How to Change Profession in Saudi Arabia

Changing your Profession in Saudi Arabia doesn’t mean to leave your existing job and do something else but it means to change the profession that is mentioned on your Work Permit or Iqama. Why do someone want to change it? because it has huge impact on benefits and facilities you get in Saudi Arabia being a foreign worker. Including ability to apply for a Family Visa for yourself.
To Change Profession mentioned in your work permit you got to fulfill some requirements and rules. As per Saudi Arabian Ministry of labor you must be doing a technical job and earning a good lively hood to support your family in the Kingdom. That’s why labors and general staff are not entitled to apply for a family visa.
If an expatriate want to call his family on resident visa he must belong to a professional or technical job and his/her work permit should also state that. Every expatriate in Saudi Arabia has an Iqama (Resident permit) which states his profession.
If an expatriate is living in Saudi Arabia and his profession is not eligible for applying for a family visa he got an option to change his profession in his/her work permit. This doesn’t mean he has to change his job, but this is just like a requirement in documents.

1. Prerequisites to Changing Profession in Saudi Arabia

Once you have done Documents attestation from Saudi Consulate in your home country, bring your documents in Saudi Arabia and attest again from following.

• Consulate of your home countery
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia (located in Jeddah or any other city called خارجیہ)

2. Submit an Application for Change of Profession

Your company / sponsor must issue a letter that you are an employee to them and doing same kind of work as per your qualification and degree and also you are intended to change your profession as per same work. Now translate your degree into Arabic from an approved Translation Center in Saudi Arabia.

Then Find a good General Service Agency/Agent. These agencies and agents have their offices at Jawazat Street in Jeddah and you can find by yourself in other cities. Discuss necessary details with them. They will tell their requirements and fees. Settle a suitable amount that is acceptable for both parties. Also make sure your new profession will be eligible for Applying a Family Visa, the best option to ask is nearest Istikdam Office (The department of Ministry of Labor which is responsible for issuing Family Visas to expatriates working Saudi Arabia.)

Once your profession is changed to a suitable profession you may apply for a family visa anytime. Further process is very simple that I will explain later.

How to Attest your Documents / Degree from Saudi Embassy - Pakistan

Suppose you are in Saudi Arabia and want to attest your degrees or documents from Saudi Embassy in Pakistan. Here is procedure to accomplish this mission

Requirements:

1.  Iqama Copy.
2.
     a.   Company Request Letter to Saudi Embassy (Pakistan) attested by Chamber of Commerce  + Foreign office in Saudi Arabia.
    b.  Company Request Letter to Saudi Cultural Office (Pakistan) attested by Chamber of Commerce  + Foreign office in Saudi Arabia. (Only for Degree, No Need for Diploma or Nikah Nama)
3.   NIC / CNIC.
4.   Passport copy with VISA Stamp stamped and signature from your Company administration only.
5.   Original Nikah Nama (Marriage Certificate), Degree/Diploma with Transcripts (Marks Details)
6.   Photo Copies of all your Nikah Nama,  Degrees / Certificates with Transcripts (minimum 5 sets).

Note:. 
1.    In case of Nikah Nama Please attest it from Magistrate of the Region where Nikah Nama was Registered
2.   Company Request Letter to Saudi Cultural Office (Pakistan) is required for Only Degree, No Need for Diploma or Nikah Nama

Procedure:

1.  Arabic Translations of Your Degree/Diploma/Nikah Nama to be attested.
2.  Attestation form Higher Education Commission HEC (in case of B.A / B.Sc or Higher) / Education Board (in case of F.A F.Sc or less) / Technical Board (in case of Technical Diploma)
3.  Attestation from Foreign office.
4.  Verification from Saudi Cultural Office.
5.  Last step, now your documents are ready for Attestation from Saudi Embassy Pakistan.
6. After you received your attested documents from Pakistan, you have to go yourself to attest them  from Ministry of Foreign Office (MOFA) Saudi Arabia without any hesitation.

If you want to attest your degree / documents from Saudi Embassy in Pakistan, please mail us: inhousetoday@gmail.com

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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud عبدالله بن عبد العزيز آل سعود
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King of Saudi Arabia
Reign	1 August 2005 – present
Bayaa	2 August 2005
Predecessor	King Fahd
6th Commander of the Saudi National Guard
In Office	26 January 1963 – 16 November 2010
Predecessor	Saad bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud[1]
Successor	Mutaib bin Abdullah
Full name
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman bin Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah bin Muhammad bin Saud
House	House of Saud
Father	King Abdulaziz
Mother	Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim[2]
Born	(1924-08-01) 1 August 1924 (age 88) Riyadh, Sultanate of Nejd
Religion	Islam

King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Who is he?:

The king of Saudi Arabia, formally known as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. (These are Mecca and Medina.) Abdullah is also prime minister and commander of the National Guard. He succeeded King Fahd upon his death in 2005, but had already been running most of the country's affairs since Fahd suffered a stroke in 1995.

Birthdate:

1924 in Riyadh, son of King Abdulaziz Al Saud. Has 36 brothers. Spent time living in the desert with Bedouins. Follows Salafi (Sunni fundamentalist) Islam.

Personal life:

It's estimated that the king has married about 30 women over his lifetime, though some say he keeps four or so wives at a time. It's also estimated that he has about 15 sons and 20 daughters. Abdullah breeds Arabian horses, and as an avid reader has established two libraries.

Politics:

King Abdullah has allowed miniscule freedoms in the traditionally repressive kingdom, such as supporting construction of the first Catholic Church in Saudi Arabia (for foreign workers) He's comfortable on the diplomatic/networking scene, enjoying a good relationship with U.S. leaders and becoming the first Saudi king to visit the Vatican.

On Terrorism:

Islamic radicals have never approved of the kingdom's close ties with the United States, but King Fahd's decision to let the U.S. use Saudi bases in the 1991 Gulf War particularly inflamed the Muslim world -- and Saudi native Osama bin Laden. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S., where 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi, Saudi Arabia has waged a high-profile campaign against terrorists in their country.

Future:

King Abdullah believes that Saudi Arabia should take greater strides in modern technological advancements, and has planned King Abdullah University of Science and Technology to open in 2009 with a $10 billion (U.S.) endowment. After Abdullah became king, women were allowed to run (and won) for the first time in an election (Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry), and he has expressed the desire for men and women to study side-by-side at his university. Reportedly, women will even be able to drive on campus. He has also called for global interfaith dialogue among monotheistic religions.

Quote:

"The first step on the path of salvation is the restoration of confidence in ourselves and in each other. Once confidence is restored, it will be accompanied by credibility. And if credibility is restored, then the winds of hope will blow. And when that happens, we will never allow any forces from outside the region to design the future of the region. Then no banner other than that of Arabism will hover over Arab land." -- King Abdullah addressing the 19th Arab League summit in March 2007

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is the King of Saudi Arabia. He ascended to the throne on 1 August 2005 upon the death of his half-brother, King Fahd.

Born: August 1, 1924 (age 88), Riyadh Parents: Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, Fahda bint Asi Al Shuraim Children: Mutaib bin Abdullah, Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, Khaled bin Abdullah, Faisal bin Abdullah, Adila bint Abdulla Al-Saud, Mishaal bin Abdullah Al Saud, Aliya bin Abdullah, Sahab Bint Abdullah Al-Sa'ud, Maryam bin AbdullahMore Siblings: Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Sultan, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Nayef bin Abdul Aziz, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdul Aziz, Al-Bandari bint AbdulazizMore