Changing Student Iqama to Professional Iqama

As far as my understanding goes, here it is:
1. Get your degree attested.

next steps from other people here...and i am sure even ur dad might be of great help on this

I went through the same procedure.

so what you need is firstly to get your degree attested.

Your new/Current Employer needs to give you a letter that they want your iqama to be transfer.

Your DAD - putting that letter as reference  needs to get the release letter from his company.

and Thats about it Mainly

You take your Iqama , the letter from Your Dad.

Iqama transfer fee - i believe it will be from ur current company

and you are good to go

good luck:)

Thanks Nauman...

Another question....with regards to the Degree being attested..since I am already an Iqama Holder, do I need to show the Saudi Embassy in India some offer letter to have my degree attested?? Or can I make do with just a copy of my passport and my Iqama

Well i m not certain about Indian Embassy .

But i had to show my Offer letter to Saudi Embassy in Pakistan.

so i assume its the same Rule.

Ok...but did you need the Offer Letter to be attested by Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Foreign Affairs??

Thanks.

off-course

Chamber for sure - don't remember about the Ministry of Foreign Affair

hi there,

I am on student iqama as well  and I did my master in finance from UK.Can anyone please guide me whether I have to attest my degrees fom here in jeddah or from pakistan? Is talib profession easily transferable wnenever I transfer in any company?

looking forward for your response.Thanks!!

for getting the degrees attested, y do u or they need to see ur passport or iqama?? u just go and get it attested. carry a passport copy.
if doing in saudi arabia, then u need iqama for doing anything...ANYTHING!

Hi there,
you guys have been of great help can't thank you all enough!!

i do have some more questions though.

1} What if the job i have ended up with is a sales assistant job and my graduation is majoring in computer science? and i do not have any experience on paper in the sales field, will there be any problems with that?

2} I have the job in the same company as my father (who is my sponsor) but in the riyadh branch. if anyone can tell me does this make any difference? will it make anything easier/harder?

thank you

P.S. my profession on iqama is listed as a student.

shahab.ali wrote:

for getting the degrees attested, y do u or they need to see ur passport or iqama?? u just go and get it attested. carry a passport copy.
if doing in saudi arabia, then u need iqama for doing anything...ANYTHING!

We used to tell the guys to take their Iqama along when they excused themselves from a meeting in order to take a leak

@Mmajid Yes you can, as long as the sponsor makes the application to the relevant authorities (Passport/Labor Offices). I know several similar cases when it was done before.