NCUPM

Welcome to KFUPM! Report to Graduate Studies Department to formalize your arrival and complete your registration processes if you are a student, or to the Faculty and Personnel Affairs department in building 21 (Floor 6) if you are a faculty/Staff as soon as possible . You are expected to familiarize yourself with Nigerian brothers on campus. They are always available to welcome and assist you. Having acquired room and completed all the registration processes, the next important thing to do is obtaining your resident permit (iqama). Obtaining iqama is necessary to make you a bona fide student or staff member of KFUPM community and to move freely within the Kingdom. As a major procedure in obtaining iqama, all the medical tests are to be repeated at KFUPM clinic, and if you are unfortunate to be positive in one of the medical test like hepatitis B, you will be asked to return to back Nigeria without any consideration. So, please be warned!!!

Below are the steps in obtaining a new Iqama in KSA:

1. 1. Collect your staff ID or Student ID in case of full time Graduate Student.
2. 2. Go to the Medical Center for Iqama procedure-This refers to the medical screening requirement for Iqama.
3. 3. Submit a passport photograph and a copy of your international passport at the Medical Center reception. Take a slip and proceed to the Laboratory. Presently, collections of samples and tests for Iqama are done between 10.00am-12.00pm. Please confirm the timing in the clinic as this may change.
4. 4. Usually the result will be ready between 2-3 days from the time of submitting all samples (you will be informed by the Lab Scientist when the results will be ready)*. 
5. 5. When the results are ready, take appointment to see doctor at the reception. You will be given Medical Test Form with your photograph on it.
6. 6. The doctor will check the results and fill the form, sign and return it to you.  Proceed to the same reception to get it stamped, the report will be sent to the ministry electronically.
7. 7. Take the Medical report to the clinic secretary for submission. A printed copy of the Medical report will be given to you.
8. 8. Pay through ATM or Online for Government services- New Iqama**.
9. 9. Submit these reports, with two passport photographs, international passport and payment slip to passport office in Bld 21, Floor 6.
10. 10. A temporary iqama will be given to you pending the readiness of the original iqama.

Note that:

*  You do not need to go back to the laboratory on that day. Just proceed to the reception for appointment to see doctor for medical report.

** All do pay for iqama except full time graduate student and dependents. (Note: 1 year =SAR500, 2 years =SAR1000).