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SAUDI ARABIA: Expat Levy Expanded
July 5, 2017
Effective 1st July 2017, as expected, a monthly levy of SAR 100 (approximately USD 27) must be paid for each foreign national dependent resident in Saudi Arabia. In addition, from January 2018, the monthly levy on foreign national employees in companies where the number of foreign national employees exceeds the number of Saudi employees will double to […]
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Expat Levy Expected to Start Next Month
June 23, 2017
In December 2016 it was first announced by the Saudi government that, to help boost the countries revenues amid weak oil prices, they were to introduce an “expat levy” which would start on 1st July. It is important for us to stress that the Saudi government have yet to release further details of the levy since […]
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Work Visit and Commercial Visit Visas Validity Changes
October 4, 2016
In the interests of improving the Saudi economy and restructuring the country"s immigration system in accordance with Vision 2030, the Saudi government has made some considerable changes to the available validity period of work visit and commercial visit visas. The…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Weighted Nitaqat Introduced
September 29, 2016
As part of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia has announced the implementation of "Weighted Nitaqat" (or Nitaqat Al- Mozoon) as an enhanced version of their Nitaqat program. Initially, the Nitiqat program was intended to increase the number of Saudi Arabian nationals…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Taqat and New Visa Fees Introduced
September 15, 2016
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Labour (MOL) has introduced a local labour market test, and has dramatically increased the fees for several visa types, in an effort to improve the country"s "Saudization" policy. Taqat introduced to aid Saudization Over 90%…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Labour Market Test for Block Visas and Increased Fees
August 19, 2016
The Ministry of Labour in Saudi Arabia has announced the introduction of a Labour Market Test for the application of new Block visas and a subsequent increase in visa application fees. Labour Market Test On 1st August 2016, the Ministry…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Expats Could be Charged Income Tax
August 3, 2016
As part of Saudi Arabia"s National Transformation Plan, it has been proposed that the country begin to charge income tax on the wages of foreign nationals. The tax-free status of Saudi Arabia and its neighbouring Gulf states has attracted millions…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Overstaying Penalties and Introductory Letter Changes
March 31, 2016
Overstaying Penalties The General Directorate of the passport office (Al Jawazat) in Saudi Arabia, has announced that it will be enforcing strict penalties on any expat that overstays their visa terms. Al Jawazat has advised that all visa holders should…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: New Residence Permit Card Introduced
September 17, 2015
The government in Riyadh has announced that, from 14th October 2015, a brand new resident permit identification card called the "Muqeem" will be issued which will replace the existing card, the Iqama. The deputy premier and Ministry of Interior, Crown Prince…
Read MoreSAUDI ARABIA: Labor Ministry Cuts Visa Eligible Jobs
September 9, 2015
In a move to reserve capacity for their internal workforce, the Saudi Arabian government has announced measures to strike off 19 job titles from migrant availability. The Labor Ministry has informed businesses that they will only be permitted to hire…
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