Eligibility Conditions to Change Occupation in Saudi Arabia

According to the Qiwa portal, the following are the eligibility conditions for changing the profession in Saudi Arabia.

Company Eligibility Conditions

-The company status must be existent.

-The commercial registration must be valid.

-The company activity must not be from the activity of farmers and shepherds, equestrian, horse breeding or renting domestic labour services.

Employee Eligibility Conditions

-If the occupation is an engineering occupation, a valid professional practice certificate from the Saudi Council of Engineers must be present

-If the profession is a veterinary occupation, a certificate of practicing a profession from the Ministry of Agriculture must be present

-If the profession is an accounting occupation, a certificate of practicing a profession must be obtained from the Saudi Commission for Accounting Specialties

-The status of the worker whose profession is requested to change must not be “Pending service transfer”

-There should be no request to change a profession under process for the same worker

-The worker must not have a final exit permit issued