VISA PROCESSING

SERVICES -
Visa Processing Services
(Overseas Employment Opportunities)

We provide visa processing after the short listed candidates are interviewed, job offers issued and are accepted by the selected candidates. These comprise the following services once the candidate accepts the job offer:

Medical Services
These differ from country to country; the procedures in key countries are mentioned here.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
After the job offer acceptance, the candidate is sent for medical examination to a KSA Consulate approved medical center if the visas are available. If visas are unavailable, the candidates cannot be sent. The candidate has to carry 20 colour photographs taken with white background (size: 6 x 4 cm) and his/her original passport. Once the medical certificate is stamped FIT is obtained, the candidate is referred for further processing. Candidates declared UNFIT cannot proceed further and their documents would be returned. Their offer remains cancelled, and in such cases we request clients to give the names of standby candidate for processing.

United Arab Emirates & Qatar:
After the job offer acceptance, the candidate is sent for medical examination to any GCC approved doctor. The candidate has to carry 20 passport size colour photographs. Once the medical certificate is stamped FIT is obtained, the candidate is referred for further processing. Candidates declared UNFIT cannot proceed further and their documents would be returned. Their offer remains cancelled, and in such cases we request clients to give the names of standby candidate for processing.

Kuwait:
After the job offer acceptance, the candidate is sent for pre-medical examination to any GCC approved doctor. After the visa is issued, the candidate has to go for a second medical examination, this time to a Kuwait Consulate approved medical center. The candidate has to carry 20 colour photographs taken with white background and his/her original passport. Once the medical certificate is stamped FIT is obtained, the candidate is referred for further processing. Candidates declared UNFIT cannot proceed further and their documents would be returned. Their offer remains cancelled, and in such cases we request clients to give the names of standby candidate for processing.

Oman:
After the job offer acceptance, the candidate is sent for medical examination to an Oman Consulate approved medical center. The candidate has to carry 20 colour photographs taken with blue background and his/her original passport. Once the medical certificate is stamped FIT is obtained, the candidate is referred for further processing. Candidates declared UNFIT cannot proceed further and their documents would be returned. Their offer remains cancelled, and in such cases we request clients to give the names of standby candidate for processing.

For all these countries, the original passport must have a minimum validity of 6 months and the passport must contain at least 2 blank pages (side by side) for visa endorsement.

Certificate Attestation Services
Certificate Attestation is mandatory for United Arab Emirates (all categories) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (for some categories). For other countries in the region, certificate attestation is not required.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
Attestation depends on the category of visa the company is issuing, and almost all senior level candidates need to attest their certificates.

Educational certificate degree or diploma (degree preferred) related to your position has to be attested by HRD Ministry of Education, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and KSA Delhi. Please note that if the University from which you have passed out is situated in Andhra Pradesh or Karnataka state, then you must get your degree or diploma certificate attested by the respective state Government/General Administration Department prior to the submission at HRD, Delhi. Upon getting your degree attested from GAD you can proceed for the HRD attestation. For the attestation, your mark sheet of the final year along with your passport copies and two photographs are required.

The relevant addresses are:
Ministry of Human Resources (HRD) and Department of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education,
A 1/W/3, Curzon Road,
Kasturba Gandhi Marg,
Opp. Bharati Vidya Bhawan,
New Delhi 110 001.
Tel: 2338 3931/32, 2338 2458

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Patiala House,
Tilak Marg, Near India Gate,
New Delhi 100 001.
Tel: 2417 7118

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
C-2, Vasant Vihar, Paschim Marg,
Near Malai Mandir,
New Delhi.
Tel: 2614 4102/073/083/093

IMPORTANT: The Ministry of Human Resources Department has temporarily stopped accepting educational certificates from recruitment agencies for attestation till further advice. However, the Ministry accepts certificates for attestation from candidates individually.

For any assistance, please contact our office in New Delhi:

Contact:
Jerry Varghese International Ltd,
C-40, 2nd floor, South Extension II,
New Delhi 110 049.
Tel: 011 2626 6524

Candidates may handover their certificates after attestation to our New Delhi office. We can get the attestation from the Ministry of External Affairs and Saudi Arabian Consulate as they accept attestation requests from recruitment agencies.

United Arab Emirates:
Attestation is required for all the categories and the candidates must be at least SSC passed.

The attestation process is the same as the above. Attestation at the UAE Consulate can be done by us.

IMPORTANT: Please note that attestation for UAE and KSA is mandatory. Candidates seeking jobs in these countries can get their attestation done prior to the interview as it reduces processing time considerably.

Candidates having family status need to attest and translate their Marriage Certificate and children's Birth Certificate (s) into Arabic.

Once the attestation process is complete and the candidate obtains a FIT medical report, the documents are forwarded for visa processing.

Visa Services
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia:
On receiving the candidate's FIT medical report and attested certificates, we inform the client to issue the PTA. The air ticket is mandatory to submit all documents to the consulate for visa stamping. Alternatively, the client advises us to issue the air ticket on their behalf. Normally visa stamping take up to 7 days, but in some cases (Religion Ratio, certificate not matching the visa category etc) the process gets delayed. In such cases the client has to fax a letter to the Consulate and also contact the Consular over phone requesting them to accept the passport.

United Arab Emirates:
On receiving the FIT medical report and attested certificates, these documentss are sent along with the photograph and passport copy to the client for applying for visa. Normally it takes 30 to 45 days to get the visa. Once we receive it, the client sends PTA or advises us to issue the air ticket on their behalf.

Oman & Qatar:
On receiving the FIT medical report, it is sent along with the photograph and passport copy for applying for visa. Normally it takes 30 days to get the visa. Once we receive it, the client sends PTA or advises us to issue the air ticket on their behalf.

Kuwait:
On receiving the FIT medical report, it is sent along with the photograph and passport copy for applying for visa. Normally it takes 30 days to get the visa. Once we receive the visa, the candidate is again sent for the Kuwait Consulate medical examination. The client sends PTA or advises us to issue the air ticket on their behalf. All the documents are submitted to the Consulate for visa stamping, which takes a maximum of 7 days. Visa fees are Rs3000/- For Residence, There is no visa Endorsement from India. Visa will be issued from Kuwait upon arrival.

Immigration Services

For all countries: Once the visa is stamped and if the candidate does not have ECNR (Emigration Check Not Required) on his passport, then the passport has to be sent to Emigration Office for clearance. To ensure this, an Indian Embassy attested Demand Letter, Power of Attorney and Employment Contract is required. This process will take 2 to 3 days provided all documents are available.

Evidently, this tedious process and the subsequent delay can be avoided if the candidate gets the ECNR stamped on his or her passport at the local passport office. This is mandatory and can be done even before they apply for a job. All they have to do is present their Diploma/Degree/ITI certificates at the local passport office.

Deployment Services

For all countries: Once the visa processing is completed and visa is available, the candidates and the client are informed and the travel date is fixed. Senior level candidates require a minimum of 30 days' time to travel as they have to give notice to their present employer.

For lower category candidates (and the candidates who are ready to travel immediately) the tickets are confirmed in coordination with our Travels Department. The candidates are called to our office a day prior to their departure and the candidates are seen by our the Visa Processing Officer. He briefs them about the travel procedure: luggage they are allowed to carry, reporting time at the airport and so on. A personal file of the candidate, signed by the Processing Officer, the Accounts Department and finally by the Managing Director, is handed over to him or her. The candidate has to take the file and present it to the client on joining.

Further, our Public Relations Officer meets the candidates at the airport, handing over their passports and visas and guiding them about airport procedures. We have a foreign exchange counter where candidates can exchange Indian currency into the currency of their destination country.