Shahid
@Arbab
Pakistani expat in Saudi Arabia
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Pakistani
Lives in Riyadh
Speaks English, Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi,
Registration: 22 March 2011
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Police Checkpoints in Riyadh - advice please by elephantjuice
Hi everyone was hoping you all could advise me on the following: I am a Filipina girl in Riyadh and have a British bf who is also in Riyadh. I live in company accommodation and he lives in a compound. sometimes I will spend the weekend with ...
Hey There! Thanks for sharing your experience. It can be scary when you are unsure of procedures of a new place. Don't worry. First as other people have mentioned, as long as you have your passport or Iquama with you, you will be fine at a ... Read More
Police Checkpoints in Riyadh - advice please by elephantjuice
Hi everyone was hoping you all could advise me on the following: I am a Filipina girl in Riyadh and have a British bf who is also in Riyadh. I live in company accommodation and he lives in a compound. sometimes I will spend the weekend with ...
Hi everyone was hoping you all could advise me on the following: I am a Filipina girl in Riyadh and have a British bf who is also in Riyadh. I live in company accommodation and he lives in a compound. sometimes I will spend the weekend with ... Read More
Iqama at the Bahrain bridge border by iamthere
I was told I need to have my original iqama at the Bahrain border and I was told it was illegal for me to leave the country with my iqama. Which is correct?
Have you traveled to Bahrain at any time. I had traveled more than 10 to 12 times. In the cause way they ask only passport with Exit/re-entry and NOT IQAMAYes that is because you are a frequent traveler to Bahrain. For the first time travelers it is ... Read More
Iqama at the Bahrain bridge border by iamthere
I was told I need to have my original iqama at the Bahrain border and I was told it was illegal for me to leave the country with my iqama. Which is correct?
This is all wrong notice and wrong answers. If you have to leave Saudi you have to deposit your Iqama and collect passport with single entry or multiple re-entry. If you are going to UAE or Qatar they are not worried about your Iqama and you should ... Read More
Iqama at the Bahrain bridge border by iamthere
I was told I need to have my original iqama at the Bahrain border and I was told it was illegal for me to leave the country with my iqama. Which is correct?
They wont let you in without the original IQAMA. You need to have your original IQAMA if you are trevelling to Bahrain, QATAR or dubai from KSA. Read More
Free coffee and donuts by mannyd
yeah that's right. you are reading this right. i'm gonna give free coffee and donuts from krispy kreme or dr cafe in exchange for teaching me speak in the norwegian language. i prefer some one who is norge. we can have the session on a ...
Well, that wouldn't be free then! is it? Teachers charge good amount of money for which you are offering coffee and donuts. Good luck tho! Read More
Complaint at Ministry of Labour. by adnanhashmi
Has anyone ever filed a complaint at M/O labour? I would like to know the procedure involved in the kingdom? Please share your part of the story if you have experienced to be Martin Luther king..
Long story short, you only go to MOL to register a complaint when you have decided that this is it for you in KSA. 99.9% cases I have come across have been disasters for the people who filed a complaint. End of the day you are an expatriate in KSA ... Read More
Farasan Island - Jazan - info about ferry + Hotel on Farasan Island by AeZee.Ess
Hello, My family & I planning to go visit Jazaan for a weekend. We're interested in booking the hotel in Farasan Island but unfortunately Farasan Coral Hotel don't have rooms on those specific dates. Has any of you visited it recently? ...
Hello, My family & I planning to go visit Jazaan for a weekend. We're interested in booking the hotel in Farasan Island but unfortunately Farasan Coral Hotel don't have rooms on those specific dates. Has any of you visited it recently? ... Read More
Farasan Island for a week end by NicoCh
Hello, I am planning to go to Farasan Island for a week-end. For those interested I post here what I have found so far. From Riyadh, you have to take a plane to Jazan (also written Gizan) with Saudi Arabian (4 planes) or Nasair (2 planes). After ...
Salut! I have just chalked out a plan to visit the Farasan Islands after getting an attractive rate of flight tickets by Nas Air. A close friend of mine who is a native of Jizan has helped me plan this exciting trip to the virgin islands of Al ... Read More
Rent a Car on working visit visa ?? by sabaashraf
Hi, I am soon moving to Riyadh in KSA on a working visit visa. I have car allowance entitled to my grade but don't know if I can Rent a Car based on my Working Visit Visa?? Which car rental companies offer to rent a car on working visit visa. ...
You would have seen Saba's pic before making a coment.No, he didn't have the picture that time. Read More
New Meeting next Friday 19/9/2014 by career92012
I'm planning to arrange meeting next Friday , The first meeting in cafe shop the second one with activities in Private place like "Esteraha " Waiting !!!
I'm planning to arrange meeting next Friday , The first meeting in cafe shop the second one with activities in Private place like "Esteraha " Waiting !!!Its a hopeless case in saudi arabia. People will always complain about the lack ... 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 تم التصديق على ...
You guys need to wait for a few more days as the work resumed after EID holidays, there is a pile of applications pending and it will take time. If the visa is refused, you will get a clear message saying the visa is refused. And if the visa is ... Read More
Affordable gym or swimming pool in Riyadh by kevoch
Hello, I will be living in Riyadh from August for probably 3 months. It will be my first visit there. I was researching for some gym or swimming pool or both but I have read here that most places fee's are way over 100$ monthly. Unfortunately my ...
Hey I live near exit 8 in hamra (red) district :lol: and there is a descent gym in Hasan bin Ali road intersection with imam saud road block in front of "romansiya" pink restaurant that I'm considering to join. They got a small ... Read More
Going on final exit with ANB car lease and CC issues by Uakine
Hi, I m planning to go on final exit from riyadh, and travel directly to qatar. I have this problems. 1. I have a car lease from ANB. Can i go on final exit without transfering the car to someone else? I mean i plan to just leave the car in my ...
I don't know how but my father went on exit visa yesterday. They just took his IQAMA and final exit paper and didn't look up anything at all :unsure it took him less then one minute literally. Of course he had no credit or bank leased car ... Read More
Rent a Car on working visit visa ?? by sabaashraf
Hi, I am soon moving to Riyadh in KSA on a working visit visa. I have car allowance entitled to my grade but don't know if I can Rent a Car based on my Working Visit Visa?? Which car rental companies offer to rent a car on working visit visa. ...
Well, we do get such queries by females. Doesn't mean they are all stupid, its just that they come from different parts of the world and they have a little knowledge about local rules and regulations. That is why in the first place they ask the ... Read More