Taking My Wife to Saudi Arabia
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Taking My Wife to Saudi Arabia
The briefing sheet for NASair comments that a pilot may not bring his wife to Saudi Arabia until the end of his line training which will take approximately 9 weeks.
An old website states that you have to apply in Saudi for a family visa.
Unfortunately, NASair do not require my services but in the event that another airline offers me a job, will it be possible for my wife and I both to arrive in Saudi Arabia at the same time prior to me starting work or will she really have to remain at home waiting for me to arrange a visa for her?
An old website states that you have to apply in Saudi for a family visa.
Unfortunately, NASair do not require my services but in the event that another airline offers me a job, will it be possible for my wife and I both to arrive in Saudi Arabia at the same time prior to me starting work or will she really have to remain at home waiting for me to arrange a visa for her?
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will it be possible for my wife and I both to arrive in Saudi Arabia at the same time prior to me starting work
will she really have to remain at home waiting for me to arrange a visa for her?
The process is that the company sponsors you and provides a working visa, once you arrive in Saudi you then obtain an "Igama" residence visa, if your salary is above a certain limit, you can then sponsor your own wife and family. The whole time to do all of this can be measured in weeks or months!
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You would want to get set up there before hand anyway. Accommodation, transport, so while you were going through the visa stuff, the company would also be setting up the housing, transport, etc.
It is hard enough in the Kingdom for the families, you would at least want to minimize the baloney before your wife arrived.
You would want to get set up there before hand anyway. Accommodation, transport, so while you were going through the visa stuff, the company would also be setting up the housing, transport, etc.
It is hard enough in the Kingdom for the families, you would at least want to minimize the baloney before your wife arrived.
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I waited till after training was complete. I heard horror stories of guys that brought their families only to fail out of training. Not just Saudi, really applies anywhere.
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The guys who are passing this info on, have already spent time in the Magic Kingdom, and speak from experience. Trust me, get it set up first, and it would all work out OK. Trying it your way, and your wife will not like you AS MUCH
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This conversation is silly. I looked for work for 4 years in the '70's, and was offered work in Saudi. It took me 3 months to get my wife and children into the Kingdom...and, after they got in (1978), we spent 28 good years. The opportunities for flight crew in the States, vrs the KSA right now, are not even close. Go ahead, take your 16K in the US (if you can find a job) , vrs the 75-90K starting pay (tax free, housing, medical) on offer now in Saudi. Even if you get your 'dream job' at a regional for 16K in the US, you'll be furloughed in 3-6 months. Drop the blinders, people, the dream in the USA is dead. Sam
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Moving a family out here before you are completely settled in and you are familiar with the "system" will be a nightmare.
If a marriage cannot take the strains of such a separation will have no chance of survinging out here.
If a marriage cannot take the strains of such a separation will have no chance of survinging out here.
Having previously lived in Jeddah for a few years, I can attest to the comments made by various other members regarding the sanity of bringing your wife with you to Saudi Arabia from the outset.
Don't Do It..!
I waited 7 months to bring my wife out. It was the best decision we made.
Don't Do It..!
I waited 7 months to bring my wife out. It was the best decision we made.
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I'll add my voice to those advising you to wait before bringing her.
Go there and get settled yourself first, then send for her. You don't want her to experience all the hoop-jumping and frustrations you'll experience, because she will also have hers that aren't necessarily the same. Deal with one thing at a time.
And while you're apart, tell her everything is fine and treat all the trip-ups as part of a Grand Comedy. Unless you both bring your sense of humor, you're not long for the place.
Good luck!
Go there and get settled yourself first, then send for her. You don't want her to experience all the hoop-jumping and frustrations you'll experience, because she will also have hers that aren't necessarily the same. Deal with one thing at a time.
And while you're apart, tell her everything is fine and treat all the trip-ups as part of a Grand Comedy. Unless you both bring your sense of humor, you're not long for the place.
Good luck!
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Sanwich to a banquet? It's still Saudi we're talking about right? I must be eating at the wrong places 
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