SAUDI ARABIA RESIDENT VISA PROCEDURE FROM PAKISTAN

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Assalam o alaikum, 
I recently submitted my passport for RESIDENT VISA of Saudi Arabia after a lot of misinformation and misguidance. It was very stressful to complete the procedure correctly. So I am going to write what I did to help anyone else who is in the same boat. 

  1. Before your visa arrives, get done with making POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE from local thana. Go to the thana in your area and ask for the form. They will give you the form with a list of documents required. Complete it and submit it to get your certificate in a few days. After receiving certificate go to MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS for its attestation. 
  2. Register yourself on GAMCA WEBSITE. https://gcchmc.org/gcc/RegisterForMedicalTest.aspx  It will ask your passport details and charge a fee of 10$ through visa card. It will generate your GAMCA NUMBER and the name of registered medical center from where you will get your fitness done. 
  3. Go to the medical center mentioned on your GAMCA slip and get the medical done for everyone above 12 years of age. For children younger than 12 get polio card made from the same center. 
  4. Polio cards need to be attested from SAUDI CONSULATE. For that you have to go to authorized agencies. I went to AL Arab agency in karachi. It's located in khadda market in defence opposite hot and spicy. 
  5. Now finally take all documents (mentioned in the pictures below) needed with photocopies for each person to ETIMAD center for passport submission. Your passport should not be near to expiry. Children less than 6 years of age don't need to go to etimad center. 
  6. Etimad will give you a paper of terms and conditions that you need to sign and submit it to the registered medical center where you got your medical done from so that they can make your medical report online.
  7. After that just wait and pray 😊

Websites:
https://gcchmc.org/gcc/RegisterForMedicalTest.aspx 

https://www.etimad.pk/etimad/








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