NO PLAN TO DEPORT EXPAT ABOVE 40 IN KSA

Rumors are not true. This is the clarification of Ministry of Labor (MOL) and Social Development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding the news circulating in some websites and social media that expatriate over 40 years of age will be deported.

In social media and other online sites, there is news circulating that Saudi Arabian government will no longer issue new work visa for expatriate workers above 40-years of age.

Also, expatriate workers who are above 40-years old can no longer renew their iqama and government is planning to deport them.

MOL has denied this rumors.

The ministry said this is a false news story and the government has no plans to take these kinds of the measure at all.

Professor of criminal psychology and head of academic studies at King Fahd Security College Dr. Nasser Ali Arifi said that the main motive behind spreading rumors is to destabilize the economy, spread chaos and harm the relationship between citizens and expatriates.

“Enemies of the country tend to create false rumors and others spread these without cross-checking the veracity of such news. Spreading rumors with the intention to harm society is punishable by law not only in the Kingdom but all around the world,” Arifi said.

He said that the ministry issues rules and directives through official websites and any citizen or expatriate can obtain information directly from official news sources or from the Saudi Press Agency.

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NEWS POST: SOME REMINDERS TO ALL OFWS AND EXPATS IN SAUDI ARABIA

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Expats bank deposit in Saudi, to undergo monitoring

BANKS in Saudi Arabia will start checking accounts belongs to expatriate workers who have any deposits which are not accordance with their declared income or source.

According to Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA), all banks are obliged to inform the Ministry of Commerce and Industry regarding any deposits which do not match or exceed the salaries of the account holder.

SAMA reminds the depositors that all sources of income must be honestly and completely declared to the banks and other relevant authorities.

Failure to do so will result in a serious legal consequence including seizing undeclared income or deportation in extreme cases.

This is inline with the efforts of Ministry of Labor to limit commercial activities carried out by expatriates

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Illegal donation banned in Saudi Arabia

Collecting of donations in cash or kind for any purpose without a permit is prohibited in Saudi Arabia.

The Interior Ministry warned that illegal donation is a violation of regulation in force.

It is clear under the Anti-Terrorism and Terror Financing Laws of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that collection of donations are not allowed.

If a foreigner is found guilty of collecting donations, deportation will be the penalty.

Saudi authorities will take all necessary actions to prevent a collection of illegal donations in the Kingdom.

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Passengers can claim SR300 for every hour of delayed flight

Airline passengers can claim  compensation in the amount of SR300 per hour of delayed take off. Compensation must not exceed SR3,000 or almost 10 hours delayed
Compensation is valid if the airline did not able to annouce revised schedule for take off.

If flight is delayed for more than six hours, airline companies should provide hotel accommodation to passengers.

This is according to Article 4 of Civil General Authority of Civil Aviation’s (GACA) Consumer Protection Regulation.

These rule and regulations were made to protect the rights of passenger and gives them comfortable way to travel from Saudi Arabia. 

These regulation push airlines to compensate their passengers in case of flight delays.

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Saudi Latest News: SAUDI ARABIA EMPLOYER IS PAYING P275,000 TO RECRUIT A KASAMBAHAY

The latest Saudi Arabia news is an article posted at ArabNews regarding the recruitment of Household service workers or Kasambahay. Saudi labor ministry is being demanded to be fair with Kingdom's recruitment services.

Your employer, Sir and Madam, must have paid, P275,000 in over-all recruitment process, including visa in order for you to work to them, at a salary of P18,750 a month or SR1500. That's how costly and expensive the hiring process of a kasambahay bound for Saudi is, that's maybe the reason why some employers are not paying OFWs some salaries, or deprived them of some basic things because they are afraid that you will run away and they will lost a lot of money. 

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From ArabNews:

The sources pointed that the total amount needed to recruit Philippine household help reached SR22,000, including the SR20,000 cost of recruiting, and SR2,000 for the visa, with a monthly salary of SR1,500."

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Read More:  

Price of recruiting Philippine domestic help hits SR22,000

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Some old videos about OFWs, and housekeepers having problems in Saudi Arabia.

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Call 19911 or Contact Labor Ministry of Saudi For Complains on Labor Abuse or Grievances

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Saudi Is Working On A Plan To Issue Permanent Residence Card

In an interview the Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman disclosed a plan to issue permanent residence card similar to the green card system of United States. 

Prince Mohammed:"...We are working on a specific program similar to the green card..."
Read the whole transcript of his interview here.

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If implemented, the system allowing permanent residence will allow expatriates to own property and undertake commercial, industrial and other business related activities. Implementation of this will also help generate revenue for Saudi economy.

Here are the thoughts of some expatriate workers:

“This is actually in recognition of the universal human rights of residency. We are glad to see the host government extending such a privilege to deserving expats.”-  John Monterona, (OFW Forces Worldwide)

“This will also help the Kingdom’s economy and increase its revenues. It will bolster their manpower without relying on oil.” -Jehad Zacaria Pangcoga, Philippines

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“I am just like many other expatriates who have spent more than half of their lives in this country. All my children were born here. So it is really a great honor if this privilege of either permanent residence or a green card is granted to us.”- Saleh Ampaso Bucay, Tawuniya Engineer working in Saudi since 1992

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