BLS (Basic Life Support) Registration

Basic Life Support (BLS) is the level of medical care which is used for victims of life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care at a hospital. It can be provided by trained medical personnel, including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and by laypersons who have received BLS training. BLS is generally used in the pre-hospital setting, and can be provided without medical equipment.

BLS or Basic Life Support certificate is mandatory to get registered as health care professional with SCFHS.

To get BLS training & certificate from KSA, there are two pathways;

1- Go to any authorized BLS training center: 

    (list of them are given on Saudi Heart Association CPR website ).

The training center will register you and guide about further steps. the center will also provide you with a book for reading BLS guidelines as per American Heart Association.

Fee for BLS is 300 Riyals.

It is approximately 05 hours course containing training , practical test and also MCQs based test (either online or written)  (15 MCQs only).

To pass you must secure 80 % marks.

2- BLS online registeration.

- Go to www.ksacpr.com

- Click on register .

- Fill the personal details, contact details & additional information.

- Click on "Submit"

Specialty  =  Pharmacist

ID type = Residence ID

ID = Iqama No

Academic qualification = Doctor of Pharmacy.

After pressing submit you will be registered to SHA portal and you will get an email in which further details are provided.

Summary of Attestation Processes.

For Detailed Process and Requirements from relevant 

        office/Ministry etc... Please click on the desired link.

Attestation from IBCC (Inter Board Committee of Chairmen)

Attestation from HEC (Higher Education Commission)

Attestation from Ministry of National Regulations & Services

Attestation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Attestation from Saudi Culture Mission, Pakistan (Visa)

Attestation from Saudi Culture Mission, Pakistan (Iqama)

Attestation from Saudi Embassy, Pakistan (Visa)

Attestation from Saudi Embassy, Pakistan (Iqama)

Attestation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia.

Attestation from Saudi Embassy . ( If Already working in Saudi Arabia)

After attestation from Saudi Culture office your Degree and Experience letter is going 

to be attested by Saudi Embassy located in Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad.

If you are already working in Saudi Arabia then Saudi Embassy demands;

1-  Original copy of the job contract or agreement. (Attested from KSA Foreign Office).

2-  Original Letter for attestation from your employer (company, hospital etc) addressed to Saudi -

     Culture mission Islamabad. (Attested from KSA Foreign office).

3- Your Iqama copy (Residence permit of Saudia) 

4- Your CNIC copy.

5- Passport copy.

6- Documents to be attested along with photocopy of them from both sides.

You can not apply directly to Embassy for attestation.... You have to apply for attestation through attesting agents.

The official fee for attestation is 30 Saudi Riyals 

(30 x Exchange Rate = PKR, approx 900 rupees);

but the agent will charge you more. (around 2000 PKR).

Attestation from Saudi Embassy (If going to Saudia on Pharmacist Visa)

After attestation from Saudi Culture office your degree and Experience letter is going to be attested by Saudi Embassy located in Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad.

Saudi Embassy demands;

1-  The photo copy of your contract agreement that you provided to Saudi culture office.

2- Visa copy issued by Saudi Ministry of Labour and Saudi Foreign Office.

3- Your CNIC copy.

4- Passport copy.

5- Documents to be attested along with photocopy of them from both sides.

6- Matric and F.Sc degree.

You can not apply directly to Embassy for attestation.... You have to apply for attestation through attesting agents.

The official fee for attestation is 30 Saudi Riyals 

(30 x Exchange Rate = PKR, approx 900 rupees);

but the agent will charge you more. (around 2000 PKR).

Saudi Embassy Attestation stamp.

For further information....Saudi Embassy Contact Nos.

Attestation from Ministry of National Regulations & Services.

Ministry of National Regulations & Services attest experience letters  and Degrees related to Medical field.

The process of attestation is as follows;

1- 20 Rupees affidavit (Stamp Pamper) on which your degree/experience letter number, Date of issue etc is mentioned. (Sample placed below)

2- Original documents and their photocopies from both sides.

3- CNIC and its copy.

Note:-
Degree must be attested from HEC and Experience letter must be attested from relevant Chamber of Commerce with which the organization issuing experience letter is registered.

Attestation Fee.
Currently there is no fee for attestation.

Usually you have to deposit documents before 10:00 am and they are returned on same day after 01:00 pm.

Attestation from KSA Foreign Office.

All the documents which are attested from Saudi Culture Office 

and Saudi Embassy in Pakistan are to be attested by Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs, KSA.

• For this you have to proceed to MoFA office in any city. 

• Take the token for attestation.

• Wait for your token number.

• On your turn go to the counter and provide the documents to be attested and your Iqama. 

• Bring with you photocopies of all documents (from both sides), they may ask for it.

.Attestation fee is 30 SR per document.

MoFA KSA Attestation

Attestation from Saudi Cultural Mission. Pakistan. (If you are Already in KSA)

For attestation of your  Pharmacy Degree from Saudi Culture Mission after coming to Saudi Arabia you have to follow the process described below.

Documents required at Saudi Culture Mission are;

1- Saudi Iqama Copy.
2- Agreement/Contract  Letter (original).

3- Application for attestation from employer addressed         to Saudi Culture Mission.
4-Passport Copy.

5- CNIC Copy.

6- HEC Attestation

7- SCFHS Letter. (Confirm it, I think now a days it is not       required.)

  

UPDATE:-

Agreement letter from your Employer is also needed now. (Saudi Culture Office demands this letter during attestation of Degree).

The Agreement letter from your Employer must be attested from Chamber of Commerce KSA & than Ministry of Foreign Affairs-KSA.

Saudi Culture Mission address.

Attestation from Saudi Cultural Mission. Pakistan (If you have Job offer letter from KSA)

 

You have to attest your Pharmacy Degree from Saudi Culture Mission before proceeding to Saudi Arabia, because attested degree is needed in registeration process with Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.

 

Actually office of "Ministry of Higher Education - Saudi Arabia" is located inside the Saudi Culture Mission, that attest your Degree. 

 

They only attest your last degree i.e. Pharmacy degree; not Matric & F.Sc.

 

Also the degree must be attested from HEC before attestation from Saudi Culture Mission.

 

This post cover the procedure of Attestation if you have proper Job offer letter from your employer & Letter for attestation from Employer.

 

Visa Profession must be Pharmacist, if you are going for attestation by this procedure. (otherwise they will reject your application for degree attestation). 

 

 

Notice pasted on entranc of Saudi Culture Mission. 

 

 

Address of Saudi Culture Mission, Islamabad.  

 

 

Attestation from Foriegn Office.

For attestation from Foreign office ; Go to  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamabad or its Camp Offices at Peshawar, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta.

  

• Go to post office located inside the Foreign Office premises  and get the paper stamps for your documents that you wish to get attested.

Rate of stamps vary from document to document. check Ministry of Foreign Affairs  website, also the staff of post office will guide you in this regard.

• Paste the stamps on the back of your documents and after pasting the stamps get a photocopy of all documents from both sides (front & back).

• Stand in the queue and wait for your turn.

• Submit the documents and get the token.

• Wait in the waiting area, they will return the documents in 30-40 minutes.

• Check the signature of the attesting officer and ink stamp on your documents.

The degrees /documents that you wish to get attested from MoFA must be first attested from the concerned authority. Like IBCC, HEC, relevant ministry etc..

Attestation of Experience Letter.

One of the main requirements for getting yourself registered as a Pharmacist in Saudi Arabia is 02 year Experience.

Experience may be of any field related to Pharmacy Profession.
i.e. Pharmaceutical Industry, Retail Pharmacy, Hospital, Sales etc...

Remember that never try to provide any experience letter that is not verifiable. Because Saudi Commission of Health Specialities other than attestations from relevant offices, will also get it verified from Data Flow .

So, In this post I am just covering the attestation aspect and InshaAllah in future I will cover the Data Flow Verification process.

Before attestation from the Foreign Office,  all  the experience letters should be first attested from the Concerned Chamber of Commerce & Industry (With which that organisation, from which you get experience, is registered) & than by the Ministry of National Regulations & Services-Islamabad. (Formerly Ministry of Health).


Attestation from Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

* Usually Sales & Industry experience letters are needed to get attested from Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

* For Attestation from Chamber of Commerce and Industry I recommend you to ask your organisation's office staff to do so for you , OR
Ask your Industry that with which Chamber you are registered and than proceed personally.

* If it is not possible for you to go to Chamber than skip this step and proceed for attestation from Ministry of National Regulations and Services and justify and explain them that it was not possible for you for the bla bla bla ...reason. (Usually they agree to you).

Attestation from Ministry of National Regulations & Services.

After the 19th Amendment in the Constitution of Pakistan , the Health became a provincial subject and Federal Ministry of Health was dissolved and in order to deal with regulatory matters related to medical field, Ministry of National Services and Regulations was established.

One of the responsibility of this ministry is to attest the degrees and experience letters related to medical field.

For attestation of Experience letter & Pharmacist Registration Certificate (Category), proceed to the office of the ministry located near NADRA Headquarters , Islamabad.

National Regulations & Services, 2nd Floor, L.G& Rural Development Complex, G-5/2, Islamabad.
Telephone No. 051-9245795

Deposit following documents to the office before 11.00 am.

1- Experience Letter Original.
2- Professional Degree Original.
3- Professional Registration Certificate. (Category).  
4- CNIC Copy.
5- Photocopy of the above documents.
6- 20/- Rupees Stamp Paper. (format given bellow). 
7- All documents to be attested from this ministry should first be
attested from Gazetted Officer (Notary Public), when you go for        making stamp paper.

(Up till now there is no fee for Attestation).

Affidavit for Attestation from Ministry

After providing the above mentioned documents and affidavit, you will get back the attested documents at the spot or after 01.00 pm on the same day.

Attested Experience Letter

Attested "Category"

Next post will be of "Attestation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs".
InshaAllah.