SAUDI EXPATRIATES

MUQEEM RESIDENT IDENTITY CARD SAUDI ARABIA

Starting from the 1st day of this Islamic new year 1437 Hijri (14th Oct 2015), Saudi Arabia government is going to provide a new type of Identity cards for expatriates living in the kingdom named as Resident Identity Card or Muqeem Card, which is going to replace Iqama.

Muqeem Resident card is already launched in Riyadh by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Naif, Deputy Premier and MOI (Ministry Of Interior). The department will no longer use the old name "Iqama" . Passport department has announced that New Resident Identity Cards (Muqeem cards) to be sent by Saudi Post for individuals and companies there would be no longer need to visit any of the offices as this services will be totally online.

- Muqeem card would contain Photo, Name, Date of Birth, Number, Occupation, Nationality, Work eligibility, Religion, Employer name and Work permit number.

- Lifespan or validity of muqeem card would have five years or more. As it does not have expiry date. However it is renewable annually by employer through muqeem online service or abshir service. The iqama rules did not change, Only the name iqama has been changed.

- Three years ban on expatriate, if he fails to come back on exit re entry visa after exiting from Saudi Arabia. However he can come back to Saudi, if he wants, after 3 years.

- Muqeem cards are also readable at checkpoints, banks and other institution places as the special machines will install at this places to record the information.

WORK VISIT VISA IN SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Work Visit Visa is a temporary work visa which is fast and simple to get. It requires an Invitation letter from a company sponsor or an individual, certified by Ministry Of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Saudi Chamber of Commerce.

Invitation letter should contain a visa number of the applicant via sponsor for Saudi Embassy. It takes two weeks to two months to get it from Saudi Embassy of your country. Work visiting visa is a single entry visa valid for three months(90 days) and can be renewed every 80 days, allowing 10 days for processing.

Family Visit Visa Saudi Arabia is totally different from work visit visa.

Advantages & Disadvantages of Work visit visa :

Advantages of work visit visa are easy in processing, less paper work, less costs, no need of medical.

Disadvantages of work visit visa are unable to open bank account, unable to apply for Saudi driving license, Cannot work for any other than sponsor.

Documents Required for Saudi Work Visit Visa:

- Invitation letter certified by Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Saudi Chamber of Commerce.

- Two passport photographs

- Two adjacent blank papers in Passport with 6 months validity.

- Filled work visit visa application form.

- Signed contract for temporary work from a sponsor company and applicant including stamp from Saudi Chamber of Commerce.

- Sometimes a copy of Applicants degree, Experience letter and Airline booking.

BUSINESS VISA IN SAUDI ARABIA

Business Visa is applicable for those who want to travel to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for business purpose. For Business Visa eligibility, Business visitors requires a valid sponsorship from Saudi Arabian Company or Saudi Arabian Business.

The provision of Business visa is only applicable for Investors, Business men, Managers, Sales Managers, Sales Representatives, etc. Business Visa does not applicable for those professions who does not have business features like Engineers, Doctors, Programmers, Professors, Teachers, Technicians etc.

Visiting visa's are of 3 types in Saudi Arabia
1. Family Visit Visa
2. Work Visit Visa
3. Business Visit visa

Saudi Business Visa Requirements :

- Valid Passport having at least 6 months validity with two adjacent blank pages.

- One recent passport size photo with white background.

- Business Visa Application Form filled with black ink pen or printed one. You can download the application form from www.saudiembassy.net

- Any one of the following documents to prove the position of applicant.

1. A letter addressed to the Royal Embassy of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the applicant’s employer, that confirms the applicant’s position which he's being sent on a business visit associated with his company.

2. Company business registration copy in Saudi and in native country.

3. Invitation letter from sponsor company attested by Saudi Chamber of Commerce and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

- Copy of Home country Resident Identity Card of the applicant.

- Visa fees should be pay online through Enjaz website. You can hire a specialized agent to process it.

Business Visa Violations :

- Do not overstay, Visitors should leave Saudi Arabia before the visa expire.

- Does not have right to work or reside in the kingdom.

- Respect society values and traditions.

- Must abide by the country Islamic laws and regulations.

- KSA laws against drug trafficking are strictly enforced. Violators are subject to severe punishments including death penalty.

DRIVING LICENSE SAUDI ARABIA

Documents Required for applying Driving License Saudi Arabia :

1. Original Iqama (Resident ID) and its photocopy.

2. Get your blood group test report from any dispensary in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).

3. For Expatriates, Home country driving license translated to Arabic. It is easier to get driving license Saudi Arabia, if you have your home country license.

4. Four(4) Passport size photographs.

5. Photocopy of your passport including visa page.

6. Driving License Saudi Arabia paid fee receipt.

- License fee should be paid through online banking SADAD system or through ATM banking. SAR 400/- for 10 years, SAR 200/- for 5 years, SAR 80/- for 2 years. Printed copy or receipt of payment should provide as document.

- Once you get all the above documents, Go to Dallah driving school Ksa before 7am in the morning.

- Near entrance gate few persons will approach you to take driving license payment for 430 SAR or above. As you already paid fee do not turn to them.

- Some agents will offer you for creation of file for 15 to 20 SAR enclosed with filled application form in Arabic for you, you can take it.

- Go to Eye sight test section in Dallah driving school Ksa, once eye tested, He will stamp your application and send you to "License Check" counter. He will also stamp your application and send you for "First trial".

- One Saudi person will be sitting in a car and he will ask you to drive a little ahead, reverse, left, right, start and stop. It is better if you know this words in Arabic. He may ask you to show your resident iqama id.

- If successful, He will give you grade "1" Alif, it means you are ready for final test, Otherwise you have to attend classes or you need to make new file after 2-3 days.

- Deposit SAR 100/- Now he will take your file and ask you to attend a 3 hour class in which they will teach basics, listen carefully and then he will allow you to take Saudi driving school computer test.

- Once you clear Saudi driving school computer test, There will be driving test again "final trial", If you clear "final trial", You need to submit documents in computer room and you will get your driving license within few minutes.

- If you fail in "final trial", you will get next date for test. For one file you will get 3 test dates, If you failed in 3 tests, you need to start the whole process again.

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UPDATE MOBILE NUMBER AND EMAIL IN MOI E-SERVICES

Expats in Saudi Arabia can now update or change their mobile number and email in Absher (Ministry Of Interior) MOI e-services. Mobile number is playing an important role, while you are signing in ministry website as you need to verify it while you are logging into MOI ministry website.

If you lost your registered mobile number, it is hard to access to MOI absher e services. But you have an option to change your old mobile number to new one through Absher ATM machine, which is available at airport or Saudi Arabia Jawazat passport office. It is also possible to make new account with new mobile number.

You can use your user name and password and finger print to login to absher machine and then you can update your new mobile number. A guy will be there, near absher machine who will help you to do that.

If you have access to your old number then you can easily verify it while logging in through ministry website, Once you logged in you can update your new mobile number by following below method.

1. Go to Ministry Of Interior Saudi Arabia website, At the top right side, Enter your user name and password and click on "LOGIN".

2. Verify your mobile number by entering verification code which you got as sms on your mobile number.

3. Once you successfully logged in, you can see your picture, Be siding My Dashboard, Edit User Profile, Change Password and Logout options.

4. Click on Edit User profile, Now you can see a redirected page showing your details like Email, Mobile Number and Preferred Language with a button "EDIT".

5. Click on "EDIT', Now you can enter your new Email, new Mobile Number, select preferred language and then enter catchpa code from the above catchpa image.

Update Mobile number Email in MOI websie

6. Click on "SAVE". Now you updated successfully your new mobile number or new email.

HAJJ REGISTRATION PROCEDURE FOR RESIDENT PILGRIMS 2015 (1436)

Step by step registration procedure for residents who intend to do Hajj this year 2015 (1436) by Allah's permission.

- Low cost Hajj Fixed price (SR 3000/-)

- Reduced Hajj (SR 3000/- to SR 5250/-)

- General Hajj (SR 5893/- to SR 11890/-)

1. Visit Ministry Of Hajj website at http://localhaj.haj.gov.sa

2. Choose the language as you like Arabic or English.

3. Now you can see three options, Normal Fare, Low Fare and Muyassur including its detailed packages.

4. Choose anyone package as you like, Normal Fare, Low Fare, Muyassur. Click on the selected package button. You can redirected to a form which will ask you to enter Number of male pilgrims, Number of female pilgrims, then select your City and Package type. Click on Submit.

5. Based on your selected city, List of companies will appear who are operating hajj services including its details like Camp code, Camp Category, Distance to Jamarat, Transport in Mashaer, Housing Furniture, Transportation, Food etc,.

6. You can check all the services and prices they are offering for hajj program package by clicking "Details" below every operator company. You can also find a button of "Book".

7. Once you click "Book", You will find a form to enter your details like Mobile Number, Email, Name, Nationality, Iqama Number, Iqama Expiry Date, Iqama Issued City, Gender and Date of Birth.

8. Click on "Submit" to book your package. Once you submit, it will check your Hajj eligibility, Whether you did Hajj in the last 5 years or not, If you already did Hajj in the last five years, you will get an exception.

9. If you did not done hajj in the last five years, You will get SMS message, asking you to deposit the Hajj fee amount in the bank account of Hajj ministry.

10. Once you complete all the above procedure, SMS will be sent to you containing contract number and date.

11. Now again vist Hajj ministry website, Access and print the contract based from the SMS message you got.

12. Contact the offered company with documents(ID, Passport size photographs, Vaccination, Blood type, etc,.) of the contracted person. And this is in order to sign contract and to collect specific hajj permit.

The Ministry of Hajj has announced the date of registration on their internet portal for those resident pilgrims willing to perform Hajj in this year 1436, which will be from Sunday 16/08/2015 (1/11/1436) by 08:00am through its website http://localhaj.haj.gov.sa

Also, the ministry has warned against dealing with any company, no matter it is, and made it clear that the Internet portal is the only place for Hajj registration and payment of Hajj fee, to ensure that there is no price manipulation or its increment.

SAUDI LABOR LAW END OF SERVICE BENEFITS (ESB)

According to Saudi Labor Law, End of Service Benefits or Award is applicable for those expatriates who completed a minimum of two years service in any company of Saudi Arabia. If an employee service is less than two years in a company, Then he is not eligible for any kind of End of Service Award or Benefits.

End of Service Benefits will be calculated only while you are leaving the company, Whether you are resigning the job or you are terminated by your employer, Note entitlement or benefits is different in both the cases.

You can also Refer Article 84 to Article 88 in English translated Saudi Labor Law .

End of Service Benefits in Saudi Labor Law for Resignation of Employee :

1. If an employee is resigned before the service of two years, Then he is not eligible for any kind of End of Service Benefits like ESB, % of Salary, Entitlement.

2. If an employee is resigned after servicing two years but lessthan five years (2-5 years) then he is eligible for 1/3rd of End of Service Benefits award. Here % of salary will be half of the salary.

3. If an employee is resigned after servicing five years but lessthan ten years (5-10 years) then he is eligible for 2/3rd of ESB award, Here percentage of salary will be full salary of the employee.

4. If an employee is resigned from the job or the employer terminate him after 10 years of servicing (10+ years) the he is eligible for full End of Service Benefits award, Here percentage of salary will be his full salary.

End of Service Benefits in Saudi Labor Law for Termination of Contract of Employee :

1. If an employer terminates an employee from company before his 5 years of service, then he is eligible for half salary.

2. If an employer terminates an employee from company after servicing of 5 years, then he is eligible for half salary for first five years, After 5 years full salary will be calculated.

For Women Employees :

- If a women employee resign the job within 6 months of her marriage the she is eligible to get full rewards of End of Service Benefits.

- In the same way, If a women resign the job after 3 months of giving a birth to child, then also she is eligible to get full rewards of ESB.

Saudi Expatriates can also calculate their End of Service Benefits from government website of Labor Education.

https://www.laboreducation.gov.sa/en/Contracts/End-of-Service-Award-Cal-5823

TRANSFER FAMILY MEMBERS UNDER YOUR SPONSORSHIP IN CASE OF DEATH OF FATHER

Procedure to transfer your family members under your sponsorship in case of death of the father or head of the family. These procedure is applicable only if the son is working under another sponsor or company in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This process does not cost anything.

Required Documents for Tansferring Sponsorship of family members :

1. A copy of your passport and valid Iqama with eligible profession.

2. A copy of your birth certificate, translated in Arabic.

3. A letter in Arabic explaining the reason why you are transferring your mother and siblings under your sponsorship.

4. NOC and salary certificate from your employer attested by chamber of commerce.

5. GOSI (General Organisation of Social Insurance) certificate mentioning your salary same as in your salary certificate.

6. A copy of death certificate of your father.

7. A copy of your father Iqama and passport.

8. A copy of your mother Iqama and passport.

If schooling Brother available (under 18) :

1. A copy of your brother Iqama and passport.

2. A Copy of birth certificate of your brother, Translated in Arabic.

3. A Confirmation letter from School of your brother stamped by school and Ministry of Education.

If Sister available (Unmarried) :

1. A copy of your sister Iqama and passport.

2. A copy of birth certificate of your sister, Translated in Arabic.

3. An Arabic confirmation letter from you mentioning your sister is still unmarried.

Submit all above mentioned documents to Legal Affairs Department of Jawazat Saudi. Once they verify your documents, they will return your documents and will issue a letter to you addressing to court to issue a verification letter.

1. Getting Verification Letter (صك اعالة) from Court :

Here you should bring the below things to present it in court

1. Original valid iqama's and its copies of all family members including yours.

2. A letter from Saudi Jawazat, which you got in above procedure.

3. Your known 4 witnesses, who should witness that your head of family is no more and you are the only one legal guardian available to take care of your family.

Visit the court and let your case register then wait for your turn to go to Judge along with witnesses. State the situation you faced provide your witnesses, If you are unfamiliar with Arabic they will arrange a translator. Once judge satisfied, He will provide a paper to sign along with witnesses, then he will issue your (صك اعالة) verification letter.

2. Submiting all documents to Jawazat :

Now visit again to Legal Affairs Departement of Jawazat and submit all of your documents including verification letter from court. Saudi Jawazat people will write a case and ask you to visit after some days. Once they approved they will issue a letter to proceed with transfer.

3. Process for Transferring family Iqama's :

1. Fill the transfer form of each and every family member.

2. Valid original Iqama's and passport copies of each and every family member.

3. Recent passport size photographs of each and every family member.

4. Enroll finger prints of all family members in fingerprint enrollment department, if not done earlier.

Submit this all documents to Transfer of Service Department of Jawazat including a letter of Legal Affairs Department. Transfer of Service Department will transfer all your family members under your dependents. You will get a SMS once transferred, You can also check in MOI Absher sponsoree services.

MOI ABSHER SELF SERVICE KIOSK MACHINE

Register for MOI Absher Account using Self Service Kiosk Machine : Activate or Register for MOI Absher eservices account using self service Kiosk machine. If you are unable to register MOI Absher account through Ministry Of Interior website due to any reason then you can proceed with this very simple and easy method which will be completed in few minutes of time.

Procedure to register using Self Service Kiosk Machine :

1. Go to nearest Absher Kiosk Machine, Choose your language Arabic or English.

2. Enter your Iqama number (Resident ID) or National ID.

3. Place index finger of your right hand on finger print reader.

4. Place index finger of your left hand on finger print reader.

5. Enter your personal mobile number (should be available with you to receive SMS code).

6. Enter SMS code you received.

Now your MOI Absher account is registered and activated, you are ready to use eservices provided by Ministry Of Interior.

Locations of Absher Self Service Kiosk Machine for Registration and Activation : Reach the below mentioned offices for absher account registration and activation purpose in between the time.

From 7.30 AM to 2 PM :

Riyadh Passport office, Passport office of General Authority of Investment, Passport office of 2nd Industrial Area, Deriyah Passport Office, Kharj Passport Office, Guwaiyah Passport Office,

Dawadmi Passport Office, Afif Passport, Wadi-el-Dawaser Passport, Shaqraa Passport, Zulfi Passport, Aflaj Passport, Hutat bani Tamim Passport, Huraimlaa Passport , Muzahmiya Passport, Majma'a Passport, Sajer Passport, Hutat Sedair Passport, Artawiyah Passport, Al Ghat Passport, Thadeq Passport, Jamash Passport, Rowaidah Passport, Rumah Passport, Makkah Passport, Jeddah Passport, Investment General Authority Passport, Saudi Airlines Passport, Tayef Passport, Rabigh Passport, Qunfudah Passport, Khurma Passport, Ranya Passport, Turba Passport, Al Madinah Passport, Investment General Authority Passport, Al Ula Passport, Al Mahd Passport, Yanbu Passport, Dammam Passport, Khubar Passport, Al Ahsa Passport, Al Jubail Passport, Dahran Aramco Passport, Hafr-el-Batin Passport.

King Khalid City Passport, Rass Tanoura Passport, Al Khafji Passport, Al Naeriyah Passport, Qariat al Ulaya Passport, Buraidah Passport, Onaizah Passport, Al Rass Passport, Al Bekairiyah Passport, Oyon Al Jawa Passport, Al Mathnab Passport, Al Shannanah Passport, Aseer Passport, Abha Passport, Khamis Mushayt Passport, AL Nammas Passport, Basha Passport, Mahayel Aseer Passport, Surat Abeedah Passport, Tathleeth Passport, Dahran Al Janoub Passport, Aseer- Balgran Passport, Al Baha Passport, Bagurashi Passport, Al Mandeg Passport, Al Makhuat Passport, Galawah Passport, Hayel Passport, Baga'a Passport, Al Ghazal Passport, Al Jouf Passport, Al Qurayyat Passport, Domat-el Jandal Passport, Tabarjal Passport, Tabouk Passport, AL Wajh Passport, Debaa Passport, Ar'Ar Passport, Rafha Passport, Tareef Passport, Jazan Passport, Farasan Passport, Najran Passport, Sharorah Passport, Habuna Passport.

From 9 AM to 12 PM and 4 PM to 9 PM :

Falmingo Mall Passport ,Sairafi Mall Passport, Tahliya Mall Passport,

Sadhan Khurais Passport (7.30AM to 3 PM)

MOI eservices terminal Al Ghadeer District (1 PM to 9 PM)

Locations for Registration and Activation offices

HOW TO CHECK YOUR FINGERPRINT ENROLLMENT STATUS

By using Public Query Finger Print Enrollment in Ministry Of Interior website, Expatriates and citizens of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can check whether their finger prints are enrolled in Ministry Of Interior (MOI) Systems or not. Finger Printing is also called as "Basmah". One can track it in the way explained below.

How to check Fingerprint Enrollment in MOI website :

- See below image, Open MOI website, move your mouse on "Electronic Inquiries", You can see a tab menu left side, In that move your mouse on "Passports", Now you can see "Public Query Fingerprint Enrollment", Just click on it.

- Follow the link of MOI website Public Query Finger Print Enrollment.

- Enter Identity Number ( Iqama number or National ID).

- Enter Image code (From Above Image).

- Click on View to display the result.

Now you can see a message just above this form either "Fingerprint Enrollment Update" in green or "Fingerprint Enrollment Not Updated" in red.

- If you are not enrolled your fingerprint, then passport department will not issue your Iqama renewal or new Iqama. Every expatriate and citizen, who is above 15 years must enroll their fingerprint.

- You must enroll your fingerprints, to allow the passport department services like Change of profession, Exit re entry visas and information transfers. As all the services are now fully online.

HOW TO REGISTER IN SAUDI COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS

Every Saudi expatriate engineer should register in Saudi Council of Engineers, if he came to Saudi Arabia on different profession visa. If your profession is different from engineer on your Iqama or visa then you should go through this process. If you are a Engineer and you are coming on new work visa to Saudi Arabia then it is better to come on your profession visa. As engineer profession allows you to bring your family in Visit or permanent.

Online procedure to Register in Saudi Council of Engineers :

1. Make sure your engineering degree is attested from Saudi Embassy and Saudi Culture of your native country.

2. Translate your attested engineering degree into Arabic from approved translator.

3. A Chamber of Commerce attested letter from your employer stating your Name, Iqama number, Salary, Joining Date and requesting for change of profession as engineer.

4. Scan all the documents mentioned below in .JPG format, As it is required to upload online in Saudi Council of Engineering website for registration.

- Picture (200x200 pixels)

- Passport copy

- Iqama copy

- Employment Letter

- Letter of Authorization

- Saudi Embassy attested Engineering Degree

- Engineering Mark sheet or Grade sheet (No need of attestation)

- CV

5. Go to Saudi Council of Engineers website

http://eservices.saudieng.sa/en/Registration/Pages/1.aspx

6. Fill all the basic details, Upload your picture and the required documents. Verify your all details twice or thrice, then Submit.

7. After submitting you will get a registration number, Note it for your future reference.

8. After 3 days of submission online, Personally Visit to Saudi Council of Engineers office of your city with the registration number you have.

9. On your turn, they will check all your details, If everything is good, They will ask you to pay a fee of nearly SR 1250/- and will issue a Saudi Council of Engineers registration letter.

10. You need to mention, you want to change your iqama profession, Then he will issue a letter for change of profession to Ministry Of Labor and provide a copy of letter to you.

11. Give those letters to your company HR officer, He will take care of this things from there.

HOW TO CANCEL FINAL EXIT VISA IN SAUDI ARABIA

It is possible to cancel final exit visa in Saudi Arabia, If an employer and his employee (an expatriate) want to cancel final exit visa, due to any reason, then he should go through the following procedure.

If an expatriate left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by final exit visa, Then he can come back to Saudi Arabia with new visa. However their is an unapproved recommendation from the Council of Saudi Chambers to ban expatraites for 2 years, who left the kingdom in final exit visa.

If an expatriate leaving KSA on final exit, before he left, He should take care of some documents including Police clearance certificate which is mentioned in this article "Final Exit in Saudi Arabia". So that in future, he can able to go to any country.

Procedure to Cancel Final Exit Visa in Saudi Arabia :

1. Fill the final exit cancellation application form in Arabic, Which is available with the people who sits near Saudi Arabia Jawazat office.

2. Attest (sign and stamp) final exit cancellation application form from your employer who processed your visa for final exit.

3. A letter from your employer requesting Saudi Jawazat to cancel your final exit visa. This letter should be attested by Chamber of Commerce which is located in your employers city.

4. Your employer or his representative should be present with you to process your final exit visa cancellation.

5. If your Iqama expired, you need to pay a Iqama fee for every year for renewal.

6. Two passport size white background photographs.

7. Photocopies of your Final exit visa, Iqama and Passport.

POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Police Clearance Certificate is mandatory for expatriates, who have planned to migrate European countries or countries like Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, UK, USA etc, in future. As this countries law require to criminal record check of an expatriate.

If you are planning for final exit in Saudi Arabia, then it is better to take police clearance certificate, before you left from here. As once you left from here, there is a different and long procedure to get it.

Police Clearance Certificate Saudi Arabia

Procedure to get Saudi Arabia Police Clearance Certificate while you are in KSA :

1. Contact your country embassy in Saudi Arabia for applying an Endorsement letter. Submit the filled form including Iqama copy and fee for applying endorsement letter. It may take a time of 1 to 2 weeks to be processed.

2. Once you get endorsement letter from embassy, Visit MOFA (Ministry Of Foreign Affairs) for attesting your letter, You will be provided with a form, Fill it and submit it back to MOFA with a fee of SR 100/- including endorsement letter and photocopies of your Iqama and passport.

3. Once your letter attested by MOFA, Make sure your fingerprints are enrolled in Minisitry Of Interior systems, check your "finger print status".

4. Visit one of the below mentioned police stations for police clearance certificate with your documents (attested endorsement letter, Iqama and passport photocopies) along with company representative.

- Riyadh, Deera police office, neart to court.

- Jeddah, Police office behind Islamic Development Bank.

- Dammam, Police office opposite to Governer house.

5. You will get an expected date from police station for your police clearance certificate. You need to visit that day again to collect it. Once you get translate it in English for your future use.

RENEW DRIVING LICENSE ONLINE THROUGH MOI ABSHER

Now expatriates can renew their driving license online through Ministry of Interior website by accessing Absher services. It is also possible to renew Saudi Arabia driving license directly by visiting muroor office of Dallah.

To renew Saudi Arabia driving license online through Ministry Of Interior, First you should make sure of few things.

- Your fingerprint and picture should be enrolled in MOI systems (If your photo is visible when you logging MOI absher account then it is enrolled, for fingerprint refer article "Check fingerprint enrolled or not") .

- Pay if you have any renewal or delay fee pending.

- If you have any traffic violations, Pay the fine (see this article "Check Traffic Violations").

- Your Current license should have validity of less than 180 days.

- You should be alive as per MOI system records.

Procedure to renew Saudi Arabia driving license online through MOI :

1. Pay fee online for renewing driving license using online personal net banking or thorugh ATM depending on the years you want to renew.

SR 80/- For two years

SR 200/- For five years

SR 400/- For ten years

2. Login to your MOI Absher account, By entering Username, Password, and Verification SMS code.

3. Once you logged in, Click on "E-SERVICES" from the left tab select "Traffic" and then click on "Renew Driving License".

Renew Saudi driving license online through MOI

4. Now You will see the instructions which is mentioned above, Click on "NEXT".

Saudi Driving License Renewal MOI Instructions

5. Now a new window will open having an option to select "Renew Private Driving License" and an option to choose number of years you want to renew. Choose the years for which you made fee payment, Click on "NEXT".

6. Now your page will get redirected having an option of "CONFIRM", Once you confirmed, You will get a reference number and you should take a print of it.

7. Visit the muroor office of DALLAH, Go for eye test then submit your documents like photograph, Old driving license and a filled form of renewing driving license stamped at reception. Within 5-10 minutes you will get your renewed license.

SAUDI ARABIA POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FROM HOME COUNTRY

How to get Saudi Arabia Police Clearance Certificate from home or native country? Or you can ask how to get PCC when you are out of KSA? To know the answer of this question, You should follow below procedure.

It is always better to get (PCC) Police Clearance Certificate while you are final exiting from KSA. However if you did not you can proceed with this article. First thing you have to do is, You need to find any friend or relative in Saudi Arabia, Who can process it, on behalf of you.

Procedure to Get Police Clearance Certificate when you are Out of Saudi Arabia :

1. Visit your Area Police Station in your home country and ask them you want to get your fingerprint card. Once you get it, Translate it into Arabic.

2. Vist Saudi Embassy of your home country, Get Police Clearance Certificate from their and fill it in Arabic. Now attest your translated fingerprint card and filled Police Clearance Certificate from Saudi Embassy.

3. You need to request your sponsor or employer in Saudi Arabia to issue a clearance certificate and release letter or NOC (No Objection Certificate) mentioning they do not have any obligation with you.

SAUDI ARABIA POLICE CLEARANCE FROM HOME COUNTRY

4. Write a letter to your home country Embassy in Saudi Arabia mentioning you need Police Clearance Certificate and you are authorizing your relative or friend to collect it on your behalf. Attach two passport size photographs, copy of your old Iqama and passport including all exit entries pages of Saudi Arabia.

5. You also need to attach Police Clearance Certificate of particular country in which you are seeking residency.

6. Your relative or your friend to whom you assigned this task on your behalf, need to visit police station to collect Police Clearance Certificate, once it issued.

RENEW SAUDI DRIVING LICENSE THROUGH MUROOR OFFICE (MANUALLY)

Procedure for Renewing Saudi Driving License manually :

1. Pay fee for renewing driving license, according to the years you want to renew. You can pay renewal fee through your online net banking or through your ATM, In case of fail, you can claim refund, It is also possible to pay through agent using SADAD payment, but here in case of fail, you may not get your payment. You should take a print out or receipt of payment so that you can attach it with your application.

SR 80/- for two (2) years

SR 200/- for five (5) years

SR 400/- for ten (10) years.

2. Fill the renewal form in Arabic, attach 2 photographs having white background. You can download the application form from here "Renew Saudi Driving License Form". You can also get it from agent sitting outside muroor office, who can also help you to fill the application form in Arabic.

3. Prepare a file by adding the documents mentioned below

- Renewal Application Form

- 2 Photographs

- Fee payment receipt

- Iqama copy (You may need to show Original also)

- Expired driving license

4. Visit muroor office, Sometimes you may ask to take eye test from different counter, once you finished, Submit the above prepared file along with all documents. WIthin 10 minutes you will get your renewed Saudi driving license.

It is also possible to renew Saudi driving license online through Ministry Of Interior website, For detailed procedure about it, read this article "Renew Saudi Arabia Driving License online throug MOI". However manual procedure is still available as mentioned above.

CHECK HEALTH INSURANCE EXPIRY DATE, HAJJ STATUS, TRAVEL STATUS, LIVE STATUS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Check your Health Insurance issue date, expiry date, Hajj Eligibility Status, Travel Status and Status of alive in Ministry of Interior website through MOI Absher account..

Procedure to Check Health Insurance Expiry Date, Hajj Status, Alive Status and Travel Status :

1. Login to your MOI absher account, If you do not have one, create it by following this article "Create MOI Absher account".

2. Once you login, Click on "MY DASHBOARD" which is just beside your picture at the top of right side.

3. Once you open My dashboard, You can see your personal details, At left side there will be your picture, Name, Birth country, Birth date, Martial Status, Job category and a green button of "MORE DETAILS". Refer below image.

4. Just click on "More Details", Now you will be redirected to a page, where you can see your personal details. If you scrolldown you can see sub menu's like "Hajj Information" and "Other Information".

- Hajj information will give your Hajj status, whether you are eligible to do hajj this year or not. If you are eligible you can see "YES", If you already did hajj in last 5 years then you can see a status of "NO". Read this article "Hajj Package for Residents in Saudi".

- In "Other Information" you can see your Health Insurance details mentioning the Hijri date of issue and Hijri date of expiry of your health insurance.

HEALTH INSURANCE EXPIRY DATE HAJJ STATUS

- You can also find your status like you are "alive" or "not alive" including your travel status whether you are "Inside kingdom" or "Outside kingdom".

WORKING HOURS IN SAUDI LABOR LAW

As per article (98) in Saudi Labor Law, An employee or worker in Saudi Arabia should not work more than 8 hours in a single day, If the employer decided to re adjust the working hours due to any reason then it should not exceed more than 48 hours in a week. Similarly in (Ramzan) Ramadan month working hours for Muslims should not exceed 6 hours in a single day or 36 hours in a week.

If you refer article(99) in Saudi Labor Law, It is mentioned that working hours can be raised to 9 hours in a single day for few workmen or employees in certain operations and industries, If the worker is not working continuously. Similarly working hours can be reduced to 7 hours for few workmen or employees in certain industries or operations of a harmful nature. The categories of employees or workmen in few operations or industries shall be determined by Minister's decision.

As mentioned in Article (100) of Saudi Labor Law, Employer may seek Ministry's approval, If the work is in shift operations and the employer is increasing working hours more than 8 hours in a single day or 48 hours in a week on a condition that average working hours in 3 weeks should not be less than or more than 8 hours in a single day or 48 hours in a single week.

Saudi Labor Law Article (101), Working hours shall be scheduled that no employee should work more than 5 consecutive hours without taking rest or break for prayer and meals. Break or rest period should not be less than half hour during the working hours. Similarly an employee cannot work more than 11 hours in a single day.

Saudi Labor Law Article (102), Break or rest period should not be included in working hours, An employee should not be in employer's authority during break. It is not require to stay workman or employee at employer's workplace during break time or rest time.

The employer or sponsor may not comply with provisions of Articles (98), (101) and Paragraph (1) of Article (104) of this law:

Read in Article (106) of Saudi Labor Law.

The provisions of Articles (98)-(101) shall not apply to few cases: Read in Saudi Labor Law Article (108).

For Overtime, Read this article "Overtime Labour Law in KSA", For Vacations and Leaves policy under Saudi Labor Law for Workers or Employees in Saudi Arabia, Read this article "Vacations and Leaves under Saudi Labor Law".

OVERTIME LABOUR LAW IN KSA

(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

1. Employer shall pay the employee or workman overtime hours equal to hourly rate plus 50% of his basic pay.

2. If the establishment or company is operating on the basis of weekly working hours, then additional hours to 48 hours is treated as overtime.

3. Official holidays and Eid's working hours shall be considered in overtime hours.

Overtime Exceptions :

1. Overtime hours is an exception to the employees or persons who is on high ranking positions of management or who have authority over workers or employees.

2. Guards and Janitors, excluding civil security guards.

3. Supplement works or preparatory which must be completed before commencement of work or after commencement of work.

4. Work that is intermittent by necessity.

You can also refer Article (107) and Article (108) under Saudi Labor Law English.

For working hours in Saudi Labor Law, Refer this article "Working Hours under Labour Law in KSA". For vacations and leaves policy read this article "Vacations and Leaves under Saudi Labor Law".

Overtime Calculation :

Overtime rate per hour = Hourly wage x 1.5

Hourly Wage = Daily Wage / 8

Daily Wage = Monthly Basic Salary / 30

Annual Basic Salary = Monthly Basic Salary x 12

Example for Overtime Calculation :

If Monthly Basic Salary is 3000

Daily Wage = 3000 / 30 = 100 SR

Hourly Wage = 100 / 8 = 12.50 SR

SINGLE EXIT RE ENTRY VISA IN KSA

Single Exit re entry Visa instructions for expatriates who are working in Saudi Arabia on work visa. If you are planning for vacation or emergency leave, then you should take permission from your employer or sponsor as you are under his sponsorship. Your employer will process your Exit reentry visa.

Exit Re Entry Visa contains your Visa number, Passport Number, Iqama Number, Iqama Expiry date, Name, Passport dependents, Exit before date (travel before this date) and number of days from departure (Should comeback within this days).

EXIT REENTRY VISA INSTRUCTIONS :

1. Exit Re Entry Visa holder should safegaurd his Exit re entry visa paper, which is attached with his passport.

2. If an expatriate is living with family then the Visa holder must travel with all the family members or dependents who are added on his passport. To know how to issue exit re entry visa for family members read this article "Issue Exit Re entry for dependents".

3. Exit Re Entry Visa paper is considered as Invalid, If it is not stamped with place of issue or employer's seal.

4. Exit Re Entry Visa is not valid for entry, If it is not stamped along with passport using passport official seal in exit port.

5. In case of not traveling within the period of authorized travel, It is mandatory to notify Department of Passports, So as not incur a penalty of residence policy. You can inform your sponsor or employer to notify them.

6. In case of any change or scratch to the document of exit re entry visa, it is considered as not valid.

7. In case of loss of this document, You must inform your sponsor or employer immediately.

8. You can verify the information and validity of your visa by following this link "www.evisa.com.sa" For detailed procedure how to check your information read this article "Check Exit Re Entry Visa Validity"

9. If you have any enquiry about your exit re entry visa you can call this numbers 0096612887444 Extn. 800 or 00966552049817.

10. You can also get this visa details to your mobile phone by sending SMS message to 88909 only STC users.

11*Iqama number* visa number

Example : 11*000000000*11111111

MUQEEM RESIDENT IDENTITY CARD

WORK VISIT VISA IN SAUDI ARABIA

BUSINESS VISA IN SAUDI ARABIA

DRIVING LICENSE SAUDI ARABIA

UPDATE MOBILE NUMBER IN MOI ESERVICES

HAJJ REGISTRATION FOR RESIDENT PILGRIMS

END OF SERVICE BENEFITS IN SAUDI LABOR LAW

TRANSFER FAMILY MEMBERS SPONSORSHIP

ABSHER SELF SERVICE KIOSK MACHINE

CHECK FINGER PRINT ENROLLMENT STATUS

REGISTER IN SAUDI COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS

CANCEL FINAL EXIT VISA IN SAUDI ARABIA

POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE SAUDI ARABIA

RENEW DRIVING LICENSE ONLINE THROUGH MOI ABSHER

SAUDI ARABIA POLICE CLEARANCE FROM HOME COUNTRY

RENEW DRIVING LICENSE THROUGH MUROOR

CHECK HEALTH INSURANCE EXPIRY HAJJ STATUS

WORKING HOURS UNDER SAUDI LABOR LAW

OVERTIME LABOUR LAW IN KSA

SINGLE EXIT REENTRY VISA IN KSA