Mohamed Swellam
@MohSwellam
Egyptian expat in Saudi Arabia
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Lives in Jubail
Registration: 24 February 2013
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italian girl new in bahrain looking for female friends by jade_ash85
Hi i am giada, i am new in bahrain since few months and i am looking to make female friends from any nationality. i am 25 yo, i am married and i live with m husband in Saar. i love sports, music and movies :) also i am learning arabic, so any ...
Apparently no one realizes that the original post was 3 years ago !!! Read More
Hanging out on Weekends in Bahrain by MohSwellam
Hey everybody ! I'm a 30 years old Egyptian engineer working in Saudi Eastern Province, I go to Bahrain almost every weekend but I don't have friends there (yet!). Anyone interested in hanging out over the weekend please don't hesitate to reply. ...
Thx Scot ! Read More
Flats in ex pat compounds by phillips60
Hi I am moving to Saudi soon I have just been offered a job with SAR. I am looking for a 1 bed apartment in an ex pats compound. What is the best way to find one? Is it better to lease a car or buy one. Any help appreciated.
First of all, welcome to Expat-blog community and to Saudi Arabia. You have to specify where exactly in Saudi are you moving so we can help you. About the car, cars are relatively cheap here, you can buy a car easily (even a used one). Here in ... Read More
Hanging out on Weekends in Bahrain
Hey everybody ! I'm a 30 years old Egyptian engineer working in Saudi Eastern Province, I go to Bahrain almost every weekend but I don't have friends there (yet!). Anyone interested in hanging out over the weekend please don't hesitate to reply. ... Read More
Moving to riyad by Kawther.eladawy
Hi.. I ll move to riyad next month and want to know if there s good compound there with good price
Hi Kawther, Welcome to Saudi Arabia Forum. For your info, compounds does not have good prices in Saudi Arabia in general and in Riyadh in particular since it is the capital. I think the least you can get in a compound (specially in Riyadh) would ... Read More
A Room In Jubail by Omeath
Hello everyone, moving to Jubail in a week and having a lot of trouble finding a bed. Has anyone out there got any ideas? Hotel, furnished apartment... sharing...... anything at the moment. I am a clean living British man of a mature age.
Hey Omeath, welcome to Jubail. Did you find a place yet? Read More
Anybody home? :) by princess j
hello everyone!!!im new here!Thanks to all new information about staying here! Hope i could chip in as well! :)
Hi there. Welcome to Jubail. Enjoy your stay and feel free to ask if you need info / help Read More
Tips for the Saudi Council of Engineers
Hi everyone, I came through several posts asking about tips / info about the Saudi Council of Engineers, I thought I would share some info / tips with you that might help you throughout the process. Please note that you have to register to the ... Read More
LOST DRIVING LICENCE AND ISTIMARA (what to do for a British Citizen) by Golds
Hi there My husband (British) lost his wallet containing his Saudi Driving Licence as well as his Istimara, while on holiday outside Saudi Arabia. Does ANYBODY know what the procedures are for getting a new/replacement Licence and Istimara (he has a ...
Dear Golds, by istimara do you mean iqama OR the car's istimara? Are you currently outside Saudi? in this case, I think you should contact the saudi embassy and report that the wallet is lost with whatever was inside it. Don't worry anyway, ... Read More
Iqama for visitors.?? by mujahid5034
Hi there I am currently residing in Dubai, on a resident's visa, i have Saudi visa stamped on my passport, i jus wanted to clarify, if i need anything else, if in case i am visiting KSA for a week..?? the visa has been provided by the company for ...
Ok cool, just make sure it is not expired. In this case you can enter the kingdom no problem Read More
Iqama for visitors.?? by mujahid5034
Hi there I am currently residing in Dubai, on a resident's visa, i have Saudi visa stamped on my passport, i jus wanted to clarify, if i need anything else, if in case i am visiting KSA for a week..?? the visa has been provided by the company for ...
Dear Mujahid, What kind of saudi visa do you have on your passport? Is it a single entry or multiple entry? take care, the visa is only valid for 3 months from date of issuance. In case you have Dubai resident ID, you can apply for a visa easily ... Read More
Engineering Visa by click2abubakar
I arrived here on a Mechanical Technician Visa around 3.5 months ago. My employer told me that they would later change my Visa & Iqama according to engineering as per my qualification. I already have got my Mechanical Technician Iqama. I would like ...
You're welcome Click, glad to help :) The differnece between those engineering categories is simple. Engineer: Basic membership, no benefits (that I know of) except getting your engineer iqama. Membership around 1,700 SR. (Sorry I don't remember ... Read More
work visa in saudi arabia by MANISH BHUVA
I have offer from saudi company, I have attested my degree certificate from my state and send to Delhi for further attestation, my query is that on my degree certificate my name is written as MANISHKUMAR and in my passport it is written as MANISH ...
Dear Manish, Does your certificate include any other data? (ID number, date of birth, picture). I mean any other data that they can verify it is your certificate. If not, I think you should probably try and change your name in the certificate to ... Read More
Engineering Visa by click2abubakar
I arrived here on a Mechanical Technician Visa around 3.5 months ago. My employer told me that they would later change my Visa & Iqama according to engineering as per my qualification. I already have got my Mechanical Technician Iqama. I would like ...
Dear Click, In order to change your iqama, they must have an engineer's visa, the procedures are similar to what they did in the first place to get you over here but since you are already here and already have an iqama it should be easier (IF they ... Read More
How long does it take to get a visa authorization slip by Muse_N
Dear all. I am new to expatblog platform. I would like to know how it takes to get the electronic visa authorization slip from Saudi Arabia? I have been waiting for it for about two months now. What should I do? Please advise.Thank you.
Well, I don't know about the valid for 3 months thing, once I got mine I was here within 2 months. I can tell you that the paperwork here is one heck of a ride ! They can send back your company rep for a missing stamp and make him wait for another ... Read More