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Your first 30 days in Saudi
Planning hub · for an employer-arranged move
You do not have to finish everything at once. Separate the things you can prepare from the things your employer, bank or an official service needs to handle.
Before you fly
Confirm your arrival contact, accommodation and written job terms.
- Keep the written offer and contract versions.
- Ask which housing and transport arrangements are confirmed.
- Save your arrival contact and secure document copies.
Your first week
Get a named HR contact. Keep identity records together and list the next steps.
- Ask HR what is pending, who owns it and when to follow up.
- Check identity spelling and accommodation details.
- Prepare bank questions and a first-salary budget.
Weeks two to four
Follow up on open paperwork, banking and payroll. Confirm facts with the service handling your case.
- Track unresolved onboarding questions with HR.
- Check your chosen bank's current requirements.
- Use actual quotes for your living-cost budget.
Read the starter guides
Getting started
Your first week in Saudi Arabia: a new employee checklist
The HR handover, identity records, address and first salary. Start with what depends on whom.
Read the guide →Money & bankingOpening a Saudi bank account as a new expat: what to prepare
Prepare your identity and address details. Understand why pre-Iqama banking is a separate case.
Read the guide →Jobs & contractsQiwa contract different from your offer? Check before accepting
Compare salary, allowances and working terms before deciding what to accept.
Read the guide →English first. Malayalam equivalents will use /ml/ routes. A language switch and reciprocal hreflang will be added only when those translations are ready.