RESPONSIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF GOVERNMENT FEES

In the process of making arrangements for new or continuing employees , there are many government and other fees that must be covered. The table below lists those expenses that are known at the time of this revision of the policy and clarifies who pays each.

Expense	Where paid	Who pays	Comment
Legalization of official documents and qualifications	In country of candidate	Candidate
Medical examination and tests required for the visa	In country of candidate	Candidate
Postal expenses needed to finish visa procedures	In country of candidate	Candidate
Saudi Embassy fees	In country of candidate	Candidate
Fees for visa for employee’s family	In Saudi Arabia	Candidate (unless the employee is coming as part of a teaching couple in which case the school pays it.)	Currently, SR2000 per application so it is important to put all the possible members of the family on original application.
Recruiting company fees	Varied	Varied	Each company has a different system.
Cost of the visa	In Saudi Arabia	DAS
Airplane tickets	Either in SA or in country of candidate	DAS
Iqama fees for employee	In Saudi Arabia	DAS
Fees for the work permit for the employee	In Saudi Arabia	DAS
Medical examination and tests required for the Iqama	In Saudi Arabia	DAS
Exit and re-entry visa	In Saudi Arabia	DAS	One time per year for the summer vacation unless the school needs the employee to have additional ones. If the employee wishes to have additional exit-re-entry visas, DAS will obtain them but the employee must pay the government fee.
Registration of a new baby on own passport or on parent’s passport	Anywhere	The employee	DAS will assist with the process when possible inside Saudi Arabia, but parent must pay the fee
Registration of a new baby on the employee’s Iqama if already has a passport or has been added to one of the parents’ passports	Born in Saudi Arabia Born elsewhere	DAS The employee	The charge is currently SR2000.