Will there be penalty for delay in renewal of domestic worker's residence?

 In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Manpower and Social Welfare has protected the rights of domestic workers including family drivers, janitors, maids, etc.

Delay in renewal of Iqama and other violations are subject to the same law as for ordinary commercial workers.

A person residing on the Iqama of a domestic worker asked, 'One month after the Iqama expires, the sponsor has submitted the fee for the purpose of renewing it for one year, but the Iqama is not being renewed?'

In response to the question, Juzaat says that '500 riyals fine is imposed for not renewing the iqama within three days of its expiry'.

The fine must be paid along with the Iqama renewal fee. Renewal of Iqama cannot be possible until the penalty due to the delay of Iqama is paid.

Juzaat further said that the same law is applicable to the delay in renewal of iqama of a domestic worker which is applied to the delay of iqama of a general commercial worker.

A penalty of 500 riyals is imposed for delay in renewal of residence for the first time. Any delay in the renewal of residence is recorded in the permit system, after which a fine of 1000 Rials is imposed whenever there is a delay.

It should be noted that some people think that the delay in renewing the residence of domestic workers is not penalized, which is a wrong concept.

In this case, while there has been a delay of one month in the renewal of Iqama, after submitting the Iqama fee to the system, it has not been renewed because the fine imposed in the renewal of Iqama has not been paid.

If the renewal is delayed for the first time, then a fine of 500 riyals has to be paid. If this delay is happening for the second time, then the fine is 1000 riyals.

 A person inquired from Jazaat that the worker's exit has been fixed. Now it is not known whether he has gone or escaped, in this case what is the responsibility of the sponsor?

In response to the question, Juzaat said that the sponsor is responsible for the exit of the worker from the country. '.

It should be noted that after final exit is imposed, it is mandatory that the person whose exit has been suspended must leave the country. In case the worker does not leave the country, the sponsor is authorized to cancel his/her post-exit visa, however, after issuing the post-exit visa, the worker has a 60-day grace period during which he/she must travel.