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How to Pay Saudi Council of Engineers Fee Online

Saudi Arabia is fast moving to online world. Now you can renew your Saudi Council of Engineers membership  online (click here) and also pay online your registration fee and renewal fees in less than 2 minutes!! We show step by step procedure for online payment of the fee. In this case we have taken SABB bank but the […]




Top Taraweeh Reciters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

With start of Ramadan, many people try to attend Taraweeh prayers behind Imams who recite the Quran in beautiful and melodious voice. We give here below a compilation of well known reciters in Riyadh along with the location of Masjids (Mosques) where they lead the Taraweeh prayers. Imam: Sheikh Nasir al Qatami (Reported by our readers on […]

Public Holidays in Saudi Arabia for 2014

Planning your vacation or government related works like visit visa renewal requires knowledge of public holidays. The main public holidays in Saudi Arabia are as follows: 1. Eid Al-Fitr Holidays The government sector has holidays for 7 to 10 days. It starts 2 -3 days before the end of Ramadan. For the private sector it […]

Visit Visa Renewal Resumed

    Welcome news for the many expatriates, the Minister of Interior, Prince Mohammed bin Naif directed that visit visa renewal shall be resumed. The visit visas can renewed throughout the year as per the rules and regulations. This is very good news. However, many expatriates have sent their families back home. Those who wish […]

Why Today (27th June – Eveining) is Not Ramadan

  Why today : 25th May evening is not going to be the start of Ramadan ? We need to understand the Ramadan begins with the sighting of new moon today evening. However, in most places in Saudi Arabia, the moon is setting before the Sunset except for Makkah and Jeddah where the moon is […]

Medical Insurance is a Must for Families living in KSA!

    The Cooperative Health Insurance Council has made the Medical Insurance compulsory for expatriate families living in KSA. This rule is applicable for all expat families irrespective of their salary range. The cost of Insurance has to be borne by the Employers. So hurry up and get your family Medical Insurance done as soon as […]

How to Check my Iqama Expiry Date Online?

You can very easily check the iqama expiry date / validity of your iqama on the Ministry of Interior website as follows : Option 1 Open this Direct link to required page Enter the Iqama Number Enter the Image Code Click “View” Click Image below to enlarge: Option 2 If the above link does not work then […]

What is Istimarah ?

In Saudi Arabia, Istimarah refers to Vehicle registration or Vehicle ownership permit. The Istimarah gives the details of the Vehicle like the owner name, date of expiry, car color, model & year etc. For more details see the picture below.

What is Ruksa ?

When the policeman at the check point asks you, “Fain Ruksa ?”, he means to say where is your driving license? Though the ruksa is a general term for permit, the Saudi Driving License (DL) is commonly referred as Ruksa. As can be seen the image below, the Driving license shows the Name of the Driving […]

How To Refund Saudia Airlines Ticket Online

Refunding Saudia Airlines ticket online, is not for all cases but has some requirements which are as follows: The ticket should be booked online with credit card The ticket booked should be refundable class(type). If ticket was later upgraded to refundable class using credit card, then it cannot be refunded online, you have to go […]

How to Make Payment for Huroob Removal

Here we give step by step procedure for online Bank payment for making payment for Huroob (Runaway) fee. Example used here is for SABB Bank. However, the flow in all other banks is also similar. Payments >> Government Payments >> Deportation Control >> Runaway Cancellation Click the pictures below to enlarge.  

What is tanazul ?

In Saudi Arabia, when expatriates use the word tanazul, it means that he wants to do Iqama / Sponsorship Transfer. Basically it means legal transfer from one Sponsor (kafeel) to another or one company to another. Earlier the process of transfer was quite long. However, with computerization, the process has been made easy and fast. […]