changing visa from house driver - is it possible? - Dammam forum

younusct

Member

Member since 12 February 2015

younusct

12 February 2015 11:55:02

younusct

12 February 2015 11:55:02

Sir,
iam a btech degree holder and iam currently here under house driver visa.. Can I change my profession in iqama?? What is th procedure to do so.. Thanks in advance

sankayrockman786

Member

Member since 05 August 2022

sankayrockman786

05 August 2022 23:09:23

sankayrockman786

05 August 2022 23:09:23

Can change your profession by going in exit and get engineering visa with attested document by SEC

XTang

Bahrain/UAE/Saudi Arabia Expert

Member since 22 April 2014

Riyadh

XTang

07 August 2022 11:45:38

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XTang

07 August 2022 11:45:38

11238

Riyadh

Domestic professions e.g. house driver etc., CANNOT be changed. You have to exit and then come back on a new visa. People keep warning others here to never come on a domestic profession for exactly this reason.

zohaibar

New member

Member since 20 May 2015

Riyadh

zohaibar

08 August 2022 05:55:59

zohaibar

08 August 2022 05:55:59

Riyadh

@younusct Yes you can change from private driver to under a establishment, just need to visit qiwa of your company and apply using your iqama number. There is only one requirement on this. After the issuance of your iqama (which is valid for one/two years), it should not have renewed even once. If its renewed you cannot convert from private driver to under an establishment.
i have brought my brother as my personal driver and already saw that i can change his iqama using qiwa, so its doable, conditionally the condition i just told above is met.