned: 1 April 2014
Medical: 5 May 2014
Background investigator requested more info: 21 April 2014
Orientation: to be done online, 30 May 2014
Contingencies cleared: 19 May 2014
"Quit your Job" letter received: 19 June 2014
Leaving for KSA: July 8, 2014 (just me, family to follow mid-August)
Thanks to the moderators, Aramcons, and future Aramcons for the great info and camaraderie throughout this process. At less than 7 months from application to wheels-up, fairly short time all things considered. See you in the Kingdom!
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Post by O&GEngg on Mar 13, 2014 21:00:51 GMT
Update:
First contact from Recruiter: 9-Jan-2014
CV Submitted: 10-Jan-2014
Revised CV Submitted: 13-Jan-2014
Interview Request from ASC: 23-Jan-2014
Paystubs & Application Submitted: 27-Jan-2014
Interview (Houston): 6-Feb-2014
Offer received: 6-Mar-2014
Offer Accepted 13-Mar-2014
BI / Medical Docs submitted via FedEx: 13-Mar-2014
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Post by MissingSki on Mar 14, 2014 17:30:33 GMT
Hi Calgarian  Congratulations on your offer! So your pay stab was requested even before the interview? In Calgary O&G companies, we typically have high annual bonus, and retention bunus in form of stocks or cash. I hope the SA package also considers this in addition to the base pay which occupies smaller fraction of our total Canadian compensation compared with other parts of the world. |
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Post by O&GEngg on Mar 14, 2014 21:31:43 GMT
MissingSki - I just sent you a PM
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Post by MissingSki on Mar 15, 2014 4:08:48 GMT
Didn't see you PM. Could you resend it?
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Post by David_and_Nita on Mar 15, 2014 22:20:17 GMT
I went back into my emails and realized I got my letter, app, and request for paystubs 05/13/13.
Time do fly.
The application, as it turns out, expires, so when the offer was finally cut I had to re-do it before they could issue the offer because the job app has to have a date that is less than 6 months old.
Cool and interesting rule - good to remember if you have submitted stubs/app and time is dging.
It is critical to keep in mind that every case is different. The main thing is patience and don't change your life around until you get notified that there is an actual visa for you. In fact it's good to relax a bit because it's a whirlwind of activity/forms/tests that won't stop until family members in KSA have their iqamas and entry/exit permits issued.
We cleared everything - medical, background, school - two weeks ago, currently waiting visa. Who knows we hit the 1-year processing mark before we arrive.
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Post by O&GEngg on Mar 16, 2014 16:31:31 GMT
Sorry pal...not sure what happened there...I couldn't see it in my sent items either so I just re-wrote it. Looks like it should be there now. My apologies!
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Post by aymansamy on Mar 18, 2014 1:27:48 GMT
Here is my timeline (Drilling Engineer - US):
First interview : 10 Sep 2013 (in person - I was told to expect another interview in two weeks)
Second interview: 27 Nov 2013 (phone)
Offer Email: 12 Feb 2014
Offer Package received: 13 Feb 2014
Offer accepted via email: 16 Feb 2014
Offer package sent back to ASC: 28 Feb 2014 (waiting on passport renewal)
Relocation advisor assigned: 4 Mar 2014
First contact by BI: 8 Mar 2014
Initial contact with Relocation advisor: 12 Mar 2014 (requesting information on current job)
School acceptance letter: 13 Mar 2014
Second contact by BI: 14 Mar 2014 (requesting information on old job)
Relocation package received: 14 Mar 2014
Second contact with Relo advisor requesting newly signed application: 17 Mar 2014 (applications do expire after 6 months)
I will keep up......... my timeline whenever I have any updates. As you can see from my timeline above, things were moving very slow at the beginning and I had to wait more than two months for my second interview and more than two months later I received my offer. However, the long wait was rewarded with a great opportunity so we all need to have a lot of patience.
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Congratulations on your offer! So your pay stab was requested even before the interview?