Introduction

The Egyptian Ministry of Immigration has warned of fines for Egyptian citizens in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia if they work on their own account.

Penalties for Egyptian Expatriates

The Ministry of Immigration has indicated that the penalties for an Egyptian expatriate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, if he is self-employed, include the following: a fine of SAR 50,000, imprisonment for up to 6 months, and deportation.

Penalties for Businesses

A business that employs expatriates in violation of the rules, or leaves its employees to work for itself or for others, or employs other employees, will be penalized:

• Fine of 50,000 Saudi Riyals
• Denial of employment for up to 5 years
• Imprisonment of the responsible director also for up to one year with deportation if he is a foreign citizen.

Awareness Campaign

Ambassador Suha Gendy, Minister of State for Immigration and Egyptians Abroad, and Faisal Al-Otaibi, Saudi Arabian Labor Attaché in Cairo, launched a massive awareness campaign in the name of “Know Your Right and Be Confident” aimed at Egyptians leaving for work and those residing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The campaign aims to inform them of their rights and obligations, in accordance with the Kingdom’s labor laws, as part of the role of the Ministry of Immigration, to take care of Egyptians abroad, to qualify and train labor migration to foreign markets, and to put in place a mechanism for direct cooperation between the Ministries of Immigration of Egypt and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development of the Kingdom.

Source

Source: Egyptian media.