You have chosen the workers. We handle the Pakistani side: medical, skill test where the trade requires it, biometrics, embassy stamping and Protectorate clearance. About 2–3 weeks, or 3–4 weeks for trades that need SVP certification.
Many Saudi employers already know who they want to hire. They need a licensed agency in Pakistan to move the file.
Every Pakistani worker going to Saudi Arabia on a work visa must be processed through a licensed Overseas Employment Promoter and registered with the Protectorate of Emigrants. That applies whether the employer recruited the worker through us, through an interview trip, or by referral from an existing employee.
This page is for the second and third cases. You have the visa and you have the names. We hold Overseas Employment Promoter Licence No. 2621/KAR and process the file from our office in Karachi.
The issued visa for each worker, showing the profession it was issued under.
The delegation issued to our licence through Qiwa. It reflects online against the visa copy.
The employment contract attested by the Chamber of Commerce. The embassy asks for it at stamping.
The attested contract is the document that most often holds up a complete file. Arranging it at the same time as the Wakala, rather than after, usually saves a week.
The order is deliberate. The medical comes first so that nothing is spent on a worker who cannot travel.
About two to three weeks for trades without a Skill Verification Programme requirement, and about three to four weeks for trades with one. Where an embassy appointment or test-centre slot is going to move the date, we say so when it happens rather than at the end.
For the full background on the skill test, see our guide to the Skill Verification Programme.
Short-term visas issued through Qiwa for defined-period work.
We also process Saudi temporary work visas. The protocol is the same as for a standard work visa: medical, Wakala, skill test where required, stamping and Protectorate clearance. The E-number and the biometric procedure are the two steps that differ.
Tell us the visa type when you send the visa copy, so the file is opened on the correct route. Eligibility, quotas and validity are set by the Ministry of Human Resources and change from time to time; the employer confirms them on Qiwa when the visa is issued. Our temporary work visa guide covers the Pakistani side in more detail.
Tell us how many workers, which trades and when you need them on site. We will confirm which trades need SVP certification and give you a realistic date.