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08/03/2022

Thank you new members

25/11/2021

04/09/2021

If you have re-entry visa and did not return, you will be banned for three years. You are only allowed to return to the ‘same employer or sponsor with a new visa.’

24/08/2021

This will be applicable only to those expatriates who have left the Kingdom on exit and reentry visa after taking two doses of vaccine against coronavirus from Saudi Arabia.

Read more here https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/610183

16/05/2021

After a suspension of more than 1 year and 2 months, to operate the first flights from Tomorrow (17th May) 1 AM to travel outside and into the Kingdom, by opening its air, land and sea ports...

05/05/2021

Absher cited the following five conditions that people need to adhere to benefit from the service in general.
• The employer and the worker should not be registered in one of the situations of the deceased, absconding and recruitment violation;
• payment of all traffic offenses against the worker;
• the absence of a valid visa for the worker;
• the presence of the worker within the Kingdom at the time of submitting the application, and
• the validity of the residency permit (iqama) and passport of the worker.

Read more from the source https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/606304

07/04/2021

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Human Resource and Social Development (HRSD), Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi, issued three decisions to localize a group of activities and professions in the labor market, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Read more from the source https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1457747

25/03/2021

Workers not vaccinated before May 15 must provide negative PCR test results every 7 days.

Read more from the source https://www.arabnews.com/node/1831431

14/03/2021

Labor Reform Initiative (LRI) officially come into force today, Sunday, March 14.

Here is the screenshot of the Labor Initiative Reform (LRI) Services Guidebook as released by Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development (MHRSD).

14/03/2021

Labor Reform Initiative (LRI) will come into force tomorrow, Sunday, March 14.

The initiative, which aims to improve the contractual relationship between employers and employees in the private sector, is expected to bring about far-reaching positive effects in the Saudi employment market.

Here is guide on employee mobility service.

13/03/2021

Saudi Arabia General Authority of Civil Aviation ( announced has confirmed May 17 as the date for the resumption of international flights
https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/604346

11/03/2021

Saudi Aramco announces petrol prices for March 2021 in Saudi Arabia. Gasoline 91 priced at SR1.90 per liter, Gasoline 95 at SR2.04 per liter and Diesel at SR0.52 per liter.

10/03/2021

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced on Tuesday that the landmark labor reform initiative will come into force on Sunday (March 14).

Read more from the source https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/604279

14/09/2020

Expatriates should have valid exit and reentry visa, work visa, residency permit (iqama) and visit visas and shall fulfill all the coronavirus related precautionary measures and protocols. A recent negative coronavirus test should be provided no later than 48 hours from reaching the Kingdom.

In a separate news, Haramain Sharifain also stated the following:

Starting Tuesday, 15 September 2020, travel restriction will be lifted for the following groups

- International travel for citizens (Military, government employees, diplomats, and civilians assigned to official duties)

- International travel for expatriates to enter and exit the Kingdom with the following visa categories (Exit-reentry Visa, Work Visa, and Visit Visa)

- Entry and exit for Citizens of GCC member countries

Read more here https://m.saudigazette.com.sa/article/597910?fbclid=IwAR37Fm6_0bDGS8W-sG_khnfiDazTzQaRmRz0z8_DgRILKb8Ly8er7GkRaiA&utm_medium=long_story&utm_source=saudigazette-article&utm_redirect=pwa_app&utm_referrer=http://m.facebook.com

https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2133217 #2133217

https://www.haramainsharifain.com/2020/09/international-flights-to-resume-tuesday.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR09RINHd7Qa59fkldlCkEo-YVuYmZ_PIhKUCiKUUXXL0tD_3z8HpLTC3H8

11/09/2020

Here is all you need to know about expatriates iqama and visa extention as announced by Jawazat.

03/09/2020

Saudia Airlines announced the guidelines and requirements for passengers returning to the Kingdom in its flights, during the current coronavirus pandemic. The guidelines are based on the directives issued by the health authorities in Saudi Arabia.

They also include the requirements for traveling to 25 countries.

PLEASE NOTE that international flights remain suspended until further notice. Should there be further announcement from authorities, it shall be announced from their official channels.

👉Image 2,3 and 4 are guidelines and requirements for returning to the Kingdom.
👉Image 5 refers to requirements of Saudia going to those 25 countries. Open this link https://www.saudia.com/before-flying/travel-information/travel-requirements-by-international-stations, click the country and will show you the Saudia requirements.

Read more here https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1403633

Read Saudia Airlines travel guidelines and requirements here https://www.saudia.com/before-flying/travel-information/travel-requirements-by-international-stations

To download ‘Tetaman’ app for IOS
https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/tetamman-%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%85%D9%86/id1503939198

To download ‘Tawakkalna’ app for IOS
https://apps.apple.com/sa/app/tawakkalna-covid-19-ksa/id1506236754

Download disclaimer form for returning passengers herehttps://www.saudia.com/SAUDIA%20Content/Frequently%20Asked%20Questions/Travel%20Guidelines%20and%20Requirements%20due%20to%20COVID-19/20200715-saudi-ministry-of-health-disclaimer-en.pdf

To know the requirements for traveling to 25 countries, open this link and click on the country https://www.saudia.com/before-flying/travel-information/travel-requirements-by-international-stations

28/07/2020

The Directorate General of Passports (Jawazat) announced today, July 27 that it has completed the automatic extension of the exit and re-entry visas of expatriates, who are outside the Kingdom, for a period of three months without any fee.

07/06/2020

From your Saudi Buzz family, Happy Migrants Day to all Filipino Overseas Workers! You are the modern heroes of your country! 🇵🇭

05/06/2020

New curfew timing in jeddah

05/06/2020

New curfew and restrictions in jeddah

31/05/2020

FYI: Your e-ticket or boarding pass is your curfew permit for 3 hours if you are travelling within the city and 3 days if you are travelling from outside the region.

26/05/2020

Eases restrictions in the Kingdom. This information is from haramain.info

26/05/2020

FYI...
Curfew refers to a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours. (For those who are confuse on what curfew means).

12/05/2020

‎Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthnin, Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development meets the Special Assistant to the Special Assistant to the Pakistani Prime Minister for Expatriate Affairs to discuss supporting Pakistani labor during the corona pandemic crisis.

Vice Minister of Human Resources and Social Development for Labor Dr. Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthnain held today a virtual meeting with the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Sayed Zulfiqar Abbas Bukhari to discuss developments in the Saudi labor market resulting from the Corona pandemic crisis, and their impact on the workforce in the Kingdom.

During the meeting, Dr. Abuthnain highlighted some of the major initiatives launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development to help mitigate the impact of the pandemic on the labor market and the workforce, including enabling expatriates to return to their countries during the current crisis.

Mr. Bukhari expressed his utmost thanks and gratitude for the Ministry’s efforts on this front, and welcomed this initiative confirming their full cooperation with the Saudi governmental entities to facilitate the immediate return of Pakistani labor to Pakistan, including exit/re-entry permit seekers and those whose contracts have expired and wish to obtain a final exit.

Before concluding the meeting, the two sides discussed the mechanism to benefit from this opportunity, and Dr. Abuthnain stressed on the need to compile a full list of all Pakistani citizens who wish to return, and provide their details to the Ministry through the designated online portal (Awdah) to facilitate their safe travels back to Pakistan in the near future.

11/05/2020

His Excellency the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Economy and Designated Professor Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan explained the importance of measures aimed at protecting the Kingdom's economy to overcome the unprecedented global crisis of the Corona pandemic and its financial and economic repercussions with the least possible damage.

His Excellency stressed that these measures come as a complement to the decisions taken in advance to reduce the aggravation of the negative effects of the crisis from its various health, social and economic aspects.

His Excellency stated that the government continues to take the necessary decisions to protect citizens, residents and the economy early to reduce the aggravation of the crisis and its consequences. His Excellency stressed that the global crisis of the spread of the pandemic has caused three shocks to the Kingdom’s economy, each of which is capable of bringing about a change affecting the performance and stability of the public finances unless the government interferes with measures to absorb these shocks, indicating that the spread of the epidemic and the precautionary measures taken by the countries of the world resulted in a first shock represented by In an unprecedented decline in the demand for oil, it negatively affected the price level and led to a sharp decline in oil revenues, which is a major source of public revenues for the state budget. The second shock was that the necessary preventive measures taken to preserve the lives and safety of citizens and residents and prevent the spread of the pandemic caused many local economic activities to stop or decline, and this negatively affected the volume of non-oil revenues and economic growth.

As for the third of these shocks affecting the public finances, they were the urgent needs on the side of the unplanned expenditures that required government intervention by continuously increasing funds for the health sector to support the preventive and curative capacity of health services. In addition to adopting a number of initiatives to support the economy, reduce the impact of the pandemic, and preserve the jobs of citizens.

His Excellency Minister Al-Jadaan indicated that these challenges combined led to a decline in government revenues, and pressure on public finances to levels that are difficult to deal with later without harming the kingdom’s macroeconomics and public finances in the medium and long term, and therefore a further reduction in expenditures must be achieved, and measures to support stability non-oil revenues accordingly, the ministries of Finance and Economy and Planning presented the financial and economic developments and the proposed measures to confront these developments. The directive was issued to take the most appropriate, least harmful and lighter measures.

The impact of what has been approved of measures reached nearly 100 billion riyals, which included: the cancellation, extension or postponement of some items of operating and capital expenditures for a number of government agencies and the reduction of the credits of a number of initiatives to achieve vision and major projects for the fiscal year (1441/1442 AH) (2020 AD).

In addition to that, it was decided to stop the cost of living allowance starting from the month of June of the year 2020, and to raise the value-added tax rate from (5%) to (15%) starting from the first of the month of July of the year 2020.

To increase the efficiency of exchange, a ministerial committee was formed to study the financial benefits that will be spent on all civil employees, contractors, and similar persons who are not subject to the civil service system in ministries, departments, institutions, bodies, centers, and government programs, and to raise recommendations within (30) days from its date.

His Excellency Minister Al-Jadaan concluded his statements by explaining that we are facing a crisis that the world has not witnessed in recent history, among the most important features of which are uncertainty and difficulty in knowing and anticipating its extent and repercussions in light of daily developments that require governments to deal with them with vigilance and the ability to take appropriate decisions in appropriate times and quickly respond and adapt to conditions to achieve public interest, protect citizens and residents, and provide the basic needs and necessary medical services, and that the measures that were taken today, even if there is pain, are necessary and will be, God willing, beneficial to maintain financial stability And economic from a comprehensive perspective and in the medium and long term, in the interest of the country and citizens.

Source: https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=ar&newsid=2084877 #2084877

MOFA statementhttps://www.mof.gov.sa/mediacenter/news/Documents/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a7%d9%86%20%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d8%ad%d9%81%d9%8a.pdf

28/04/2020

Here are the countries covered in the Awdah (return) initiatives.

Know about Awdah and the process on how to apply here
https://www.facebook.com/197724787460636/posts/660831797816597/

27/04/2020

Send Money to Home Country Without going to crowded areas using SAMBA SPEED CASH ONLINE Service Free of Charge.

26/04/2020

AWDAH service allows residents in Saudi Arabia to submit a request for return to their home country electronically.

25/04/2020

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES FLIGHT ADVISORY:
We confirm that all Philippine Airlines domestic and international flights are cancelled up to May 15, 2020, in line with the extension of the Luzon Enhanced Community Quarantine until May 15th.

We intend to resume flying by May 16, 2020, if allowed by government authorities, global public health conditions and the travel environment.

We will announce the list of operating flights and routes once finalized.

If your flight is cancelled, we assure you that your ticket is safe and remains valid. We’ve enhanced our policies to give you more flexibility due to the evolving COVID-19 situation.

Click on the images to know more.

15/04/2020

🇵🇭FLIGHT ADVISORY FROM PHILIPPINE AIRLINES:
We intend to resume flying by May 1, 2020, ‘if allowed by government authorities, global public health conditions and the travel environment’.

We will announce the list of operating flights and routes once finalized. If your flight is cancelled, we assure you that your ticket is safe and remains valid. We’ve enhanced our policies to give you more flexibility due to the evolving COVID-19 situation.

Click on the images to know more.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/philippine-airlines_flight-advisory-philippine-airlines-will-activity-6653653674008633344-xJNv

11/04/2020

Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development is making it possible for expatriates working in Saudi Arabia to safely travel back home during the current situation should they wish (mlsd.gov.sa/ar/node/482550). Find out more below:

09/04/2020

The General Administration for Passports announced today that, in cooperation with the National Center for Information, it was decided to pardon private sector enterprises from paying government fees to be levied on issuance of resident permits (Iqama) for workers in the commercial and industrial professions for three months starting March 18, 2020.

In a statement, the Passports department said the move comes as part of the efforts taken by the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to alleviate the economic and financial impacts on the private sector due to the precautionary measures taken to confront the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19, including the postponement of levying charges on some government services against the private sector, noting that, accordingly, an owner of an enterprise in the private sector will have the chance to issue Iqamas for his workers without paying the government fees, which will due after three months, as per the announcement.

Source: https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2072059 #2072059

08/04/2020

دو مقدس مساجد کے محافظین کی ہدایت کے نفاذ کے سلسلے میں ، سعودی عرب کے جوازات نے خارجی راستوں اور ویزی کی ویزا کی میعاد کی مدت 25 فروری سے بڑھا کر 24 مئی تک بغیر کسی الزام کے مزید تین ماہ کے لئے بڑھانا شروع کردی ہے۔ اس توسیع میں تجارتی اور صنعتی پیشوں کے تارکین وطن شامل ہیں ‘بادشاہی کے اندر جن کے ویزے استعمال نہیں کیے گئے تھے’ کسی بھی بندرگاہوں سے داخلے اور خارجی معطلی کی مدت کے دوران۔

ماخذ: https://www.spa.gov.sa/2071571

24/03/2020

Ministry of Health announces the registration of 205 new cases of COVID-19 infected persons today, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. These new cases bring a total of 767 cases in the Kingdom.

Here is the breakdown of the 205 new cases:
• 82 Jeddah
• 69 Riyadh
• 12 Al Baha
• 8 Bisha
• 8 Najran
• 6 Abha
• 6 Qatif
• 6 Dammam
• 3 Jazan
• 2 Khobar
• 2 Dhahran
• 1 Madina

There are 28 recovered in the Kingdom and 1 mortality.

21/03/2020

گاوں خیشا میں موٹر سائیکل ٹکراو سے تین لوگ زخمی هوئے تهے جب کہ ایک شخص اسپتال میں انتقال کرگئے ۔۔

21/03/2020

گاوں خیشا میں موٹر سائیکلوں اپس میں ٹکرا گئے ۔۔۔ مریضوں کو تشویشناک حالت میں اسپتال منتقل ۔۔۔

21/03/2020

If anyone don't want to use sanitizer 😂👈

20/03/2020

For Pakistani only

19/03/2020

کرونه وائرس کیا ہے کیسے پھیلتا ہے اور کیسے بچاؤ ممکن ہے ۔۔۔👇⬇️

18/03/2020

When the rest of the world is increasing the price of sanitizers, Saudi Arabia is distributin it for free at traffic signals.