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Moving from Riyadh to New York, without the guesswork
A single person moves from Riyadh to New York for SAR 18,405 to 32,720 all-in in 2026; a family of four should budget SAR 49,080 to 81,800. From decision to residence card takes about 90 days when you sequence it right, and the sequence is below.
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Run it backwards from the flight date. Every task is the Saudi Arabia to United States version of the sequence, not a generic checklist.
Days 0 to 30
Decide and file
- Pick the visa route into United States: employment sponsorship, self-employment permit, investor or family route. The route sets every deadline after this one.
- Legalise diplomas, birth and marriage certificates. Apostilles run two weeks or more, so start here.
- Get freight quotes Riyadh to New York, sea and air. Sea is cheaper and 4 to 8 weeks slower.
- Scan every document into one folder; you will upload each of them at least twice.
Days 30 to 60
Cut the ties at home
- Give notice on your rental or set the sale in motion.
- Book the one-way flight and arrange health cover that starts the day you land in New York.
- Tell the Saudi Arabia tax and registration authorities you are leaving: residency, not address, decides what you owe.
- Sell or export the car, freeze or port the pension.
Days 60 to 90
Land and activate
- Entry formalities, medical and biometrics inside the first week where the visa route requires them.
- Get the United States residence or ID card, then open a local bank account: nothing else works before that.
- Sign the rental, register the address, connect utilities.
- Convert or re-sit the driving licence, and register with a local doctor.