Taken from Kembara KSA blog http://kembaraksa.blogspot.com/2008/01/tips-and-preparation-to-new-malaysian.html
Tips and Preparation to new Malaysian Yanbu
Here are some tips for the new comers before they come to Yanbu KSA. All these tips are from our experiences in KSA.
1) All certificates shall be translated to Arabic language (from Bahasa Malaysia to Arabic) These certs are:
1) All certificates shall be translated to Arabic language (from Bahasa Malaysia to Arabic) These certs are:
- Marriage Certificate
- Birth Certificate (yours, spouse and children)
2) Child Immunisation Record - don't forget to bring it
3) Chilrdrens school assesment record - Translate to English if you wish to enrol your child to International School.
4) Apply International driving licence. Previlage was given to Malaysian when applying Saudi driving licence. We're not required to sit a driving test but just convert our licence to saudi licence. That's good huh.
5) Cellphone / Handphone Charger: This is essential to man nowadays. Make sure the charger is compatible with local voltage requirements i.e 110V.
6) Performed all internet banking in Malaysia before you leave. If you have multiple bank accounts, make one as a master account.
7) Make sure you have allocate sum of money to pay all bills and mortgage for at least 3 month period.
8) Money transfer from KSA can be performed through "internet banking" and "Western Union" to any bank in Malaysia. It is best to create a master account so that you only dealing with one account when transfering money. Make a photocopy of the front page of that account book which contains information about your bank address, account number and etc.
5) Cellphone / Handphone Charger: This is essential to man nowadays. Make sure the charger is compatible with local voltage requirements i.e 110V.
6) Performed all internet banking in Malaysia before you leave. If you have multiple bank accounts, make one as a master account.
7) Make sure you have allocate sum of money to pay all bills and mortgage for at least 3 month period.
8) Money transfer from KSA can be performed through "internet banking" and "Western Union" to any bank in Malaysia. It is best to create a master account so that you only dealing with one account when transfering money. Make a photocopy of the front page of that account book which contains information about your bank address, account number and etc.
9) There is no entertainment outlet in Yanbu. No cinema, big shopping mall, food court and other entertainment outlets as we have in Malaysia. Yanbu is a quiet and small town. For those "kaki pancing" Yanbu is a heaven.
10) Groceries are extremely expensive compared to Malaysia. Allocate enough money for your daily expenses.
The above tips are only for information to the new comers based on our experiences in the Kingdom. Readers may find our tips not relevant and not consistant with other information they gathered from other blogs or websites. Therefore, we advise the readers to gather as many as information they could before coming to the kingdom.
May Allah bless you
