Jeddah: The Saudi Ministry of Labor and Social Enhancement declared that the facility to adjust sponsorship without the need of paying dues for Iqama (Residence Line) Levy (Work Permit Fee) has been designed obtainable to all foreigners used in the region. Personnel who have not renewed their iqama can manually enter the ‘Khiva’ portal of the Ministry of Labor and change to the name of the new employer. Beforehand this facility was only out there to staff underneath individual patronage. With the new notification, the legislation has been made relevant to all sponsorships by private entities. Below the new provision, latest companies will be compelled to renew the workers’ Iqama.
If not, employees are presently allowed to improve sponsorship on their possess. In this way, when the sponsorship of the worker has modified, the whole contribution thanks to that worker will have to be paid by the old sponsor. The new employer only has to pay out the tax and other service fees following the sponsorship adjust. To change sponsorship, the new employer have to submit an application stating that the worker is essential. With this, the employee can enter the Khiva portal of the Ministry of Labor and modify the sponsorship. In the Khiva portal, employees have to choose the solution to transfer the unpaid tax and iqama tax from the old employer to their account and transfer them to the new employer.
The new announcement by the ministry is in the 2nd section of modifying the career transfer method. The reform is component of the easing of labor transfer techniques among firms to create an desirable labor current market. The new announcement will convey reduction to hundreds of expats. Several workers are ready devoid of renewing their iqama and are unable to return home owing to non-payment of iqama levy dues by their current employer. This kind of men and women can obtain a new sponsor and acquire legalization of documents by modifying the iqama on their very own.
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