My time in Taiwan has come to an end. I look forward to visiting my friends in the future, but for now I need to get prepared for my next journey in Saudi Arabia. There are many things and documents that need to be prepared before I can receive a visa for SA (Saudi Arabia). For my first post, I am going to give you an idea of what will be expected if you plan on traveling there to work.
First, you will need to do some job searching to see where you would like to work as well as do some research on the area, culture, and laws. SA laws are quite different from the US and I plan on discussing that in my next post.
Next, you will need to get the following documents prepared:
1. Passport
2. 4 passport photos
3. Completed application for your job
4. Original and a copy of the employment contract
5. Original letter from the company in SA
6. Copies of your university/college degrees
7. A final exit statement if you worked in the Kingdom prior to your new job
8. Medical reports
9. Police reports
I know it doesn't seem like a lot to do, but it is. Trust me! The passport must be valid for 6 months with at least 2 blank adjacent visa pages. The photos must be recent, in color with a white background, and can't exceed a 6 month period. Details of how to complete the application will be given to you by your person of contact for the job. Your degrees need to be notarized and include an official copy of your transcripts in a sealed envelope. If your degree was completed online, then it will not be accepted. You will need to complete a distance learning and a consent form. These forms will be given to you by your person of contact. You will also need to verify your degree on the degreeverify website. The medical reports are the hardest part. You must obtain 3 original copies of the medical report and they must be filled out by hand by the physician. You need to include 3 copies of the physician's practicing license along with diagnostics and lab work. All tests must be done in the United States. The police report should have details about your criminal record (if any). It should include a seal, signature, or stamp along with being notarized. They will not accept a printout from a website.
With all of the documentation needed, I quickly learned the best place to get these documents prepared was at the public library. I used the public library in Jonesboro. Each black/white copy costs $0.10 and a color copy costs $0.30. Using the computer was free of charge and getting itemized notarized was also free of charge. Once you have ALL of your documents, then you send them to the next person of contact that will start the process of getting your visa. When your paperwork is completed and you have been cleared to work, your employer/company will send you everything you need to get to SA (documents, visa, tickets). Of course, every company is different. I'm just giving you an idea of what I had to complete for my job as a teacher.
I hope this information has been helpful. I plan on blogging about this new journey as much as I can. There are a lot of things that I can not do there that I am used to doing in other places, but I will talk about those things in my next post.
Thanks for reading and take care!
First, you will need to do some job searching to see where you would like to work as well as do some research on the area, culture, and laws. SA laws are quite different from the US and I plan on discussing that in my next post.
Next, you will need to get the following documents prepared:
1. Passport
2. 4 passport photos
3. Completed application for your job
4. Original and a copy of the employment contract
5. Original letter from the company in SA
6. Copies of your university/college degrees
7. A final exit statement if you worked in the Kingdom prior to your new job
8. Medical reports
9. Police reports
I know it doesn't seem like a lot to do, but it is. Trust me! The passport must be valid for 6 months with at least 2 blank adjacent visa pages. The photos must be recent, in color with a white background, and can't exceed a 6 month period. Details of how to complete the application will be given to you by your person of contact for the job. Your degrees need to be notarized and include an official copy of your transcripts in a sealed envelope. If your degree was completed online, then it will not be accepted. You will need to complete a distance learning and a consent form. These forms will be given to you by your person of contact. You will also need to verify your degree on the degreeverify website. The medical reports are the hardest part. You must obtain 3 original copies of the medical report and they must be filled out by hand by the physician. You need to include 3 copies of the physician's practicing license along with diagnostics and lab work. All tests must be done in the United States. The police report should have details about your criminal record (if any). It should include a seal, signature, or stamp along with being notarized. They will not accept a printout from a website.
With all of the documentation needed, I quickly learned the best place to get these documents prepared was at the public library. I used the public library in Jonesboro. Each black/white copy costs $0.10 and a color copy costs $0.30. Using the computer was free of charge and getting itemized notarized was also free of charge. Once you have ALL of your documents, then you send them to the next person of contact that will start the process of getting your visa. When your paperwork is completed and you have been cleared to work, your employer/company will send you everything you need to get to SA (documents, visa, tickets). Of course, every company is different. I'm just giving you an idea of what I had to complete for my job as a teacher.
I hope this information has been helpful. I plan on blogging about this new journey as much as I can. There are a lot of things that I can not do there that I am used to doing in other places, but I will talk about those things in my next post.
Thanks for reading and take care!
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