Make sure that you are dealing with an agency registered under Sri
Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment.
Check with - http://applications.slbfe.lk/feb/la/la_details.asp?agency=A (Check whether the validation is expired)
You will be informed after
selection of a foreign interview but usually the agencies those are in the real
business, only they contact their customers to inform the status of the
interview.
After facing an interview definitely
we need to follow up the status at least once a day. Sometimes the agencies are
dragging their feedback for weeks and more that means the chance to get you
selected is low. Better thing is to continue applying and participating for the
interviews until you get yourself selected.
1)
Signing
a copy of the agreement letter
After the selection you will be
informed a date to go to the agency to sign up a copy of an agreement letter
and that just only for proceeding the job. Before signing the copy you need to go
through the documents that are to be signed and read the content very carefully.
Check below details before you sign the document.
Ø
Name of the Employer
Ø
Your name
Ø
Job category
Ø
Working days and hours
Ø
Salary - Mentioned as promised
Ø
Salary – Fixed or Open
Ø
Whether the facilities are provided as promised
in the interview
v
Food
v
Accommodation
v
Transport facilities
v
Medical
v
Air tickets
v
Vacation period
Ø
Contract period
Ø
Applicable LAW
If all the details are correct then you can sign the copy of
the agreement. If there is any error you should come up with that before
signing the copy.
2)
Getting
the medical report
After signing the copy, Agency
will ask you to go for the medical examination. For Middle East countries it
has to be booked on a date and only the approved medical centers for the GCC
will be proceeded. In Sri Lanka it cost around Rs. 7,500.00 for a medical report
(Rates were applicable for the date of 31/03/2015). It will take up to 3,4 days
to get the status of the medical report.
3)
Endorsement
of the certificates by Ministry of External – Sri Lanka
If the medical report is o.k then
the agency will proceed you with documentation part to get your certificates
endorsed by the Ministry of External Affairs ( In Sri Lanka – It’s located in
the Cargills building at FORT ). Document charges may vary.
To get the certificates endorsed
by the Ministry of External Affairs you need to get two photo copy sets of the
certificates needed and have to be authorized by the relevant Institute as
“TRUE COPY” and after that you can proceed to the Ministry. It’s better if you
take two sets endorsed as true copies, because one set has to be submitted to
the agency and one set to keep with you. Sometimes the agency will say that one
set is enough and they will give you the copy set that they took after
processing with the embassy but they will surely misplace the copies and at
the last minute, time is not enough to get another set endorsed. Endorsement
will be done on the same date and it’s better if you go to the foreign ministry at
least by 7.00 AM in the morning as there are many people who are awaiting there
in the queue. The security guard at the front gate will guide you the exact
floor to get the application. After the endorsement check whether all the
stickers are pasted in the true copy sheet and have the endorsements there.
Check for further details - http://www.mea.gov.lk/
4)
Attesting
the certificates by the respective embassy of the destination country
For Saudi embassy its located in Horton
place and you should be there before 9.30 AM to get the applications and the
certificates will be reviewed by the Embassy’s officials. After their confirmation you
will be asked to do the payment and it has to be done in another place at Cotta
Road – Castle Street. After the payments you have to get back to the Embassy at
the time the official asked you to be there. Usually the certificates can be
collected after 3.00 PM on the same day. While handing over one set to the
Agency they will proceed it for the application of visa. (Embassy charges - more
than Rs.1000.00 for each document.)
5)
Applying
for the visa
Some agencies ask for an advance
payment for applying the visa and some are not. Usual procedure for applying
visa is advance payment method. For some agencies, payment can be done after receiving the visa. It
may take up to 3 months or more, it depends on the country you applying, may be
within 1 or 2 weeks.
6)
Registration
at the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign
Employment
Remember that you need to register
with Bureau before leaving the country. There you need to pay the government
approved charges for the selected job category. Agency will guide you on this. You can get whatever the
details from below link.
When you are signing the
documents at Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, make sure the salary and
the job category is mentioned in the documents are correct.
7)
After
receiving the ticket you will be given passport with the visa form pasted.
Day before leaving the country
you have to go to the agency to collect your passport as usually the procedure
was to release the passport one day before the departure date ( Agency will be
allowed to get the passport released by the Bureau one day before the departure
date ).
(Kindly note the charges by the relevant authorities were applicable for the date of 29th April 2015.)
