BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Saudi Arabia, like all other countries, requires that expatriate employees hold an employment visa. Although the process is detailed and exacting, we guide you through each step in the process.
An Employment Visa for Saudi arabia requires:
a) Verification of your education/work experience
b) Medical Reports
c) Police Clearance Certificate
d) Visa Application Form
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a) Verification of your education/work experience.
A copy of your Dataflow report, degree (e.g., BSN), and SCFHS professional registration is required by the Saudi embassy to support your work visa application. (Our office will assist you with this paperwork).
b) Medical Reports.
We will send you the official Saudi Embassy Medical Report and a list of required medical tests to complete. The medical lab tests and medical reports must be completed within three months of the date that your visa application is submitted to the Embassy. Please note that the Embassy Medical Report must be completed in triplicate.
A US-licensed physician must be completed the official Embassy Medical Report form in full. The lab results for all the required lab tests must accompany the Embassy Medical Report form. The original Embassy Medical form and lab results will need to be sent to our office.
c) Local/State Police Clearance & FBI Fingerprint Check.
You will need to complete a "name and date-of-birth" search that can be completed by your local police station. It does not have to be nationwide (i.e., your local country search is sufficient). An FBI fingerprint check is also required. The documents must be dated within 3 months of when your visa application is submitted. The original certificates will need to be couriered to our office.
d) Complete the Visa Application form, which will be provided to you by our office. Please send the original completed form along with four passport photos and your original passport to our office.
You may send us all of the required documents listed above for your employment visa in one package
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NOTES & FYIs:
Visa restrictions: Work visa applicants must be over 22 years of age. The Embassy will only issue work visas to persons under the age of 60.
Providing notice to your current employer: Do not give notice to your current place of employment until your work visa has issued and your medicals cleared by your sponsor.
Medicals: If your physician marks anything in the "Positive/Abnormal" column on any of your results/forms, please ensure that you receive a letter explaining the condition, stating that you are fit for work, and confirming that the condition will not affect your quality of, or ability to, work.
Name change documentation: If your name has changed (i.e., the surname of any of your official documents is different from the one as appearing on your passport), ensure that you provide copies of the applicable legal name change documents. This is to prove that the official documents (usually education/registration documents) and the passport belong to the same person.
Embassy Visa Application Form: Ensure that this form is completed in full (typed out or handwritten in black ink in block letters) and signed. Your recruitment company will cover the visa processing fees. Please note that work visas are valid for 3 months from date of issue (i.e. you must enter Saudi Arabia within 3 months of the visa's issue date.) The religion field must be filled out on this form.
Passport Photos: Must be in colour taken against a plain white background, full-face shots.
Finally, over almost 40 years, we have processed thousands of employment visas and are happy to answer all and any questions.
