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SAUDI ARABIA: New Permanent Residence Scheme [UPDATED]
June 28, 2019
The Saudi government now accepts applications for its new permanent residence scheme which aims to attract affluent and highly-skilled foreign nationals.
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: New Residence Scheme Approved
May 16, 2019
A new special residence scheme aims to attract affluent and highly-skilled foreign nationals, and will be implemented within the next five years.
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Companies with High Saudization Rates Eligible for Reimbursement or Waiver of Expat Fees
February 15, 2019
The Ministry of Labour and Social Development (MLSD) has announced that companies with a sufficiently high Saudization (Nitaqat) rating will have expat fees reimbursed or exempted for 2018.
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Recent Changes to Work Visas, Block Visas and Nitaqat
February 11, 2019
The Ministry of Labour and Social Development (MLSD) in Saudi Arabia has recently made several significant changes to its rules for issuing block visas and work visas, and to the “Nitaqat” Saudization system.
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Labour Market Testing Requirement Suspended
November 21, 2018
Effective immediately, the Saudi Ministry of Labor has suspended the requirement for companies intending to hire foreign nationals to first advertise jobs on the Taqat jobs portal.
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Foreign Nationals Require Registered Rental Agreement for Work Permit Renewal
August 13, 2018
From September 2018, foreign national residents looking to renew their work permits in Saudi Arabia must have a rental contract authenticated and registered with the new Ejar online rental platform, according to the Saudi Ministry of Labour and Social Development (MLSD) and the Ministry of Housing.
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Companies with Five or Fewer Employees Are Exempt from Expanded Expat Fee
January 5, 2018
Effective 1st January 2017, as expected, the monthly levy on foreign national employees in companies where the number of foreign national employees exceeds the number of Saudi employees has doubled to SAR 400. Furthermore, for the first time, a levy of SAR 300 per month applies to companies where the number of foreign national employees does not exceed the […]
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh Chamber of Commerce Offers Online Attestation Services
November 24, 2017
Effective immediately, the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce has launched online attestation (certification) services for some documents. The online service is available through the “My Business Portal”, and allows users to complete the attestation of certain documents, including the visa request letter to the Labour Office, without visiting the Chamber in person. However, some documents still […]
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Validity of Block Visas Reduced to One Year
October 30, 2017
Effective immediately, companies in Saudi Arabia will have to utilise their block visas more quickly in order to hire foreign employees. The Saudi Ministry of Labor has announced that it is reducing the validity period of its block visas from two years to one year. Thus, companies now have just one year to recruit and […]
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Employers Can Pay to Attain Required Saudization Category
September 29, 2017
Following the implementation on 3rd September 2017 of stricter Saudization requirements for businesses, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) and the Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) have introduced the “Parallel Nitaqat” system, to allow employers to buy into the required saudization category instead of hiring Saudi nationals. “Parallel Nitaqat” aims to help employers who are struggling […]
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