PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN SAUDI TO ALL OFWS IN THE KINGDOM: LIST OF PENALTY FOR EXPAT VIOLATORS IN SAUDI

Are you working in Saudi Arabia under different sponsor from the one on your visa; over-staying when your visa or iqama has expired; are you helping illegal expatriates by employing them, transporting them, or sheltering them? These are against the rules of Saudi and you could end up sanctioned and deported.

The website of the Embassy of Philippines in Saudi Arabia recently published information issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  This pertains to the sanctions or penalty that will be given to expatriates who violates rules and regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In the Ministerial Sanctions defined by Saudi MFA, penalties for expatriate violators were defined. Some violators includes expatriates who are free lancer or those who have Kafeel, over-stayer or those whose visa or iqama are already expired. Expatriates who are also helping and protecting illegals by any means like employing, sheltering, or transporting  them will be fined and could face deportation, imprisonment, and confiscation of car or transportation.

The advisory given by MFA reads as follows:

ADVISORY

Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Issues Ministerial Sanctions 
Against Violators of the Rules and Regulations Pertaining to 
Dealing with Expatriates

(14 November 2016) The Philippine Embassy wishes to inform the Filipino Community in Riyadh that the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued its Ministerial Decision Circular which contains the sanctions to be imposed against violators of the rules and regulations when dealing with expatriates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The matrix includes sanctions on the violations such as, protecting or harboring an expatriate, delay of departure of an expatriate after expiration of entry or exit visa, and employers who allow their workers to work for other employers under their sponsorship.

NO.	VIOLATION	SANCTION FOR FIRST OFFENSE	SANCTION FOR SECOND OFFENSE	SANCTION FOR THIRD OFFENSE & MORE
1	Any expatriate who works for his own account (Free Lancer)	SR10,000 fine Deportation	SR25,000 fine One month imprisonment Deportation	SR50,000 fine Six month imprisonment Deportation
2	Any expatriate who delays his departure after expiration of his entry visa	SR15,000 fine Deportation	SR25,000 fine Three months imprisonment Deportation	SR50,000 fine Six month imprisonment Deportation
3	Intruders who are caught outside the border	Fine of SR15,000 One month imprisonment Deportation	SR25,000 fine Three months imprisonment Deportation	SR100,000 fine Six month imprisonment Deportation
4	Persons who transport or give jobs to intruders who are caught outside the border; protecting or harboring them; or extending them any means of assistance	SR25,000 fine Six months imprisonment Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Criminal libel To demand for court order to confiscate the means of the land transport if it is owned by the transporter himself, his accomplice or partner	SR50,000 fine One year imprisonment Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Criminal libel To demand for court order to confiscate the means of the land transport if it is owned by the transporter himself, his accomplice or partner	SR100,000 fine Two years imprisonment Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Criminal libel To demand for court order to confiscate the means of the land transport if it is owned by the transporter himself, his accomplice or partner
5	Any individual person who transports or gives jobs to violators of the Rules & Regulations; protecting or harboring them; or extending them any means of assistance	SR15,000 fine Deportation (if violator is an expatriate)	SR30,000 fine Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Three months imprisonment	SR100,000 fine Deportation (if violator is an expatriate) Six month imprisonment

The matrix includes sanctions for those who are protecting or harboring an expatriate;  delay of departure of an expatriate after expiration of entry or exit visa, and employers who allow their workers to work for other employers under their sponsorship. 
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Expat Doctor In Saudi Was Caught With Fake Credentials

Forging school credentials or university degree is a crime, and expatriates in Saudi Arabia should not take this lightly. Over the years, there are some expatriates usually working in the field of engineering who were discovered to have fake credentials and they were deported. 
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If you are wondering what could possibly happen to you if you will work in Saudi under fake or forged credentials, learn from the experience of this expatriate: 

 An expatriate working in a dispensary in Jeddah was sentenced to one year and five months in prison, SR 5,000 fine and deportation after he was proven guilty of forging a Ph.D degree in medicine. 

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According to the local news, he was able to work for 7 months practicing his degree. When he brought his credentials for attestation, the Foreign Ministry discovered it was fake. He was then handed to the police.

The source said that the expatriate came in the Kingdom with his mother to perform Umrah. He was able to secure a job offer later and was given a permanent residence permit to  work as an accountant. He later realized that his salary as an accountant is not enough to cover the needs of his family back in his home country. Since he has one year background studying medicine in his country,  he decided to contact a forger back home so he can have credentials for a Ph.D Degree in Internal Medicine. He paid the forger SR 2,000. 

With his fake credentials he was able to secure a job and exercise the profession and was paid well as a doctor.  But when the dispensary asked him to submit his credentials for authentication by the Foreign Ministry, they found out it was fake. 

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Warning: Fundraising In Saudi Without Official License Could Land You In Jail And Face Deportation

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This serves as warning to anyone involve in doing fundraising activity in the Kingdom. According to the source: "Indulging in charity work or fundraising activity in the Kingdom without license or official permission will invite various penalties, jail terms and deportation as per the Kingdom’s law."

Whoever is caught collecting donations or doing fundraising without official license shall be subject to jail sentence of 6 months to 2 years and deportation for foreigners after serving their jail sentence.

According to Article 18, individuals who raise funds or collect donations without official licenses and approvals are punishable with a jail sentence of between six months and two years, while non-Saudis will be deported upon completion of the sentence.

In addition, although an entity or charitable organization has permit and license to conduct fundraising, they are not allowed to receive donation from non-Saudi whether they are in the Kingdom or in other countries (subject to some exceptions). 

As per Article 8, licensed parties may not receive donations from non-Saudi people or entities inside or outside the Kingdom except as per the specified controls under the regulations.

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