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IQAMA: THE RESIDENT IDENTIFICATION IN SAUDI ARABIA (KSA)

by Dr. Abu Mazhar Khalid Siddique - February 15, 2022

IQAMA: THE RESIDENT IDENTIFICATION IN SAUDI ARABIA (KSA)

The Iqama is your authorized identification document in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to work in the Kingdom, you require to have a local sponsor and this document is evidence that you are lawfully in employment. The Iqama in Saudi Arabia is tremendously important since it is your proof of authorization to reside and work in the Kingdom. Once you have entered Saudi Arabia, you would like to get an Iqama as soon as possible.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia government is strict to follow immigration and employment guidelines, mostly in the case of foreign workers. Before a non-Saudi national can work in Saudi Arabia, the entrant requires a sponsor. This is a local owner that will submit an application for Iqama and make sure the essential work permit and residency card (Iqama), for the worker to work and reside in the kingdom.
The overseas worker may be engaged for only a fixed tenure equivalent to the duration of his work permit and Iqama. In the private division, the legitimacy of the work permit, at present is restricted to one year and required to renew thereafter.

You need to take for all time your Iqama with you as it serves as both your residence and work permit. It is a tiny, inflexible rectangular card, and is issued by the Ministry of Interior. The Iqama will include the name of the country, name of the employee, photo, and date of birth, as well as your employer’s ten-digit ID number.
All outsiders living in Saudi Arabia, from children to adults to the elderly, require an Iqama. If you are scheduling to bring over your family members, you will first be required to obtain the Iqama, then you will be competent to sponsor your family members. Once all the paperwork goes from beginning to end, you will be issued a Saudi Arabia work visa, which allows you to come into Saudi Arabia. Once you have entered the country, your company has 90 days to complete the paperwork and acquire your Iqama.

Iqama's processing time differs, but they can issue from one day to one month. Once you have got the whole thing, go to your nearest Passport Office to apply for Iqama. You will require to authenticate your Iqama to do more or less everything in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Iqama will be used for opening a bank account, renting a house or a car, receiving a SIM card, signing up for internet access, identifying yourself when requested.

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