Saudi Arabia Tough Penalties for Illegal and OverStaying Workers
Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, announced tough punishment to violators in their country as reported from MOI Website. According to ArabNews.com, punishment range from SAR 10,000 to SAR 100,000 which depends on the type of offense and the number of violations and individuals involved.
“Punishment will be increased depending on the number of violations and individuals involved, while violating expats will be deported and prevented from entering the Kingdom for a specific period,” the ministry said in a statement. “Those arrested for violations will not be released, even on bail.”
Here are the penalties and offense as reported by ArabNews.com
| SN | Offense | First Offense | 2nd Offense | Third Offense or more |
| 1 | Expats working independently | SR10,000 and deported | SR25,000, jailed for one month | SR50,000 fine, a six-month jail and deportation |
| 2 | Expats overstaying their visas after they have expired | SR15,000 and deported, | SR25,000, spend three months in jail and face deportation | SR50,000 fine, a six-month jail term and deportation |
| 3 | intruders held outside the border | SR15,000 and deported after serving a one-month jail sentence | SR25,000, jailed three months and deported | more offenders will have to pay SR100,000 fine and serve six months in jail before deportation |
| 4 | Those who transport, employ and shelter intruders | SR25,000, jailed for six months and deported if expats.Their vehicles will be seized | SR50,000, jailed for one year, deported, shamed and have their vehicle confiscated | SR100,000 fine, face a two-year jail and be deported. |
| 5 | all those who transport, shelter or employ violators of the Kingdom’s laws | SR15,000 and deported (if expat); | SR30,000, deported and jailed for 3 months | SR100,000 fine and serve a six-month jail sentence before being deported. |
| 6 | An individual employer who allows his workers to work for others or for their personal accounts | SR15,000 and deported (if expat) and prevented from recruitment for one year | the punishments are: a SR30,000 fine, deportation, three-month jail and ban on recruitment for two years | SR100,000 fine, deportation, six-month jail and ban on recruitment for five years. |
| 7 | Expats who fail to report delays in the departure of overstaying employees | fined SR15,000 and face deportation (if expat) | SR25,000, jail for three months and deportation the second time, | SR50,000, a six-month jail term and deportation the third time. |
| 8 | Companies and organizations that fail to inform authorities about Haj or Umrah overstayers | SR25,000 | SR50,000 | SR100,000 the third time round or any time after that. |
| 9 | Institutions that employ intruders | SR50,000 , addition to being banned from recruiting employees for an entire year. The manager will be jailed for six months and deported if he is an expat. | a SR75,000 fine and a recruitment ban for two years, in addition to the manager being jailed for one year and deported | SR100,000 fine, face a recruitment ban for five years and face a two-year jail term and deportation. |
| 10 | Institutions that employ violators of residency and labor laws or allow their workers to work for other employers, independently or employ employees from other companies | SR25,000, banned from recruitment for a year and have the expat manager deported | SR50,000 fine, recruitment ban for two years with shaming, and the manager will be jailed for six months and deported | and third time and more: SR100,000 fine, recruitment ban for five years with shaming and the manager will be jailed for a year and deported |
Information were captured from ArabNews.com: http://www.arabnews.com/news/555891
It is always recommended that we abide by the rules of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is our intention to let the everybody know the problem that we might be facing if we disobey the law. Take note of Item # 5, ” All those who transport, shelter or employ violators of the Kingdom’s laws” . We need to make sure that whoever goes with us in our car are law abiding system, and not illegals, or face the consequence.
