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on 22 Jan 2013
Dear All, I am in receipt of employment contract from a saudi company but they failed to get me a work visa. they instead asked to travel with visit work visa with 90 day period. they are saying they can get the visa within this 90 days. can any one help me what is the problems / challenges i may have to face if i opt to join with visit work visa. thanks in advance. prava
Anonymous (not verified) on 22 Jan 2013 - 07:23
Hi Prava,

Firstly, I am not aware of there being a document called visit work visa. There is however a business visa, which I assume you are referring to. 

This visa is valid for 3 months and you do need a formal sponsor from the company in Saudi Arabia. It is only valid for a single entry into the country. You do need to have obtained this permit prior to travelling to Saudi Arabia.

You will need to check with your local Saudi embassy to see what the latest information on the restrictions of this particular type of visa.

If you plan on working in Saudi Arabia in the long term, you will need a work visa or Iqama and this is granted for the legnth of your contract. 

For more information on visas and the necessary check out the Expat Arrivals Visas for Saudi Arabia page.

Hope this information helps. Good luck. 


Anonymous (not verified) on 13 Feb 2013 - 07:00
Hello Sir, I am an Indian and got selected as mechanical engineer in reputed saudi construction firm in jeddah b4 4 month? My visa processing is taking lots of time from the day of selection. After a long wait (2 months) I received the offer letter, invitation letter and visa slip copy from the employer. Now I have submitted my degree certificate for saudi embassy attestation which is also getting delay. Please advice whether it is common in saudi jobs. I am also afraid of the validity of my visa. My medical got expired already. Can anyone give me some details on this situation.?????
Anonymous (not verified) on 7 Mar 2013 - 15:41
Allowing for all the checking of certificates etc then 6-8 weeks is not unusual from the time you start the recruitment process.
Anonymous (not verified) on 6 Apr 2013 - 07:00
Dear All, I am in receipt of employment contract from a saudi company but they failed to get me a work visa. they instead asked to travel with visit work visa with 90 day period. they are saying they can get the visa within this 90 days. can any one help me what is the problems / challenges i may have to face if i opt to join with visit work visa. thanks in advance. guru
Anonymous (not verified) on 1 Oct 2013 - 10:39
i came work visit visa to saudi. how many months i can stay here. now 4 months are over..