Today everybody got their iqama, the ID that allows you to stay (live) in KSA. Except for me, because I'm still waiting for the medical approvement. Maybe this week I'll get an answer.
Here's some info about the Iqama : The permit contains the full name of the worker in both Arabic and English, the number, expiry date, photo, date of birth, nationality, profession, religion and the employer’s full name.
Once received you can apply for a multi exit/re-entree visa that will allow you to go abroad and come back to KSA without having to go through the whole papermill again. A renewal of the Iqama is due every 6 months and takes about 2 weeks to be processed. If you are late, you will loose everything and you'll need to start all over. The Iqama also gives you the possibility to apply for a drivinglicense, open a bankaccount, etc.
As for the rest, nothing much happened. Just the first day of a working-week.
It did get a lot colder though, and more wind aswell.
Here's some info about the Iqama : The permit contains the full name of the worker in both Arabic and English, the number, expiry date, photo, date of birth, nationality, profession, religion and the employer’s full name.
Once received you can apply for a multi exit/re-entree visa that will allow you to go abroad and come back to KSA without having to go through the whole papermill again. A renewal of the Iqama is due every 6 months and takes about 2 weeks to be processed. If you are late, you will loose everything and you'll need to start all over. The Iqama also gives you the possibility to apply for a drivinglicense, open a bankaccount, etc.
As for the rest, nothing much happened. Just the first day of a working-week.
It did get a lot colder though, and more wind aswell.
Hoi Mario, misschien raar maar waar, maar er wonnen nog Belgen in Jubail !
ReplyDeleteIk woon hier inmiddels sinds eind December permanent en sinds een 3 weken samen met mijn vrouw en 2 kleine kinderen. Ik start hier samen met mijn collega een Industriële Cleaning-firma op wat een Joint Venture is van SmetJet in België.
Je blog doet zeer herkenbaar aan, als Vlaming in dit wonderlijke wereldje van het Saudische leven. Ik denk dat het zeker eens de moeite loont om eens een keertje af te spreken, zeker gezien we beiden nog in volle Saudische ontdekking zijn.
Ik ben alvast bedeikbaar op mijn GSM (0590600168) of Gmail. Ik hoor je wel eens op antenne komen als het je past.
PS: mijn vrouwtje Ellen die is ook volledig verknocht aan haar recent opgerichte blog: mocht het je interesseren http://woestijnmama.blogspot.com/
Ma Salama,
Matias Maris (Technical Cleaning Company / Smet Jet)