2007-04-04 02:15:27 · 2 answers · asked by honkytonkyman2004 1 in Travel ➔ India ➔ Other - India
As an Individual living in the United Arab Emirates, you have a residence visa, which is also reffered to as an employment visa. This residence visa is provided to you by your sponsor (the company or person you are working for) and will be cancelled in case you resign.
All foreign nationals, except GCC nationals, taking up employment or residence in Saudi Arabia must have a sponsor. The process consist of the following steps:
1. Employment Permit: Obtained by the Saudi Arabian company.
2. Residence Permit: Submitted along with the Employment Permit.
3. Visa Processing: Submitted at the Saudi Consulate with jurisdiction over the foreign national's current legal place of residence.
Residence Permits are ONLY ISSUED AFTER A WORK VISA HAS BEEN GRANTED and it is the responsibility of the employer to organize these permits for employees and dependent relatives.
Take care
@Zain: how do you manage to hold two different valid residence visas? In other answers you are state you live and work in Abu Dhabi. Also when you've been to Saudi before - but holding a valdid residence visa? Please explain.
2007-04-04 06:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No problem, go ahead. You can apply for a Saudi residence visa even though you have an existing visa of UAE. The only thing to keep in mind is you should re-enter to UAE within six months from the date of departure, in order to keep your visa valid.
All the best.
2007-04-04 05:36:19 · answer #2 · answered by Zain 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋