How to get driving licence in saudi arabia

Steps to get Driving Licence in KSA:

Step One:

You need these document to go for first try for driving licence in Saudi Arabia.

1. Passport first 2 pages copy
2. Visa page and border number page copy
3. Iqama copy
4. Your country driving licence copy and translation
5. Blood group test and eye test (No need blood group test if written on your country driving licence).

Now go to driving school nearest shop and pay 10 or 15 riyal and take a form filled in Arabic by local shopkeeper and get file.

Now you are ready so go to driving school tomorrow at 7 o'clock where first of all go to hall no 2 where they will check your file and stamp on first page. After that go out side hall number 4 and take the initial trial. If he judge you are good driver then he will write ا and if you would be average then he write ب and if you are bad driver then ج and this is almost fail because when you go to reception and submit your file they will give you time after 3 months and 1 month classes. 

Step two:

Take your file and go back to hall no 2 he will take hundred riyals for instruction classes. Classes should be on same day in evening 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm your file will be held and then you will be given a slip.

Computer Test:

After your instruction classes your second test is computer test where you should attempt correct 15 questions out of 20. This is not difficult if you prepare a little before computer test.

Final Driving Test:

If you are successful and passed final driving test come back to computer test waiting room.

Get your file back and go to hall no 1 counter no 14.

After 15 minutes your name will be called for licence and you will be given licence.
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Process of Saudi Engineering Council Registration

Saudi Engineering Council Registration 1st Step:

To  get your first iqama it's very important to register with Saudi engineering Council if you are on engineer visa. The engineers who are residing in Saudi Arabia open Saudi Engineering Council website:

http://www.saudieng.sa/English/Pages/default.aspx 

Saudi Engineering Council website is like below picture...!

Saudi engineering Council registration step 1.

Now click on Registration to create your account on Saudi Engineering Council website for free. Website requires some basic information about you and upload your recent photograph. Put your correct information and wait for a while.

Document You Needed:

Note: All documents must be in the (.jpg) format and size should not exceed 512KB.  

1. Iqama or Passport (Border # and Visa page scanned copy).
2. Passport first page scanned copy
3. Engineering degree attested from Saudi External Affair Ministry. (Attestation from HEC / Saudi Culture and Foreign Affairs for Pakistani and Indian People)
4. Degree Transcript / Marks Sheet (No attestation required) but i recommend to attest this too.
5. Employ Letter from your company where your job title should be as engineer and date of joining attested by the chamber of commerce.
6. In this process, website would ask you to download an authorization letter. Download authorization letter and fill up this letter (Acceptable without your stamp).
7.  If you are Philippine national then you would upload one more document asked by SEC site. (Leave this others)
8. Upload your Resume.

You are done and now you will see your account like this...!

When you come to this step system will generate a registration number and you will receive a text message and email.

Second Step of SEC Registration:

1. Pay your first fee 500 SAR and wait until your request approved or rejected.
2. If approved then pay 750 SAR more.

Same day your profile looks like this for new foreign people...!

So when you get your iqama then update it and finally Your profile looks like this....!

Note:

If your application rejected then contact them on given phone numbers or visit Saudi Engineering Council office personally for correction or advise from Saudi Engineering Council.

After 2 days or within a one week Saudi engineering council will give you a card and a certificate like shown below.

Saudi Engineering Council certificate 

For more details please visit Saudi Engineering Council official website:

http://www.saudieng.sa

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