Hi all,

It's been almost 5 months since my arrival in the Kingdom of Saudi, and my sponsor still hasn't gotten me my iqama. I haven't gotten anything from him on the subject apart from false promises "it'll be done by the end of this week" over the last 4 months. My sponsor is in the Green category, I verified that personally using the Ministry Of Labor website. I also ran a search on this page (http://www.moi.gov.sa/wps/portal/!ut/p/b1/tZPbasJAEIafxQcoO0k22fVyN5qDm805NcmNCIrVeihUhPj0TaSFqritiHO38H3MDvMPqlFlUNPS-gQoKlG9nR6Wi-l-udtO1927tiamHds-lYbmxgUB3SF4ZFuCQq61QNUCcKMYnPuUSA6-kLagkam3wLdvu8zDJACggWuCz7wi7SeGAcz4X_9bgMDnfuQFGvhe5sW04DpkV34UegPwQQx4EEU6Tqw7-1_47oM-mPf6VwP-4Y9RCXiSreiHbPZlcLQP-eqYNOGqaj6PiS5zqctZGc9e04Izlrxt-OLOnT-amWf5ilB2_ghg2OcaAzcctZEkFnMsSjQhfnwFoOjvAlZntgOePP8Y1UoEG9-A6ixPgOoPF5d3fRhKoEu-EmhPM_R2mznK5ltUtSj5tZHCxu1GhGPKIjEot1COKo429do5VdAsT_Xyng5TOkhYr_cF0oVefA!!/dl4/d5/L0lDU0lKSmdwcGlRb0tVUm1aZyEhL29Cb2dBRUlRaGpFQ1VJZ0FPQUl5RkFNaHdVaFM0SlJFQUlER2lJQVFDREVRQWdJV0lnQkFBQSEhLzRHM2FEMmdqdnloRFV3cE1oUWpVb2chIS9aN19KMDBFOUIxQTBHVUM0MEk3S0Y1TVVRMzhCNi8wLzIzMzI2OTQxNTQzOC9qYXZheC5zZXJ2bGV0LmluY2x1ZGUucGF0aF9pbmZvLyUwbGFib3VyQW5kVmlzaXRvckFycml2YWxzJTBsYWJvdXJBbmRWaXNpdG9yQXJyaXZhbHMuanNw/), and correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understand only the names of people who have not been issued an iqama should appear on the list - mine doesn't. My name does not show up when I run a search using my sponsor's ID and DOB (had to guess the latter). Does that mean that my iqama has in fact been processed? Is there any way for me to confirm that without having to rely on my sponsor, to somehow find out at least my iqama number if one has in fact been issued (as the results on the page linked above would suggest)?

Secondly, and most importantly, I have asked him for a final exit as I wish to go back home due to personal reasons. It's been over 3 weeks that I asked him for an exit and he's again so far given me nothing but one excuse after another as to why it hasn't been done yet. What I would like to know is what my options are, assuming of course a worst case scenario i.e in case he, for whatever reason, not only does not get me an exit, but also does not give me back my passport. What can I do then? I am a Pakistani. I haven't contacted my consulate about this yet as I'm still hopeful that the sponsor will inshAllah come through. But if god forbid that doesn't happen, what can I do? Are consulates able to obtain an exit for their citizens in one such case?

I do have copies of my passport and the entry visa stamped on it. Your input is highly appreciated.

Best regards.