Bismillaah.
Dear brother,

Congratulations on getting accepted. May Allah make this a blessing for you and assist you in being grateful for it. The package for new students can be accessed here: http://madinahstudents.com/2011/06/new-student-guide-marriage-guide/

We would like to remind you to start the process of getting your ticket and visa from the Saudi embassy. Do not delay or procrastinate. If you did not get the letter from the University yet, it might be coming late, or might never reach. Call the Saudi Embassy in DC, but contact the Cultural Mission (202) 337-9450 first, they will tell you the process. Main Number: (202) 342-3800 Consulate/Visa Section: (202) 944-3126

The address is: Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission 8500 Hilltop Rd, Fairfax, VA 22031 http://www.sacm.org

The person responsible for authentication of documents is

Buthainah Alwazir: Authentication K-12 Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission 8500 Hilltop Road Fairfax, VA 22031 Tel: 571-327-2559 Fax: 571-327-2761 EMAIL: bwazir@sacm.org

The person who is charge of the Visa Processing: Nisrin Ghazal Tel: 571-327-2515 Email: nghazal@sacm.org

So get on the ball and do what you can until you get further instructions. Some things must be done to obtain the visa and they have nothing to do with the Universtiy. Check the following link for student visa requirments. http://www.saudiembassy.net/Travel/VisaReq-Student.asp and follow instructions.

As for the police report or clearance letter, check with a local police station. Just ask for a police report stating that you are a law abiding citizen and you do not have a criminal record. Tell them that it is for official use. It should not take that long. As for the medical report/physical test, it is an application on the aformentioned link. It is a PDF document, print it out and take it to the doctor.

The following are university requirements; get your original high school diploma and transcript which takes sometime if you don’t have them already. Remember to have all your original documents i.e. (passport, birth certificate, high school diploma and transcript, and two letters of recomendation) translated to Arabic. You must bring all these with you to Madina to have a complete file. It might be kind of expensive, so, try to find a good Muslim translator and he/she might give you a good deal.

After you get them translated you might need to mail them to the embassy to get them attested. Call the embassy first to get the required process down and then follow up on it. Things always change.

Also, make plenty of passport pictures, you will need them.

May Allah make your affairs easy and grant you success in this life and the next.

We love you for the sake of Allah and leave you in the trust of Allah.