Hermit55
American looking for information about Azerbaijan
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Registration: 20 February 2012
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Job Offer in Baku by Andy288
I am considering taking a job based in Baku and am trying to find out what life there will be like as an expat. I currently live in the UK, but have worked as an expat before in China and Australia. I would be travelling out there with my wife plus ...
Anyone found an apartment listing site that is usable in English? Read More
Can they keep your passport but issue an iqama ? Is this legal ? by saharadesert
My sponsor says it is the law in Saudi that they keep my passport but they will issue me an Iqama. They also said that whenever I need to travel I can just ask for my passport and pay the $60 travel visa.... Is holding ones passport legal in the ...
Yeah, it's disconcerting that even the Arab news agencies report this as frustrating but you still get them looking you in the face and telling you it's the law that they keep your passport. Read More
Can they keep your passport but issue an iqama ? Is this legal ? by saharadesert
My sponsor says it is the law in Saudi that they keep my passport but they will issue me an Iqama. They also said that whenever I need to travel I can just ask for my passport and pay the $60 travel visa.... Is holding ones passport legal in the ...
Doubt all you want..... Your company is keeping your passport illegally By Diana Al-Jassem | ARAB NEWS Published: Jul 21, 2011 JEDDAH: The fire that ripped through the six-story Alesayi Plaza in Jeddah last week and destroyed about 17,000 ... Read More
Can they keep your passport but issue an iqama ? Is this legal ? by saharadesert
My sponsor says it is the law in Saudi that they keep my passport but they will issue me an Iqama. They also said that whenever I need to travel I can just ask for my passport and pay the $60 travel visa.... Is holding ones passport legal in the ...
It's against the law in Saudi for the employer to retain the passport but the tradition is to retain the passport. Go figure. Back home that would be extortion but there it's apparently okay because everyone else does it and has done it "forever". ... Read More