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Indian expat in Saudi Arabia
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Registration: 21 October 2013
Housemaid from India
Hi, I have identified a housemaid in India and I would like to bring her to KSA on my sponsorship. Based on my salary range and profession in Iqama, I am qualified to sponsor a housemaid. I am looking for the detailed process in this regard. More ... Read More
Passport renewal after issuance of multiple exit reentry
Hi, I have recently renewed my daughter's passport. She already has a VALID multiple exit-reentry before renewing the passport. As, she has a new passport now, what is the status of her exit-reentry now? Does it stand invalid ? Let me inform ... Read More
Third Party Vehicle Insurance
I am due to renew the insurance for my vehicle and therefore looking for cheapest Third Party insurance :) . So, if you are aware of insurance companies which provide cheaper Motor insurance then please let me know. Thank you in advance!!! Read More
Sponsoring Maid Visa by expat.new
I am an expat living in KSA. My professions in Iqama permits me to sponsor a maid/house driver visa. I would like to bring a known house maid from India. Do you know the most recent process to sponsor the maid visa?
Sure, but I believe Indian embassy will step in after I acquire a visa from KSA. Precisely, I am looking to know the process to acquire the visa in KSA. Read More
Sponsoring Maid Visa
I am an expat living in KSA. My professions in Iqama permits me to sponsor a maid/house driver visa. I would like to bring a known house maid from India. Do you know the most recent process to sponsor the maid visa? Read More
Can anyone please help me what does this status means by Geetharayarapu
Can anyone please help me what does this status means... My husband is very serious and i have applied for family visiting visa and earlier the status was rejected and now it changed to this status 丕賱胤賱亘 ...
Assuming that, you are from India : 1) Please send the screenshot of visa and soft copy of your husband's Iqama(if your husband is sponsor for the guests) and his passport copy to the agent in India. 2) Submit the passport along with 2 photos ... Read More
Switching salary account by expat.new
I am based in Riyadh and I would like to switch my salary account from AlAlhli(NCB) to another bank. Can you please explain the process here? If any one has previous experience, can you please indicate the expected time frame also.
Currently, my salary is credited in AlAhli bank. I would like to change the bank for crediting my salary. To do this, I beleive, there is a clearance required from AlAhli. So, I wanted to know the process and the steps in this regard. Hope this is ... Read More
Personal lo an hollandi bank for expat by TanongSagot
Hi, i need to apply for a person al loan. Im wondering if other banks can grant me one which doesnt require salary transfer requirement. If you have any suggested banks it will best for me.
@limelight78 : Were you able to get the personal loa n? If so, from which bank and with what % of interest? Read More
Switching salary account
I am based in Riyadh and I would like to switch my salary account from AlAlhli(NCB) to another bank. Can you please explain the process here? If any one has previous experience, can you please indicate the expected time frame also. Read More
Visiting Makkah Immediately After Hajj
I am planning to arrive in Jeddah by Plane. From Jeddah, I will hire a taxi to Haram. Read More
Visiting Makkah Immediately After Hajj
I would like to visit Makkah and perform Umrah on 10/Oct. I believe, the Hajj days are ending on 07/Oct this year , will I be allowed to enter Makkah and perform Umrah on 10th/Oct ( i.e. immediately after Hajj days). If yes, my father will also ... Read More
Baldness Treatment in Riyadh
I am suffering from "Male Pattern Baldness" . I am looking for a doctor/hospital in Riyadh who can help me treating the same. Can you please advise any doctor/hospital who specializes in treating the baldness? Thank you. Read More
Is Umrah Closed Now ?
Brothers, As a practice, Umrah is not encouraged by the government long before the start of Hajj also. Officially the government close down all the private Umrah operators before Hajj. So, the point is, Umrah do get stopped before Hajj and it is ... Read More
Visit visa for parents (03/08/2014) by Insaf_mohd
Hello All, Now that Eid is over and hopefully Govt. offices have started working, is it possible to get Visit visa for parents (esp. Mother) from today onwards if applied, and chances to getting renewed over coming months?? What are the ...
I doubt if Mr.Nazir had got the visa for his son. Mr.Nazir, can you please confirm the news :) Read More
Applied for a permanent visa for my old ailing mother (widow)
@gunjankapur007, Many people like me are interested to know the detail process to apply for Permanent Resident application for parents. Can you please provide the information in this regard to help others also. Read More
Visit Visa for Parents.... by tycoonkhan
Hi Everyone, Recently ( last wednesday 12-12-2012 ) i have applied for visit visa for my parents and checked the status online and this is what it has to say 鬲賲 丕賱鬲氐丿賷賯 毓賱賶 ...
They never stop accepting applications. But, the main concern is about approving the requests which I believe is closed until 10th of Hajj. I wanted to know if any one was able to get the Visit Visa approved during last 1 month or so. Read More
Visit Visa for Parents.... by tycoonkhan
Hi Everyone, Recently ( last wednesday 12-12-2012 ) i have applied for visit visa for my parents and checked the status online and this is what it has to say 鬲賲 丕賱鬲氐丿賷賯 毓賱賶 ...
I may be wrong, but my understanding was, the visit visa is stopped until 10th of Hajj. Is it not true? Read More
Booking appointments @ MOI Website
Thank you for response. Does anyone know what are the appointment cycle? In how many regular interval, does the appointment start? Read More
Booking appointments @ MOI Website
I am trying to book an appointment to register the birth of a new born at MOI website under "Al Ahwal Appointments" services but I am getting the message "No appointments available". Can some one please help me if they knew the ... Read More
Booking appointments @ MOI Website
I am trying to book an appointment to register the birth of a new born at MOI website under "Al Ahwal Appointments" services but I am getting the message "No appointments available". Can some one please help me if they knew the ... Read More
Visa Stamping Agent in Mumbai (India)
I am looking for an Authorized agent in Mumbai (India) to stamp the Visit Visa (KSA) from Consulate at a reasonable charges. I could find this on the Internet but I am specifically looking for the Agencies which have been tried and trusted by the ... Read More
Visit visa for mother in law
I would like to apply for visit visa for my mother in law. In this case,who will be sponsor,me or my wife? This also means, who will make an application to Mofa, me or my wife ? Can this visa be applied online? Second question, what is the process ... Read More
Visit Visa from Istiqdam by expat.new
Dears, Can you please inform me the list of documents I need to carry to Istiqdam office for my father's visit visa? Thank you in advance.
I believe the visit may be still open for few more days? Does any one have any recent experience to confirm if it is closed,as pointed by our brother. Read More
Visit Visa from Istiqdam by expat.new
Dears, Can you please inform me the list of documents I need to carry to Istiqdam office for my father's visit visa? Thank you in advance.
I would like to go to Istiqdam because I would like to get the visa for 2 months duration. From online, they had issued the visa only for 1 month before. So, I would like to try Istiqdam route this time. Read More
Visit Visa from Istiqdam
Dears, Can you please inform me the list of documents I need to carry to Istiqdam office for my father's visit visa? Thank you in advance. Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
Not before 6 days of visa expiry date. Read More
Umrah Package by Bus from Riyadh by rkla
I am planing to go to Madinah and Makkah starting from Monday to Friday by bus package. If anybody know good group that provide decent hotel accommodation, please suggest me. I found one at Hara called Anwar Badawi Travel, are they good?
They have different packages. So kindly visit their office in Batha and you can gather more details. Read More
Umrah Package by Bus from Riyadh by rkla
I am planing to go to Madinah and Makkah starting from Monday to Friday by bus package. If anybody know good group that provide decent hotel accommodation, please suggest me. I found one at Hara called Anwar Badawi Travel, are they good?
But does some one know the Address/Contact Number of "Ijada" in the first place? I knew that, many people are seeking to know the details of "Ijada" but no one has provided it here so far. BTW, I had used Al-Saudia with my family and we are happy ... Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
Yes, your understanding on the process is correct. Read More
visa issued from Mofa by sahil123
hi All: visa issued for Mofa : the port of arrival is gioven New delhi, my question is can i process this visa form mumbai consulate.. appreciated your promt response.
Do you see any issue with Visa Stamping being done from Delhi instead of Mumbai.Technically, it should take the same time and effort irrespective of the location. I don't think it should matter to you. Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
No,There is no need to attest/endorse the Visa Extension form. Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
So, if I understand it correctly, I need to apply for the Visa from Istiqdam and Mofa website both? Another question is, I am new to Riyadh and I knew the MOFA office. Can you please specifically direct me to the exact address within the MOFA ... Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
muzhi, Can you please elaborate the process to apply for Visit Visa through Istiqdam? Than kyou Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
My experience is, the visa duration cannot be changed from the initial visa duration. If it is 30 days then it will be extended for another 30 days. I was able to extend twice , making total stay to 3 months. Even through, the authorities don聮t wish ... Read More
Sulaiman Al Habib for Pregnancy
Dears, I need your advice and would like to hear your experiences about enrolling into Sulaiman Al Habib(Olaya) for Pregnancy case. We have enrolled there and made two visits but I am not quite impressed with the staff and doctors. I don't want to ... Read More
Bringing Cousin on visit visa
Can I sponsor my cousin for visit Visa to KSA? Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
I was able to extend the Visit Visa successfully today for my parent . I would like to share my experience as it may help others. I reached the Jawazaat office(in Riyadh) at 5:30 a.m. The door was opened 6:00 a.m. and the tokens were issued at the ... Read More
Visit Visa Validity
I have a basic question about counting the validity of the visit visa. Is it counted from the date of arrival in Kingdom or from the date of it stamped in home country? My understanding is, if the visa was approved for 30 days, am I allowed to live ... Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
Thank you for useful information. Is it mandatory that the sponsor of the Visa go personally? Can't I take help from any of authorized agent on my behalf? Another question regarding the payment of fees online(AlAhli), I am trying to pay the fee ... Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh by expat.new
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ...
Do I need to reach before 5 a.m.? Read More
Visit Visa Extension in Riyadh
I would like to renew/extend my father聮s visa for the first time, so I would appreciate if you can guide me with exact process. I have already read various scattered information on the internet but if you can consolidate this here, it would help ... Read More
Booking Air Tickets by expat.new
What is the recommended website/agent to book the airtickets ? Specifically for destination to India from KSA. I tried MakeMyTrip.com but I am not satisfied with their service as their response time is atleast 1 day which is an issue sometimes. ...
Thank you for your inputs. Just out of curiosity, what was the offer like on SaudiAirlines.com? Read More
Booking Air Tickets by expat.new
What is the recommended website/agent to book the airtickets ? Specifically for destination to India from KSA. I tried MakeMyTrip.com but I am not satisfied with their service as their response time is atleast 1 day which is an issue sometimes. ...
Dear "fyhn", I would like to travel starting from Mumbai(BOM) to Riyadh(RUH) in mid November and returning back to Mumbai(BOM) in mid December. I am looking for Two-Way/Return ticket preferably by Saudi Arabian Airlines(SV). The return ticket should ... Read More
Booking Air Tickets
What is the recommended website/agent to book the airtickets ? Specifically for destination to India from KSA. I tried MakeMyTrip.com but I am not satisfied with their service as their response time is atleast 1 day which is an issue sometimes. ... Read More
One Way Ticket on Visit Visa by expat.new
Is it mandatory for a passenger travelling on Visit Visa to hold two way ticket? Can he travel with one way ticket to Riyadh from India? Please advise.
Thank you. How many days earlier can we submit the passport for Visit Visa extension? Read More
One Way Ticket on Visit Visa by expat.new
Is it mandatory for a passenger travelling on Visit Visa to hold two way ticket? Can he travel with one way ticket to Riyadh from India? Please advise.
Thank you for the reply. If we want to reschedule the travel(change the dates) in Saudi Arabian Airlines(SV), is it mandatory to do the same 3 days before the travel date. I ask because it would be tough to reschedule 3 days in case of Visit Visa ... Read More
One Way Ticket on Visit Visa by expat.new
Is it mandatory for a passenger travelling on Visit Visa to hold two way ticket? Can he travel with one way ticket to Riyadh from India? Please advise.
Thank you for the response. This helps a lot! Read More
One Way Ticket on Visit Visa by expat.new
Is it mandatory for a passenger travelling on Visit Visa to hold two way ticket? Can he travel with one way ticket to Riyadh from India? Please advise.
Does anybody has recent experience on this matter as I am getting conflicting inputs about this? More particularly, if anybody has experience from India then please advise. Read More
One Way Ticket on Visit Visa by expat.new
Is it mandatory for a passenger travelling on Visit Visa to hold two way ticket? Can he travel with one way ticket to Riyadh from India? Please advise.
They didn't ask to produce the Onward or Return ticket at Saudi Embassy/Consulate at home country. So, the issue pertains to boarding the flight. Read More
One Way Ticket on Visit Visa
Is it mandatory for a passenger travelling on Visit Visa to hold two way ticket? Can he travel with one way ticket to Riyadh from India? Please advise. Read More
Teachers/Academic Job for Seniors
I would like to know if senior person from Asian country with the age of 65 years be able to take-up a job in KSA in the area of Teaching/School Administration etc? Despite this, what are the other job options available for a senior person ... Read More
Distance Education by najumu
Dear HRguru, I would like to do distance education in MCA, from any indian university. Is there any distance education study center in Jeddah, Saudi arabia ??
Trapezius, Can you please suggest some good US universities providing the DE ? I am an IT engineer with my Bachelors in Engineering and I am looking for Masters in IT. Read More
Umrah Package by Bus from Riyadh by rkla
I am planing to go to Madinah and Makkah starting from Monday to Friday by bus package. If anybody know good group that provide decent hotel accommodation, please suggest me. I found one at Hara called Anwar Badawi Travel, are they good?
TLD, where is Ijadah located? Any contact pointers please? Do you recommend it for family(including elders)? Read More
Driving Licence Exam Questions by gokhanTheConqueror
So what are the questions asked in the exam?...
I have a recent experience of attending this exam not long ago. The exam can be attempted in one of multiple languages(apart from Arabic). The choices of language is a long list so don't worry about that. Regarding the questions , you will be ... Read More
Online Exit Re-entry Visa for Dependent by Zeesham
Greetings, arabnews.com/news/454456 Did anyone register for the online exit re-entry visa service mentioned in URL. and if some one already got the visa, do it require any kind of stamp on it? Regards,
If you are confident of seeing the notes here then I may be wrong. Honestly, I have not tried the Visa online yet so I don't have first hand experience myself. Read More
Online Exit Re-entry Visa for Dependent by Zeesham
Greetings, arabnews.com/news/454456 Did anyone register for the online exit re-entry visa service mentioned in URL. and if some one already got the visa, do it require any kind of stamp on it? Regards,
I am afraid that you won't be able to issue the visa for more than 180 days. For this purpose, you would need to visit the separate counter in Jawazaat with supporting documents. Read More
Online Exit Re-entry Visa for Dependent by Zeesham
Greetings, arabnews.com/news/454456 Did anyone register for the online exit re-entry visa service mentioned in URL. and if some one already got the visa, do it require any kind of stamp on it? Regards,
I was struggling to activate my account on MOI website due to crowd in Activation centers . When I went to STC(Tahaliya Signal) on King Fahad Branch Road in Olaya , I was able to activate my account in couple of minutes. I am sharing my experience ... Read More
Umrah on Visit Visa by UmairMansoor
If I take out visit visa of my mother, Can she perform Umrah on that visa (legally) ? as I saw something on that page: https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/FamilyVisitVisa/create Please review and suggest. Thanks Umair
I got the Visa in 4 days. I applied on 21/Oct and the visa was approved on 24/Oct. I got the Visa only for 30 days so many people I talked to have suspected that, I would have got the Visa for 90 days if I would have applied after 1st of Muharram. ... Read More
Reapplying Visit Visa After First Visa is approved
I had applied for the Visa for my parent recently and the Visa is approved but the Visa is not stamped in Home country yet. The issue with this Visa is, the duration of Visa is less i.e. only 30 days. So, I am thinking of applying for Visa again ... Read More
Umrah on Visit Visa by UmairMansoor
If I take out visit visa of my mother, Can she perform Umrah on that visa (legally) ? as I saw something on that page: https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/FamilyVisitVisa/create Please review and suggest. Thanks Umair
I had applied for Visa for my parent on 20/Oct and the visa was approved. So, I beleive, the Visa is issued even now. Read More
Umrah on Visit Visa by UmairMansoor
If I take out visit visa of my mother, Can she perform Umrah on that visa (legally) ? as I saw something on that page: https://visa.mofa.gov.sa/FamilyVisitVisa/create Please review and suggest. Thanks Umair
Did you get Visa for your mother recently? I asked because the Visit Visa for parents were not open until Hajj so I am wondering if you got the Visa recently. If so, for how many days did you get the Visa? I got it for 30 days only for one of my ... Read More
About Family Visit Visa in Saudi Arabia by faisal.cse
I have applied for family visit visa last week (21/10/2013) and my application was rejected. My iqama profession is Programmer and also I am doing programmer job in a company. I applied visit visa for my wife. My profession was updated before 3 ...
I don't think the time is an issue. I applied for Visit Visa for my Father on 20/Oct and they issued the same on 24/Oct. Please ensure that, all the information in the application is correct and comply with the expectations of MOFA. Hope this helps. Read More
Visit Visa Duration for Father
I appreciate your quick response. If we go by current scheme of things, will I be able to extend the Visa only thrice(3 months) or 9 months as you mentioned earlier in the post, irrespective of Approved Stay? Thank you once again for advice. Read More
Visit Visa Duration for Father
Thank you for the response. I am not an expert in this affairs but I heard from unauthorized sources that the Visa can be extended only thrice. This means, I would be able to extend the Visa for 3 months as the Visa is approved for 30 days stay. ... Read More
Visit Visa Duration for Father
Hi, I had applied for Visit Visa for my Father "Online"(https://visa.mofa.gov.sa) on 20/Oct and MOFA approved the visa on 24/Oct . Although I had requested for 90 days but MOFA issued the Visa only for 30 days. Can anybody advise what could be the ... Read More