End-to-end deployment of Pakistani skilled workforce to Saudi employers — work visa process, iqama, document chain, and realistic timelines. Active corridor since 2010.
Saudi Arabia has been the biggest overseas job market for Pakistani workers for more than forty years, and the Vision 2030 megaprojects (NEOM, the Red Sea Project, Qiddiya, Diriyah Gate) have increased demand further in construction, oilfield services, hospitality and healthcare.
Crown Enterprises Overseas Employment has been deploying Pakistani workforce to Saudi Arabia since 2010. Our active employer partners include a multinational oilfield-services operator, alongside EPC contractors, hospitality groups, and healthcare networks across Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, and the Eastern Province.
A Saudi work visa from Pakistan usually takes 8–10 weeks for skilled and semi-skilled workers, and the timing is reliable when every document is right from the first day.
Saudi employer secures block visa approval (Visa Authorisation Number) from Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (Musaned platform). Demand letter shared with Crown Enterprises Overseas Employment with role-by-role specifications.
Saudi employer issues Power of Attorney via Saudi embassy in Islamabad authorising Crown Enterprises Overseas Employment to handle Pakistan-side processing. Service agreement signed covering scope, candidate count, and compliance commitments.
Candidates are shortlisted and trade-tested in Pakistan, and their CVs are sent to you. The Saudi employer holds video interviews where needed, and selection is usually finished within 7–10 working days.
BISE attestation, IBCC equivalence, MOFA apostille (Hague Convention since May 2024), police clearance and a GAMCA medical at an approved centre, with documents attested by the Saudi consulate in Karachi.
The visa application is lodged at the Saudi embassy in Islamabad and stamping normally takes 10–15 working days. An Enjaz appointment is booked for biometrics.
A Saudi-specific briefing on workplace law, a walk-through of the contract in Urdu and English, FIA processing and Protector of Emigrants clearance.
The worker arrives in Saudi Arabia and the employer starts the iqama (residence permit) within 90 days. The worker receives the iqama card, opens a bank account and starts formal employment under Saudi labour law.
Saudi visa applications are the most documentation-intensive in the GCC. Crown Enterprises Overseas Employment manages every Pakistan-side document end-to-end.
Oil and gas services: Oilfield service companies and their contractors hire Pakistani field technicians, mechanical and electrical specialists, instrumentation crews and HSE staff for Saudi Aramco fields.
Send your demand letter details, block visa status and the date you need workers. Within one business day we send a candidate availability sheet, a document timeline and an outline of costs.
Send us your manpower requirement. Within one business day we reply with a feasibility plan, a timeline and indicative costs.
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