Where stamping sits in the process, what the file must contain, and the reasons files most often come back.
A Saudi work visa is stamped into a Pakistani worker's passport after the medical, the Wakala, the skill test (where the trade requires it) and biometrics are complete. A licensed agency submits the file, and it must include the employment contract attested by the Chamber of Commerce. A stamped visa does not mean the worker can fly yet: Protector of Emigrants clearance comes after stamping.
Stamping is the fifth step, not the first. A file sent for stamping before the earlier steps are complete is not accepted.
Files for workers processed through Karachi are submitted to the Saudi mission in Karachi. Submissions are made through authorised agencies rather than by walk-in. Jeewan is one of the agencies authorised to submit these files (a "drop-box" agency), which is why our stamping files go from our own desk.
Once a complete file is submitted, stamping itself usually takes a few working days. Most of the time in a visa file is spent before this point, on the medical, the skill test and biometrics. For a worker the employer has already selected, the whole Pakistani side typically takes two to three weeks, or three to four weeks where a skill test is needed.
The worker must still be registered with the Protectorate of Emigrants before departure. That step registers the employment contract, issues insurance, and gives the worker a route to complain if the contract is not honoured. See our guide to Protector of Emigrants clearance in Karachi.