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Terms and Conditions To clarify Compensatory Visa’s on Expat Final Exit
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia clarified the rules and conditions for expatriate resident workers to obtain alternative visas on final exit, or what is known as "compensatory visas."
The Ministry of Human Resources of Saudi Arabia also clarified that the alternative visa service for final exit allows…
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Free Coronavirus vaccine to everyone in the Kingdom : Ministry of Health
The Covid-19 vaccine will be available to everyone in the kingdom for free, said Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Health for Preventive Affairs Dr. Abdullah Al-Asiri while speaking to Al-Ekhbariya TV.
https://twitter.com/alekhbariyatv/status/1330880719535677447?s=20
The Minister hoped that 70% of the population of Saudi Arabia would have…
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Clarification To Extend Visit Visa In Case Of An Expired Saudi Iqama
The Saudi Passport Department (Saudi Jawazat) received a question that if the Saudi Iqama of the expatriate is expired, can he extend the visa of his visitor? This raised several other questions among the readers. What was the reply from the Saudi Jawazat? From where can he extend the visitor’s visa? To know the answer to these questions read the…
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No plan to review VAT Short or Medium Term: Finance Minister
No plan to review VAT Short or Medium Term: Finance Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Al Jadaan confirmed that increasing the Value Added Tax (VAT) was not an easy option to face the economic damage and currently there is no plan to review or re-consider it in the short or medium term.
Saudi Arabia increased the VAT from 5% to 15% in July this…
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Saudi Arabia might reduce VAT when the crisis ends
The Commerce Minister has given a hint that Saudi Arabia might reduce the VAT from 15% when the crisis period ends.
This was disclosed in a press conference conducted for the sake of Government commute on the directions of the Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman. Dr. Majid Al Qasabi, who is the Minister of Commerce and the Minister of Information…
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Plastic Bags to be replaced with Environmental Friendly Ones
Many stores in the Kingdom decided to ban the use of plastic bags and replace them with other fabric that they say are environmentally friendly.
Sources revealed, according to “Al-Watan”, that a number of stores have posted banners warning that there are no free plastic bags to fill in purchases, and the availability of cloth bags, but with…
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