Sheikhu International is a BEOE-licensed recruitment agency in Pakistan supplying construction, technical trades and general manpower to Saudi employers. We manage Qiwa-aligned documentation, GAMCA medical coordination, and BEOE protector formalities end-to-end.
Saudi Arabia remains one of the largest destinations for Pakistani overseas manpower, and it is one of the core markets Sheikhu International serves from our Lahore office. Saudi employers hiring foreign workers must first obtain work permit authorization through the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development's Qiwa platform. Once that authorization is confirmed on the employer side, our role begins: sourcing and screening candidates against your job profile, coordinating document attestation, scheduling the mandatory GAMCA (GCC Approved Medical Centres Association) medical exam, securing Protector of Emigrants clearance through Pakistan's Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment, and coordinating visa stamping with the Saudi Embassy or an authorized VFS centre.
Because Saudi Arabia's Qiwa system and related labor regulations are periodically updated by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, we verify current requirements for your sector before opening a recruitment case, rather than working from outdated assumptions. This matters especially for employers hiring at volume, where a single documentation mismatch can delay an entire batch of workers.
Masons, steel fixers, shuttering carpenters, general labourers and site helpers for Saudi contractors and developers.
Electricians, welders, mechanics, plumbers and operators for industrial and facility projects.
Janitorial teams and facility support staff for commercial developments and residential compounds.
We also support logistics-heavy operations — see our logistics & drivers page — and manufacturing employers via our manufacturing manpower page.
We confirm your employer-side work permit authorization and approved role categories before sourcing begins.
Trade tests, interviews and document verification against your job profile and Saudi entry requirements.
Medical screening at an approved centre and Protector of Emigrants clearance coordinated end-to-end — read our BEOE protector process guide.
Embassy/VFS visa stamping coordination followed by travel scheduling and pre-departure briefing.
From confirmed employer work permit authorization to worker travel, the process commonly takes 6 to 16 weeks, depending on document readiness, GAMCA appointment availability, and embassy/VFS visa stamping turnaround. Recruitment service charges and candidate-side documentation costs are agreed with you upfront, separate from the employer-side sponsorship and authorization costs that sit with the Saudi employer under standard practice. For a broader budgeting reference across Gulf markets, see our cost guide for hiring Pakistani manpower.
Every candidate we put forward for a Saudi employer goes through document verification, a relevant trade or skills test, and a background check before shortlisting. We brief candidates on realistic salary ranges, working conditions and contract terms so expectations match what is actually being offered, which reduces early resignation and re-hiring costs for employers. As a BEOE-licensed Overseas Employment Promoter (License No: 3894 LHR), every placement is processed through Pakistan's official emigration system — verifiable anytime on the official BEOE registry.
Hiring at a distance is inherently risky if the recruiting partner isn't transparent about where a case actually stands. Saudi employers working with us get a documented checklist for every candidate — passport status, GAMCA appointment date, attestation progress, and visa stamping stage — so there is never ambiguity about when a worker will be ready to travel. We also flag realistic bottlenecks early: GAMCA appointment availability, embassy processing backlogs, or missing attestation steps are the most common causes of delay, and surfacing them early is far cheaper than discovering them the week a worker was supposed to depart.
If you are comparing recruitment agencies in Pakistan for Saudi hiring, it's worth asking directly: is the agency a valid BEOE Overseas Employment Promoter, do they understand the Qiwa authorization step from the employer's side, and can they name the GAMCA-approved medical centres they actually work with. Sheikhu International can answer all three — License No. 3894 LHR (verifiable on the official BEOE registry), hands-on familiarity with Qiwa-based employer authorization, and an established GAMCA medical coordination process for every candidate we deploy to the Kingdom.
Tell us your roles, headcount and target city — we'll confirm feasibility and next steps within 1 business day.
Common questions from Saudi employers about hiring Pakistani workers.
The Saudi employer first obtains work permit authorization through the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development's Qiwa platform. Once authorized, we handle candidate sourcing, document attestation, the GAMCA/Wafid medical exam, Protector of Emigrants clearance through BEOE, and visa stamping coordination with the Saudi Embassy or VFS.
GAMCA (GCC Approved Medical Centres Association) medical screening is mandatory for all workers travelling to Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries. It includes a physical exam, chest X-ray, blood tests and infectious disease screening at an approved centre in Pakistan. Results are typically valid for 3 months, so we time this step carefully within your deployment schedule.
From confirmed employer work permit authorization to worker travel, the process commonly takes 6 to 16 weeks, depending on document readiness, GAMCA scheduling, and embassy/VFS visa stamping turnaround. We provide a case-specific timeline once your requirement is confirmed.
Standard recruitment practice places employer-side authorization and sponsorship costs with the Saudi employer, while recruitment service charges and candidate documentation are agreed upfront with Sheikhu International. We provide a transparent cost breakdown before you confirm an order.
Under current Saudi labor reforms, properly sponsored workers can transfer employers through the Qiwa platform once certain contractual conditions are met. We brief both employers and candidates on these rules as part of onboarding.
You can verify our BEOE Overseas Employment Promoter license (No: 3894 LHR) directly on the official Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment registry at beoe.gov.pk/list-of-oeps.