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Exit / Re-entry visa - Always carry a printout 26 Aug 2013 | 02:24 pm
The Ministry of Interior today announced that starting from September 7, 2013 it is no longer necessary to carry the hard copy of the exit / reentry visa. According to the Ministry, all details are a...
Revised attestation procedure for Indians 12 Aug 2013 | 09:27 am
In one of the earliest articles of this blog, I had written about the detailed attestation procedure for Indian nationals seeking job opportunities in Saudi Arabia. A lot of changes have taken place ...
New rules for domestic workers 17 Jul 2013 | 05:08 pm
It happens every time. There is anticipation of a big bang and finally when it does come, it comes as a whimper. The Saudi Government has now announced new set of rules for domestic workers as well a...
Temporary relief 2 Jul 2013 | 10:36 pm
The announcement of extension of the grace period until November 4, 2013 by the Saudi king has come not a day sooner. This practical and wise decision has given a big relief to thousands of stranded '...
New rules for domestic workers 7 Jun 2013 | 11:43 pm
The Saudi Government's Ministry of Labor has now issued new rules for domestic workers. When you actually go through the list of these new rules, you would find that there is hardly any room for cheer...
Some relief finally? 14 May 2013 | 02:11 pm
The last three days have seen such a frenzied activity that each time I tried to write about one topic, there was a new development popping up immediately, so I decided to wait and consolidate all of ...
To work or not to? 5 May 2013 | 10:23 pm
This blog has maintained since its inception that for expatriates working in Saudi Arabia, the only thing certain in the kingdom is uncertainty. This has been proved repeatedly by the grandeur in whic...
Now, pay for your return tickets! 23 Apr 2013 | 09:07 am
The Cabinet has this week approved a series of new rules and regulations which has a direct bearing on all expatriates working in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Labor Law specifically states that the to and...
New changes to Nitaqat scheme 12 Apr 2013 | 12:28 pm
Remember all the hype about the Nitaqat scheme when it was introduced? I would like to recollect for the benefit of readers that as per the color code scheme, expatriates in the red category could get...
What next? 29 Mar 2013 | 11:13 am
The series of raids on small business establishments in the past ten days have unnerved the expatriate community in the kingdom. It was expected for quite some time, because the deadline for such busi...
