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Anyone ever deal with overseas jobs with the company Vectrus?
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OptionsLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□MJD75 said:Anyone know about going to Baghdad, Iraq?
And if anyone wants to move into IT management, they still haven't found anyone to take my last job, IT Manager in Baghdad, Iraq. If interested, PM me for details. -
Optionsa3g Member Posts: 3 ■■□□□□□□□□LordQarlyn said:MJD75 said:Anyone know about going to Baghdad, Iraq?
And if anyone wants to move into IT management, they still haven't found anyone to take my last job, IT Manager in Baghdad, Iraq. If interested, PM me for details. -
OptionsWhiteMilk Member Posts: 37 ■■■□□□□□□□Can confirm what @LordQarlyn stated. People are getting in Iraq.
As an FYI, as I've stated before (which is readily available on national news channels), Americans are pulling out of Afghanistan.
With that being said, people are going to other countries in the Middle East (cough cough).
I would personally not recommend anyone apply for a Middle East IT position with Vectrus. Not trying to be a bad news bear, but I think it would be a waste of time.
People that are the victim of this drawdown and going somewhere....
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OptionsLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□WhiteMilk said:
I would personally not recommend anyone apply for a Middle East IT position with Vectrus. Not trying to be a bad news bear, but I think it would be a waste of time.
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OptionsWhiteMilk Member Posts: 37 ■■■□□□□□□□@LordQarlyn I would like to politely request you confirm, so nobody is getting the wrong impression.
Can you confirm:
Did he go through CRC, in-process through Kuwait (Training, HR, CBT), sit at the gateway on Arifjan, then fly to Iraq?
Can I assume he was an in country (Middle East) hire?
I have seen in country hiring. Pre pandemic, that was almost unheard of with Vectrus. -
OptionsLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□WhiteMilk said:@LordQarlyn I would like to politely request you confirm, so nobody is getting the wrong impression.
Can you confirm:
Did he go through CRC, in-process through Kuwait (Training, HR, CBT), sit at the gateway on Arifjan, then fly to Iraq?
Can I assume he was an in country (Middle East) hire?
I have seen in country hiring. Pre pandemic, that was almost unheard of with Vectrus.
He liked to bully those under him, luckily that was not IT, but we butted heads a lot. He especially like to intimidate foreign national employees who thought they had no recourse. -
Optionscool311 Member Posts: 10 ■■□□□□□□□□What kind of salray does a Network Administrator make in Germany. I am wondering how much to ask for if offered a position.
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OptionsLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□If anyone is still interested in going to Iraq, and wants to move into IT leadership, here's the posting of my old job, 14 months on they haven't found anyone to fill it lol. If you're interested but not sure if you meet all the qualifications, go ahead and apply, considering how long it's been open, they may be flexible in getting the position filled.
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/?currentJobId=2503506477&pivotType=jymbii
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OptionsKenny23692 Member Posts: 30 ■■■□□□□□□□I just got scheduled for an interview for SA in Iraq. Maybe things are moving again??
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OptionsMJD75 Member Posts: 13 ■■■□□□□□□□I got offered a position in Baghdad with a different company for state department and it is a 8-10 week process to get an Iraq visa once you pass all requirements so expect 10-12 weeks from start to finish if not longer. I ended up getting a contract in Germany that I am in the process of relocating
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Optionsisiac316 Member Posts: 40 ■■■□□□□□□□Kenny23692 said:I just got scheduled for an interview for SA in Iraq. Maybe things are moving again??
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OptionsKenny23692 Member Posts: 30 ■■■□□□□□□□isiac316 said:Kenny23692 said:I just got scheduled for an interview for SA in Iraq. Maybe things are moving again??
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Optionsisiac316 Member Posts: 40 ■■■□□□□□□□Kenny23692 said:isiac316 said:Kenny23692 said:I just got scheduled for an interview for SA in Iraq. Maybe things are moving again??
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Optionsemptyrowateyate Member Posts: 19 ■■■□□□□□□□Anyone got any update on kuwait? I just received an offer letter from vectrus
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OptionsLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□emptyrowateyate said:Anyone got any update on kuwait? I just received an offer letter from vectrus
It seems Kuwait is still not processing visas except for those in healthcare professions. Someone currently in Kuwait would probably have more current information.
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/covid-19-kuwait-starts-issuing-entry-visas-for-foreign-healthcare-workers-1.79988906
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Optionsemptyrowateyate Member Posts: 19 ■■■□□□□□□□LordQarlyn said:emptyrowateyate said:Anyone got any update on kuwait? I just received an offer letter from vectrus
It seems Kuwait is still not processing visas except for those in healthcare professions. Someone currently in Kuwait would probably have more current information.
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/covid-19-kuwait-starts-issuing-entry-visas-for-foreign-healthcare-workers-1.79988906 -
Optionsbalance Member Posts: 244 ■■■■■□□□□□Correct MOI is not processing anything for non healthcare workers. If I were you, I would keep looking for positions stateside . Don't sit around and wait.
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Optionsemptyrowateyate Member Posts: 19 ■■■□□□□□□□They offerred me a 48 hour work week, but OT rate dont kick in till after 48hrs..isnt it suppose to kick in after 40hrs?
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OptionsLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□emptyrowateyate said:They offerred me a 48 hour work week, but OT rate dont kick in till after 48hrs..isnt it suppose to kick in after 40hrs?
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Optionsmikey88 Member Posts: 495 ■■■■■■□□□□cool311 said:Anyone know what the cost of living like in Germany?
SOFA status gets you all kinds of benefits like paying US prices for gas, commissary/exchange access etc so make sure it's in the contract.Certs: CISSP, CySA+, Security+, Network+ and others | 2019 Goals: Cloud Sec/Scripting/Linux -
OptionsM83C Member Posts: 7 ■■□□□□□□□□I was contracted by Vectrus for a resume I sent to them ~4 Months ago, went through all the medical/dental/security procedures for a position in Kuwait. From the sound of it the Kuwait airports are opening up to customer travel the 1st of August. Here's to hoping that my packet gets submitted through all the way and flights start happening
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Optionsemptyrowateyate Member Posts: 19 ■■■□□□□□□□I also read somewhere Kuwait will be opening up on Aug 1st. I am currently submitting all the paperwork. Last on my list are Medical exams and an IDP (which I had mailed out today, cuz we dont have any here)
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OptionsMJD75 Member Posts: 13 ■■■□□□□□□□Even though they are lifting the travel ban it is only for people with vaccination record and a valid residency permit. Reading though these different links it sounds like they are not letting DoD countractors into the country that did not alreay have a valid visa or valid residency permit already.
https://kw.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
https://kw.usembassy.gov/june-24-2021-health-alert-updated-restrictions-on-expat-return-new-restrictions-on-entry-into-public-spaces/
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/covid-19-no-change-in-decision-to-let-expats-travel-to-kuwait-on-august-1-1.80516928
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Optionsbalance Member Posts: 244 ■■■■■□□□□□From what I understand ....You will not be able to enter Kuwait without a valid Visa 18 . So you would hang out in the U.S. until you Kuwait resident visa is approved . Then you would try to come into country.
I believe it will looks something like this.
1. Start and complete process for Kuwait Visa18
2. CRC to complete medical screening etc.
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Optionsbalance Member Posts: 244 ■■■■■□□□□□emptyrowateyate said:Are there different CRC locations?
Sure , Uncle google says there are more than one , But I believe that the Contractor Readiness Center ( CRC) in Texas is the only one functional at the moment.
https://home.army.mil/bliss/index.php/units-tenants/crc
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OptionsM83C Member Posts: 7 ■■□□□□□□□□MJD75 said:Even though they are lifting the travel ban it is only for people with vaccination record and a valid residency permit. Reading though these different links it sounds like they are not letting DoD countractors into the country that did not alreay have a valid visa or valid residency permit already.
https://kw.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
https://kw.usembassy.gov/june-24-2021-health-alert-updated-restrictions-on-expat-return-new-restrictions-on-entry-into-public-spaces/
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/covid-19-no-change-in-decision-to-let-expats-travel-to-kuwait-on-august-1-1.80516928 -
Optionsisiac316 Member Posts: 40 ■■■□□□□□□□M83C said:MJD75 said:Even though they are lifting the travel ban it is only for people with vaccination record and a valid residency permit. Reading though these different links it sounds like they are not letting DoD countractors into the country that did not alreay have a valid visa or valid residency permit already.
https://kw.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
https://kw.usembassy.gov/june-24-2021-health-alert-updated-restrictions-on-expat-return-new-restrictions-on-entry-into-public-spaces/
https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/covid-19-no-change-in-decision-to-let-expats-travel-to-kuwait-on-august-1-1.80516928 -
OptionsLordQarlyn Member Posts: 693 ■■■■■■□□□□Congrats! It could be because you are a DoD contractor though previously Kuwait was not issuing or even allowing entry new contractors. If you haven't done so, already, make sure you get one of the MOI approved Covid19 vaccines. The GCC countries are sticklers for that, I know of people turned away from check in for not being vaccinated or even been vaccinated but not on that particular country's list of approved vaccines.
Hopefully it's not limbo lol.
M83C said:I just got a call from Vectrus today with a flight date to Kuwait, looks like they're allowing contractors through? Either that or ill be spending a lot of my time in limbo, admiring a waiting area somewhere