SPONSORSHIP TRANSFER WITHOUT CURRENT SPONSOR APPROVA

SPONSORSHIP TRANSFER WITHOUT CURRENT SPONSOR APPROVA

 Sponsorship transfer is also known as Naqal Kafala in Saudi Arabia. Labor Ministry made it possible for employees to transfer their sponsorship legally without kafeel approval in Saudi Arabia. If the employees met any of the below conditions.

1. If your current company is in Red or Yellow Nitaqat categories of Sponsorship. Labor Ministry allows you to transfer your sponsorship to another company without informing your current sponsor. To know your current sponsor nitaqat color check this article "Check Nitaqat Category of current Sponsor".

2. Iqama Sponsorship Transfer, If you are a new employee in Saudi Arabia and your company or sponsor failed to provide Iqama or Muqeem card to you within 3 months, Then you can change your sponsorship legally with another company without current kafeel approval. Reccommended article "Nitaqat categories of sponsorship.

3. Being an employee of your current sponsor, If you did not receive salary from more than 3 months then you are free to join another company. You can transfer your sponsorship to another company without your current sponsor approval. You can also read this article for more information about "Sponsorship Transfer in KSA". 
4. If you are new in Saudi Arabia as employee and your kafeel or sponsor is in Red or Yellow Category, Then you can transfer your sponsorship without kafeel approval, How ever you need to contact labor  in this situation. 

5. If your Iqama or Muqeem is expired before one month and your sponsor did not renew it, Then also you can transfer to new sponsor with the help of labor.

6. Most of the companies failed in Wage Protection System of Labor Ministry, Those companies employees can transfer their sponsorship to new companies.

- Labor Ministry allows Employees with the above conditions for sponsorship transfer   to any individual company. If your current sponsor is under Green Nitaqat category then you need your kafeel approval for sponsorship transfer. Recommended article "Naqal Kafala in KSA"

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IF LOST SAUDI IQAMA

Iqama Lost--If you have lost your iqama, getting a new one will be a little difficult. First try to find it in every possible place where it can be before applying for a new one. In case you can’t find it anywhere and you are sure that either it was stolen or lost then use the following procedure without delay.

Reporting an Iqama Lost

• Report that your iqama was lost within 24 hours. As per new government law if you report within 24 hours of loosing your iqama you will not be penalized.
• You will have to go to the police station and submit a written report in Arabic to the police stating that you have lost your iqama / muqeem card. To do this you will have to take someone from your company with you (ie. Sponsor or GRO).
• The written report should be on your company’s letterhead and should explain how and where you lost your iqama.
• Someone from your company will then have to visit Jawazat with two passport size photographs, copy of lost iqama, copy of passport, receipt of lost iqama payment fine and form.
• If all goes in your favour, it usually takes a day for you to get your new iqama
• Fine for lost iqama
  Losing it for the first time will end with you paying SR1000 as a fine, for the second time you will have to pay SR 2000 and for the third time SR3000.
• CHECK YOUR IQAMA EXPIRY DATE

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Reload Amount

RS:300 $3.63 USD RS:500 $5.54 USD RS:1000 $10.31 USD

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Check online medical test report for first Saudi iqama

Medical test for iqama.

Medical test is important to apply for new iqama. Now it is very easy to check medical report for Saudi iqama online.

1-            First of all to take your passport and visa photocopy within 4 passport size photographs and go to nearest approved medical center.

Medical test fee is round about SR 150/- After completing your medical test for iqama , within two days your medical test report should be online and you can also get it by hand.

 How to check medical report online

Its very simple to check medical test report for iqama by online following below steps.

Click on this link you will go on ministry of health website so open it.

Now as write your border number (رقم الحدود)

Written on your passport by hand at the time of arrival in the Saudi Arabia at Airport. The mobile number you give at the time of appearing in medical test.

Now you can see your medical test report for iqama 

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Check Expiry of Health Insurance with Iqama Number and رقم اللحدود

Check Expiry of Health Insurance without Iqama Number through CCHI

According to the current low of Saudi Arabia, every expatriate have to subscribe for health insurance to get iqama. Iqama cannot be renewed if an expatriate does not have health insurance. It apply to both employees as well as their dependent. It is not a Matter of only subscribing for health insurance but this insurance should be updated in the system of Ministry of Interior. If an expatriate does not have health insurance or his health insurance is not updated in the MOI system, jawazat cannot issue his iqama. CHECK EXPARY OF HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH MOI. However MOI requires iqama number to provide information about expiry ho health insurance. You can check the expiry of health insurance through MOI for an expatriate who already has iqama. But what about those employees who don’t have iqama ? In order check if someone has subscribed for insurance or if his insurance is updated in the system without iqama you need to follow the procedure.

First of all you open website of the council of cooperative heath insurance (CCHI) and select the English language there you need to click on the business owners tab from the slides. A page will open from where you will have to click on Inquire about insurance information tab give on the left hand side. As a shortcut you can click on this link to reach to this point. http://goo.gl/vn54N3. A new screen will appear in which you have to enter required information. If iqama has already been issued for an expatriate you need to enter iqama number in the field “Identity Number” If iqama is yet to be issued you need to inter Border number

رقم الحدود) ( in the respective field. Border number

رقم الحدود) ( is written by hand in Arabic on the first time entry page of passport. It is a10 digit code just like iqama number. After entering iqama or Border number enter the catcher code and click on “ok” button as show in the below screenshot   

If expatriate has subscribed for the insurance following message will appear on your computer screen.

If expatriate has not subscribed for insurance or details are not updated in the system following message will appear. Keep in mind you only apply for the first iqama when insurance details are updated in the system of the cooperative health insurance

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POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IN SAUDI ARABIA

POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE IN SAUDI ARABIA

The Police Clearance Certificate has been made mandatory for all expatriates leaving the Kingdom. The following 5 steps are required to obtain a PPC from the relevant authorities:

1. First step is to apply for endorsement letter in the embassy of your country. You will have to submit a copy of your iqama, pay a certain amount as fee along with the application for the letter of endorsement.
2.  Once you receive it, you will have to submit to MOFA with a copy of your iqama and passport. From here you will get a form, fill it and submit it there with a fee of SR 100, copies of your documents and letter of endorsement. (Note: all payments can be made online)
3. MOFA will attest the certificate for you. For this attestation you don’t have to get the letter translated into Arabic.
4. After you are done with your finger print scanning process, with the Government Relations officer of your company with you, take all your documents along with the attested letter of endorsement to a Police Station. They will give you an expected date when you can come and collect your Police Clearance Certificate from them.
5. Go to collect your PCC from police station 3 or 4 days later from the date given to you. Take it to MOFA and get it attested. For future ease, it is better to get it translated to English.

Please note, for all such documents it is essential that you make copies. Once you get your police clearance certificate, send it for translation from one of the approved translation companies.

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PROCESS TO CANCEL FINAL EXIT VISA

PROCESS TO CANCEL FINAL EXIT VISA

Cancelling final exit visa KSA

If your employer has decided that your services are no longer needed, he will have you sent back to your country by issuing an exit visa for you. However you can have it cancelled if your kafeel wants you to stay in Saudi Arabia. You will have to submit a few documents to Jawazat office to get your exit visa cancelled.

Process to cancel exit visa

• Fill out an application form signed by your Kafeel.
• An attested letter from the Chamber of Commerce by your employer to Jawazat office requesting them to cancel your exit visa.
• Submit your application and letter along with following documents to have your request processed:
• Copy of your passport
• Copy of valid iqama
• Copy of exit visa
• Passport sized photographs

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FINAL EXIT VISA SAUDI ARABIA

FINAL EXIT VISA SAUDI ARABIA

This visa is needed by every expat living in Saudi Arabia. Once the purpose of their visit has ended they will have to leave KSA. For this they need the exit visa. This visa can ONLY be issued with the consent of your employer. So if he hinders its processing for some reason you cannot leave Saudi Arabia.

Important things to do before leaving Saudi Arabia with final exit visa

• Clear all your utility bills, police tickets and fines
• Get the credit cards, SIM card deactivated
• Get a clearance certificate from police
• Deactivate all your bank accounts and transfer your money before your accounts are frozen
• As per Saudi Law, you have to give a notice period of 30 days to your employer
• Send your family back to your homeland with all your important belongings so that you can take care of the rest of the tasks
• Have your company transfer end of service benefits into your accounts in homeland.

Importance of police clearance certificate

This certificate is far more important than people realize. For other countries to allow you to come and work for them one of the mandatory requirements is to provide police clearance certificates from all the countries you have previously lived in. Therefore if you plan on leaving Saudi Arabia to work in other countries it is better you get a clearance from the Saudi Arabian Police.

Procedure to get Police Clearance Certificate when in Saudi Arabia

Final exit visa after expiry of iqama

There are chances that if your employer has not yet found a suitable replacement for you, he will withhold your final exit visa long after your iqama has expired. In such a scenario you will have to renew your iqama since you cannot get an exit visa without a valid iqama.

 Leave before exit visa expires

Once you have been issued a final exit visa it is suggested that you leave before it expires.  With an exit visa your iqama is not valid anymore. Overstaying can bring in serious consequences for you. The airport authority can detain you for months before you would be released to head back to your country.

Cancelling Final Exit Visa - Detailed procedure to cancel your final exit. 

Pro Tip: It is important that on your exit you get a copy of your exit visa from your company. These papers are helpful when you want to come back to KSA under a new profession. However, there are companies which do not have a rule of giving a copy of exit papers to their employees. In this case you can ask your agent to process your visa and forward your case to Saudi Embassy. They can check online to see if you had exited KSA properly the last time you were there.

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