steveksa
Canadian expat in Saudi Arabia
Forum posts
6
About me
Canadian
Lives in Ar Riyad
Speaks English Arabic
Registration: 04 October 2018
Activity
Profession changing in iqama by Thouseef12
Hi. This is Thouseef from India. Currently am working in Riyadh. Currently my profession in iqama is foundation digger and I need to change it to engineer I heared that the process of changing profession in iqama has been cancelled. Please advise is ...
I think this is part of a long term filtering of foreigners from the work force. There are many foreigners that are in saudi working as engineers but with a different profession in the icama. At the end of the day, they are still doing engineering ... Read More
New members of the Saudi Arabia forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Saudi Arabia forum? Don’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more ...
Hello Everyone, My name is Steve I am an Engineer working in Saudi Arabia since 2011. I am based in Riyadh and travel around KSA to their cities. I am from Canada. I just joined this expat forum 2 days ago. So far , it looks like a very nice ... Read More
Anti spam system & new rules by Julien
Hi, in order to ensure quality to our users, and to considerably reduce the number of spam sent by private messages, we decided to set up a few new rules. But we'll start with a few explanations. Our definition of spam ? Unsolicited emails or ...
okay, i did not see this before. Read More
Help with contract question please by GuestPoster6475
Hello, I am really wanting to change my employer and I have found a new one and I am ready to change, however someone just mentioned to me that it’s in our contract that we have to work for 6 months or we will be liable to pay back expenses. ...
There is no such thing as a work visit visa. Option 1 There is a work visa, which means you get an icama, and become a permanent resident. This gives you legal status to live and work in ksa Option 2 There is a business visit visa, which means you ... Read More
Help with contract question please by GuestPoster6475
Hello, I am really wanting to change my employer and I have found a new one and I am ready to change, however someone just mentioned to me that it’s in our contract that we have to work for 6 months or we will be liable to pay back expenses. ...
Are you on a work visa or business visa or visit visa ? If you are on a work visa, that means you will have an icama. That means you have to comply with saudi labor law. You have to follow the contract with your employer. How did they make a visa ... Read More
Does Tahweel Al Rajhi allow transfers without Iqama? by GuestPoster6475
Hi, I am looking for possible ways to transfer money back into my account in the US without having to pay a lot of fees. I do not have an Iqama. I am wondering if Tahweel would do this? Another other ways you could suggest that don't include ...
icama will be required by every agency why don't you get a friend to transfer the money for you ? if you are really stuck, i can transfer it for you. Read More