Am a graduate of Chemistry and like to secure a working visa to SA. Can anyone be of help.

esosa4real:
@chinelosa

Omo I read this thread from beginning and all I can say is that you are wonderful. Everything you have said about saudi is true. I am currently here in najran, asir province and spent 8months. It's not been easy but life here is doable.

Am a doc with just 3yrs post grad experience and hoping to leave here in 2017 for the west and probably return in future. I have been to south Africa, Brazil, uk on visit visas in the past for conferences and I ve Ben exposed to public and global health.

Please do you know of any options for medical laboratory scientists in hail or riyadh? My wife to be studied that and I am really thinking if I will bring her here or not.

She won't be able to survive in najran especially with the new Yemeni bombings, anyways our wedding is next year december, so hope to be outta here before then!

Also, I was in riyadh for the first time last week, I went to renew my UK visa, omo that place was so lit and burriful. Very big contrast from where I am oo. But like you said in previous posts, these smaller cities like hail, najran etc have lesser problems as regards calmness and all.

Nice to see you here and let me know if it's okay to pm you for contact on whatsapp or bbm.

Godbless

Hello Doc

I am a med Doc, too with MPH, please could you kindly assist with the path you used in getting a job in Saudi, thanks and Good bless

@ ChineloSa

I am a Degree holder in Accounting with about 2 years teaching experience immediately after school and about 4 years experience in my real profession( Accountancy). I am married with 2 kids to a degree Holder Economics who has Experience in both teaching & her core profession.
What kind of Job will you advice we put in for in Saudi Arabia considering that we have only Nigerian Passport.

Thank you.

Good day fellow threaders, I'm a graduate of Sociology currently living in Nigeria and planning to move to Saudi Arabia through Agency Level with 2years Farm Work appointment to start with though it seems to me as Under employment. What do you think of the choice? or is there better way to move to Saudi Arabia? I will appreciate ur sincere advice. Thanks fellas

Riddles2read:
Good day fellow threaders, I'm a graduate of Sociology currently living in Nigeria and planning to move to Saudi Arabia through Agency Level with 2years Farm Work appointment to start with though it seems to me as Under employment. What do you think of the choice? or is there better way to move to Saudi Arabia? I will appreciate ur sincere advice. Thanks fellas

I'm planning on moving to KSA PM please on how you did it.

@ Riddles2read and @ esosa4real

pls kindly help your fellow nairalanders with info on how one can move to Saudi. a lot of people will really benefit from the information.

hopefully anticipating positive response

Riddles2read:
Good day fellow threaders, I'm a graduate of Sociology currently living in Nigeria and planning to move to Saudi Arabia through Agency Level with 2years Farm Work appointment to start with though it seems to me as Under employment. What do you think of the choice? or is there better way to move to Saudi Arabia? I will appreciate ur sincere advice. Thanks fellas

Weldone sir, could you please give us the contact of the agency you used, thanks

chineloSA:


When you wanna do CELTA, normally they don mind what degree you have. All they need is a degree.

So, your education degree is a bonus.

Hello, thank you for the good work you are doing here.

Pls, is there age restrictions for the teaching jobs?

ksa in mind. hope I will be chance to share experiences soon

gurus in the house, kindly guard me on how to secure job in saudi arabian. i hold HND in mechanical Engineering wth 10 years of experiences in Utilities

Riddles2read:
Good day fellow threaders, I'm a graduate of Sociology currently living in Nigeria and planning to move to Saudi Arabia through Agency Level with 2years Farm Work appointment to start with though it seems to me as Under employment. What do you think of the choice? or is there better way to move to Saudi Arabia? I will appreciate ur sincere advice. Thanks fellas

Please I beg you in the name of Almighty God, Don't accept it.
Most people doing such farm work here are poor Indians and sudanis and you can not imagine the human rights exploitation they go through. They usually cant go home until 3years has elapsed and the salary is small amongst many bad things I just cant say.

If you doubt me, kindly tell us all here the details of the contract.

NOTE: what was the agency self, as many agencies are hungry and wont tell you the truth. I only vouch for ONY VHA CONCEPTS.

I will re-iterate what I have said in the past, If you are not coming here as a Doctor, pharmacist, nurse, med lab, teacher or engineer, please I beg you if you want to live and not die in KSA, don't come oh!

I am speaking out of love, I work in the hospital and sometimes weep when I see the atrocities committed on poor Asians and African with manual job.
I am usually proud to tell my colleagues that I am yet to see a Nigerian in such circumstances though I have been told one or two gory stories but its not common because no Nigerian will come here and handle these wickedness. (pls I cant give examples, just GOOGLE).

ujugladys:


They were offering $1750 which is too poor for a doctor with 5years post graduation

did he also have enough skills? and was he a resident doctor or GP? these things do matter most times you know?

chineloSA:


God forbid.

South Africa pays better than this. Try them, don't listen to all the Xenophobic stories. Just network with other doctors there and compare their stories. I am not sure what their registration procedures are.

I know it may not be appealing for now, but they pay way better than what Saudi Arabia is offering. It's normally $4000+ at a government hospital when you are registered excluding some allowance. And even more for specialists +$8000 And some make more through locum work.

Weigh your options dear.

are you in SA?

Riteshfx:



Ujugladys,
I'm glad to be of help. My husband had MB,BS plus two years experience then and YES he had to pay the equivalent of one month salary to BHP global after the had processed his visa and given him his flight tickets. Over the last five years, he has grown in his career which might have been difficult for him in Nigeria. Things got way better with our combined salaries and with his MRCP and my CELTA we can also both work in UK.
P.S: BHP Global services the Northern part of Nigeria while Onniver(not sure about the spelling) services Lagos I guess.

can't find d BHP global on d net as I currently reside in d North.

lebete3000:


are you in SA?

Hey. Not currently. Moved to Saudi Arabia.

Why?

@Esosa4real,pls bro can u guide us on how to go about getting a teaching job over there.

chineloSA:


Hey. Not currently. Moved to Saudi Arabia.

Why?

no wanted to know about working in SA as a medic. but also gunning for Saudi too patiently. Currently in the North and looking out for those Northern agencies. dunno then tho

Riteshfx:
Hi all,
I just saw this thread and I'll like to share my experience.
My husband got a job as a Doctor through one of these agents BHP Global to work with Saudi MOH in 2010 and I joined him in 2011. Being a lawyer, I couldn't work in Saudi coupled with the fact that I had my first child in 2012. I was frustrated and very lonely so in year 2013(and another baby on the way) I traveled to England to do the one month CELTA course ,I had my baby and I got a job offer immediately from a University in Jeddah with my Nigerian passport but as my husband's dependent. I was offered $3000 and I took it.
I completed my one year contract in May and my husband got a job in UK after completing his MRCP exams and we just moved to UK.
The moral of my story is that aside from money, Saudi has a lot of opportunities for Doctors because you get to meet doctors from all over the world who can advise for on your career paths.
ChineloSA,
Next time take a job in Jeddah, then you will enjoy Saudi Arabia.

I've searched for this BHP Global agents to no avail. don't they have an Internet appearance or better still do you have their contacts?

chineloSA:


Its because :
1. Research and development is mostly western so they are compelled to use English to learn content subjects ( Medicine, Science etc ). Though majority of their textbooks are in both English and Arabic but they have to understand English. And most lecturing is done in both languages.
2. Remember woman agenda and woman education in not even two decades old. So the Kingdom is still trying to develop woman therefore majority of the English teaching jobs are available at woman institutions. A Saudi man can always go to the UK etc and study with no hassles, but its hard for a woman to leave the country without a male guardian coming with them.
3. Some Universities are in the process of development. Some are not even 10yrs old, so they depend on foreign research and development to develop their education system. So its now becoming mandatoy to learn English.
4. There is a high turnover. Expats resign once they cant take it anymore. The country itself can get to you. So some nationals cant cope.

So this makes English look like is highly sort after when in actual fact its the same positions.

But Computer, Maths, Physics and Science teachers are also in very high demand.

pls can you shed more light on that no 4 cos it's really getting me scared. thanx.

chineloSA:


I am sorry for my inactivity. I am on summer vacation.

I advice you to do TESOL or CELTA full time and not part time. Though they prefer full junior degree.

After CELTA try and see what are your chances.

did you eventually decide to utilise the summer vacation? you should have worked for double salary instead na.

it's like chineloSA has ignored me. sorry if my questions looked like I was pestering you.

lebete3000:
it's like chineloSA has ignored me. sorry if my questions looked like I was pestering you.

No no no . NOT at all. I am sorry. Sometimes I read the questions and I am unable to answer at that time. I then park it for later and then forget.

I am sooooo sorrry. Forgive me

I will answer you dear.

@chineloSA,pls can u guide us on how to go about applying for a teaching job there?Thanks

lebete3000:


pls can you shed more light on that no 4 cos it's really getting me scared. thanx.

Hey dear. I apologise again.

Can you be specific with your question. What is it that you are scared of? I will then answer.

lebete3000:



did you eventually decide to utilise the summer vacation? you should have worked for double salary instead na.

Nope. I went home for that 2.5 months. Damn it was good. Just vacation for three months.

I will never work any summer holiday ever again. Its too hot, Ramadan, teaching is hard when pupils are hungry. Time better spent with family.

cutieme:
@chineloSA,pls can u guide us on how to go about applying for a teaching job there?Thanks

There is a website called www.serioustechers.com its very effective.

Also these agencies have been aggressively recruiting.

http://www.m2rglobal.com/

http://qehc.edu.sa/

http://hireprlcc.com

Guys also do not overlook, Thailand and China to gain experience.

Much love

lebete3000:


I've searched for this BHP Global agents to no avail. don't they have an Internet appearance or better still do you have their contacts?

Honestly, I dont know them. Do they recruit teachers or medical staff?