My employer told me that he has sent the papers already
that was 1 week ago , i just neeed to know a round time , is it 3 days or 2 weeks or 2 month
thx rene , if anyone has a worse senario
i need to know it please
10 days to 2 weeks, that’s roughly how long it took for me to actually get a hold of my new iqama when i first came to work here.
31.October, 2009 um 3:08 pm
10 days to 2 weeks, that’s roughly how long it took for me to actually get a hold of my new iqama when i first came to work here.
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31.October, 2009 um 3:17 pm
Well you have to understand that our government offices have a different view on time constraints than the modern working global world does..
time moves slowly here.. If an office is to open at 9am.. You might not see the window opening up till 10:30 or later, then you have like 30min to hopefully stand in line to get served until the office then closes for noon prayers.. This is a common frustration of many here.. And it seems we run on a dinasaur of a system.. Paperwork here might sit on someones desk in their inbox for days.. Then suddenly get lost in a mountain of paperwork.. You go there, and Joe X tells you to speak to supervisor Joe B over there.. and Joe B is off on coffee break, sign says go to office C down there.. You go downstairs, there is no office C, you head back up.. and they tell you to go to Joe X again.. you go up to Joe X, and he says, sorry, not his department, you head to next person, who says, sorry closed for the next 2 days, return next week… .. this is a typical scenerio..
You need to find out the file# from your employer and get someone who is willing to call non stop (thats if you get through the busy phone line) to harp on them constantly to trace the steps of your file… Thats the only way to get anything done here… sorry..
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31.October, 2009 um 3:24 pm
If you’re working through the US Embassy in DC it’s surprisingly quick, provided you give them the complete set of information – don’t ignore the Diploma certifications and have your Dr. completely fill out the medical form – every line and every box must be checked – even for the diseases that are tropical and the onces that haven’t been seen in the States in 50 years.
Call the Visa Department at the Embassy before sending your application. Talk to the person who will be reviewing it and make sure you go over the checklist with her. Then send it off, call to see if they got it and ask if it was complete. If you get to know the person I found them to be more flexible in their sometimes overly strict interpretation of the rules.
Good luck.
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