You need: Iqama with at least 3 months left, an eligible profession, salary registered with GOSI (commonly SAR 3,500 or more), attested marriage and birth certificates.
Key figures
- Who you can sponsor
- Wife, sons under 18, unmarried daughters
- Dependent fee
- SAR 400 per dependent per month, paid at iqama renewal
Steps
- Check eligibility in Absher. Profession on the iqama decides whether the request is accepted.
- Apply for the family visa in Absher, print the form and have your employer attest it through the Chamber of Commerce.
- Pay the visa fee (reported as SAR 2,000 per family) and send the visa number to your family.
- Your family gets the visa stamped through the visa centre in their country and travels.
- Within 90 days of arrival: medical tests, health insurance and their iqama through Absher.