Working in Saudi Arabia

2015-11-01

Finally the much awaited changes to the Labor Law have come into force on 24th October, 2015. Let's take a look at what it means for expats working in...

2015-10-03

The recent announcement of major reforms in the labor laws of United Arab Emirates has become the talk of the town among expats working in Saudi Arabia...

2015-08-19

Okay, I didn't want to use the W-word in the title, that would be too much for some to take, but jokes apart, the "new" announcement by the Ministry of...

2015-06-27

The changes announced by the Passport Department to the rules governing family visit visa are small, but significant. Read more » Working in Saudi Arabia...

2015-06-06

For expatriates working in Saudi Arabia, the recent announcement of the 3-year ban on those who fail to return to kingdom before the expiry of re-entry...

2015-04-12

In the midst of the din around other news, the most important one affecting expatriates working in Saudi Arabia got almost drowned. The announcement about...

2015-03-08

When I initially wrote the procedure (click here) for the formalities to be followed in case of an unfortunate death of an expatriate working in Saudi...

2015-02-13

Long time expats working in Saudi Arabia have now got used to the grand announcements made in the local press raising expectations each time, only to...

2014-12-29

The new restrictions imposed by the Passport Department on renewal of family visit visa has caused a lot of heartburn among expatriates working in Saudi...

2014-12-20

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Labor started a new dedicated phone line this week for receiving calls from expatriates working in Saudi Arabia. Read more...