Visa processing

Submitted by Sherry on Sat, 07/11/2009 - 22:36 in

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Hi there,

I have accepted a job offer in Abu Dhabi; start date yet to be agreed as I have been awaiting the visa since 14th October. I was told it it takes no more than two weeks. Any idea how long it takes in real life?

Thanks
Sherry

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Posted by Cool

Visa may take up to 4 or 5 weeks, it also depends on how fast is the company PRO, who will be responsible for visa processing,

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Sun, 08/11/2009 - 08:52

by the way mine it took 45

Posted by Cool

by the way mine it took 45 days till it was done

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Sun, 08/11/2009 - 08:53

Hi Cool, Thanks for the

Posted by Sherry

Hi Cool,

Thanks for the update, the company is very proactive, but the process seem to be slow over there.

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Sun, 08/11/2009 - 15:20

Hi Sherry

Posted by Dhabi

Ya some times process will take time, nothing to worry about, advance welcome to Abu Dhabi

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Sun, 08/11/2009 - 15:24

Thanks Dhabi, I am looking

Posted by Sherry

Thanks Dhabi, I am looking forward to moving there

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Sun, 08/11/2009 - 15:40

You are welcome

Posted by Dhabi

You are welcome. You may take a look over some links that may be good to know about:
http://abudhabiliving.net/node/11
http://abudhabiliving.net/node/274
http://abudhabiliving.net/page/you-come-abu-dhabi
http://abudhabiliving.net/node/58
http://abudhabiliving.net/node/448

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Sun, 08/11/2009 - 15:50

It may take up to 1 month, a

Posted by ad_tiger

It may take up to 1 month, a bit more maybe

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Sun, 08/11/2009 - 17:07

Thanks for all the info,

Posted by Sherry

Thanks for all the info, certainly helps.

Dhabi- I found the links very useful, thanks very much

Regards,
Sherry

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Mon, 09/11/2009 - 03:17

I am from India , in the

Posted by s3va

I am from India , in the process of accepting an offer in Abu Dhabi,

does any know if I need to have the ECNR stamp in my passport to enter Abu Dhabi ?

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Wed, 19/05/2010 - 21:17

s3va

Posted by Dhabi

what is the ECNR stamp? I dont think you need any stamp on your passport in order to get your visa.

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Thu, 20/05/2010 - 09:38

Sherry

Posted by ebdoosh

Visa processing could take months!! They applied my visa last year in August 2009 and only received it in March 2010. So Good Luck!!

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Sun, 23/05/2010 - 07:49

Hi S3VA ECNR stamp is

Posted by Bhupesh Kohli

Hi S3VA

ECNR stamp is mandatory for visiting all Gulf Countries. This is personal experience b'cause of which i faced problem at IGI airport in India.

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Sun, 23/05/2010 - 10:12

I agree with ebdoosh, Visa

Posted by Dhabi

I agree with ebdoosh, Visa processing can be slow, so you have to be patient about it.

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Mon, 24/05/2010 - 09:38

Plz advise on security clearance

Posted by raja123

Hi
I am Pakistan national. have got job offer from adnoc group. They said they will apply for security clearance, I have not filled the annual returns for income tax (FBR) back in pakistan. Will this be a problem in security clearance..
Please advise as soon..............
plz

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