Important Notes for Aliens
- Work permit charges for household workers, drivers and individuals are paid to authorized banks. Companies and establishments must obtain work permits issued by the Labour Office.
- Workers in the government administrations, students, un-employed males, un-employed dependents and wives of non-Saudis need no working permits.
- A sum of Saudi Riyal (SAR) 2000 is paid for securing recruitment permission. Families of resident aliens who work for the government and foreign embassies are exempted from paying this charge, whether they are holders of diplomatic passports or not.
- A Human Resources development charge is paid by all recruited aliens except the following:
- Non-Saudi wives of Saudi citizens.
- Contractors who work for government administrations.
- Embassy employees and diplomatic passports holders.
- Household workers, farmers, shepherds, and drivers who are sponsored by individuals.
- Alien resident’s dependents such as wives, sons, and daughters.
- A female's Companion (husband, father, or brother).
- A resident alien’s son or daughter has to obtain a separate residence permit and pay the applicable charges, once he or she turns 18 years of age.
- The following are exempted from paying residence and visa charges:
- Non-Saudi wives of disabled citizens.
- Non-Saudi students who are on scholarships.
- Military students who come to the Kingdom for training.
- If sons and daughters of a Saudi woman from a marriage to a non-Saudi are transferred to her custody, they are exempted from the transfer charge. This exemption does not include those individuals whose sponsorship was transferred for work.