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- Middle East
Saudi expats can obtain exemption from deportation in 2 cases
Riyadh: An expatriate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who has been sentenced to imprisonment and deportation for less than three months, can obtain an exemption from deportation even if a Saudi…
- Middle East
Saudi updates rules for expats employees’ absence from work
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development on Sunday updated regulations governing expatriate worker absences in private sector establishments, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.…
- Middle East
UAE among top 10 destinations for relocation of expats: Survey
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has become the number one destination in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, and among the world’s top ten destinations out of 197 countries for expats to relocate, a…
- Middle East
Saudi allows expat returnees to replace expired driving licences
Saudi Arabian authorities have decided to allow returning expatriates to apply for a new driving licence if they possess a new visa. The Saudi General Directorate of Traffic recently released a statement,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: New rules for dependents’ ‘iqamas’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s authorities have said that the wife of an expatriate whose religion differs from her husband must issue an independent Iqama or a residency permit, the local…
- Middle East
UAE witnesses a drop in number of expatriate workers
Abu Dhabi: The number of foreigners working in government and private sectors has decreased by 8.72 percent according to local media. The number of expatriates working in the kingdom has decreased from…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia extends visas of expats for free till July 31
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Tuesday announced to extend the validity of Iqamas (residency permits) and visas automatically free of cost for expats till July 31, the Saudi press…
