The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has introduced a program called the Expatriate Worker Wage Insurance Scheme, which aims to protect foreign workers in the private sector from salary.

Recent staffing changes and new processes at various Saudi consular posts in Egypt have led to significantly longer visa processing times...

According to new regulations expected to be implemented in the coming months, businesses in Saudi Arabia will need to register their various Saudi-based...

Saudi Arabia is planning to launch a new visa scheme as an initiative to attract international tourists, with the aim of opening the Kingdom to visitors from up to 50 countries

Based on Fragomen's recent immigration practitioner experience, the Qualification Verification Program (QVP)...

Saudi Arabia updated the maximum period of stay permitted under single-entry visa categories granted to certain foreign nationals

Saudi Arabia will no longer require Indian nationals to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate as part of the visa application process...

The government of Saudi Arabia will allow foreign nationals who have tickets to the World Cup 2022 in Qatar to obtain short-term multiple-entry visas...

Effective July 5, 2024, applicants in the United Kingdom seeking to obtain work or temporary work visas for Saudi Arabia must appear in person at the Tasheer Saudi Visa...

The government of Saudi Arabia has joined the Apostille Convention, which removes the requirement for certain foreign-issued public documents to be legalized.

•The Ministry of Labor and Social Development (MLSD) will eliminate the yellow band of the Nitaqat program on January 26, 2020.

The Council of Ministers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently issued the facility of Green Card.

Over the past two years, citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have witnessed huge legal reforms related to women's rights.

The Saudi Arabian government has created a new short-term work visa for eligible foreign nationals.

Effective immediately, nationals from the following three additional countries are now eligible to apply for an e-visa for tourism through the online portal: the Bahamas, Barbados and Grenada.

Beginning July 2021, foreign nationals looking for employment in the private sector of Saudi Arabia will be required to take exams based on their field of work...

The LMRA will continue liaising with the component authorities in Bahrain to inspect commercial registers with the aim of ensuring nationwide compliance with the LMRA's rules and regulations.

Effective December 7, 2022, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has acceded to the Convention Abolishing the Requirements of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents,...

On September 27, 2019, in another major step toward economic and social reform, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced the launch of a tourist visa program.

In March2021, Saudi Arabia launched a new 90-day Temporary Work Visa. According to an announcement made by the government of Saudi Arabia earlier this week, this visa will now allow holders to stay...