Hi, I am new to this forum so let me introduce myself; I am a British single Mom living in Damascus, Syria. I have three boys, 9,10 and 18. Due to the current instability in the political situation here I am currently thinking of applying for a position at Princess Nora University in Riyadh. My question is this would I be able to get a family visa for all my children or not? I believe that normally single women have difficulty getting family visas and secondly my eldest son turned 18 two months ago. Is it worth pursuing or should I be looking somewhere else in the Middle East?
Thanks:)
Jannah
Single Mom with 3 kids
Jannahreid
26 November 2011 11:32:09
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sladepa
26 November 2011 11:58:01
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wished i could advise. hope you are ok in syria.
kickboxer
29 November 2011 12:13:08
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musicman
01 December 2011 15:57:51
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They need teachers very badly at PNU and I am sure they will accommodate your kids as dependants on your work visa. I know of an American gal who was given a visa and her husband, an Indian, was also provided with a dependant visa to come over and live in Riyadh.
californian
01 December 2011 17:01:54
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Not to hijack Jannah's thread but I think my question is somewhat pertaining to hers.
If you get an offer that says ahothorized dependents: spouse and 2 kids. Are the rest of the kids, if you have more than 2, not covered when it comes to plane tickets, health insurance, schooling etc...?
Thanks
musicman
01 December 2011 17:09:07
3180
yes, exactly.
californian
01 December 2011 17:20:06
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Thank you Musicman, Greatly appreciated it.
This is bizarre! What do they expect you to do, leave the rest of your kids behind?
Musicman, you seem to know alot about SA-you arte decorated with many stars- Do you know of any alternative? We would like to move but it has to make a financial sense. Are there school that don't ask for exhorbitant amount of money there where the kids could continue learning in English? Any good public schools? kids can handle Arabic.
Thanks
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